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wolf whistleBrE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/NAmE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ nouna whistle with a short rising note and a long falling note, used by sb, usually a man, to show that they find sb else attractive, especially sb passing in the street 挑逗呼哨(尤指男子在街上向美貌女子吹的)◆She was fed up with the builders' wolf whistles each morning. 每天早上都有建筑工人冲她挑逗地吹口哨,她烦都烦死了。▸ wolf-whistle BrE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/NAmE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ verb [I, T] ~ (sb) |