whistle

英 ['wɪs(ə)l] 美['wɪsl]

n. 口哨；汽笛；啸啸声
vt. 吹口哨；鸣汽笛（过去式whistled，过去分词whistled，现在分词whistling，第三人称单数whistles）

近义词 siren signal

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英英释义

1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

2. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle;: "the whistle signalled the end of the game"

3. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

4. an inexpensive fipple flute

词组搭配

blow the whistle on

(informal)bring an illicit activity to an end by informing on the person responsible

(非正式)终止不合法活动；告发，揭发

考试真题

In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.

In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval while in other courtiers it is a form of insult.

It's funny you ask that because I never have this moment when I feel, "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know, the whistle goes and they've won or lost.

实用场景例句

The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game.: 裁判最后吹响了终场的哨声。

He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final whistle.: 他就在终场哨声前的几秒钟内打进了制胜的一球。

a shrill whistle: 尖厉的口哨声

The train whistle blew as we left the station.: 我们离开车站时火车的汽笛响了。

a factory whistle: 工厂的汽笛

to whistle a tune: 用口哨吹曲子

He whistled in amazement.: 他惊愕地吹了个口哨。

The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field.: 那队员上场时，人群又是发出呸呸声又是吹口哨。

She whistled to the dog to come back.: 她打了个呼哨把狗唤回来。

The referee whistled for a foul.: 裁判吹哨子示意有人犯规。

The kettle began to whistle.: 烧水壶呜呜地响了起来。

The microphone was making a strange whistling sound.: 扩音器发出一种奇怪的哨音。

He whistled and sang snatches of songs...: 他吹口哨并唱了几段小曲。

He was whistling softly to himself...: 他轻声吹着口哨。

He whistled, surprised but not shocked...: 他吹了声口哨，很是惊讶但没有被吓住。

Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...: 詹金斯吹了声口哨，最终被打动了。

Somewhere a train whistled...: 不知哪里的火车在鸣汽笛。

...the whistling car radio.: 车载收音机的尖啸声

The wind was whistling through the building...: 风呼啸着穿过大楼。

As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back.: 我起身时一颗子弹嗖的一声从我背后擦过。

Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.: 休听着火车呼啸而过。

...the whistle of the wind.: 呼啸的风声

On the platform, the guard blew his whistle...: 平台上的警卫吹响了哨子。

The referee blew his whistle for a penalty.: 裁判鸣哨判罚。

Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.: 每晚你都会听见炼钢厂的下班哨声。

Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.: 公司应该保护那些检举不诚实的工友及工作行为的员工。

'He wants a police escort.' — 'Well, he can whistle for that.': “他希望有警卫护送。”——“那他是指望不上了。”

'His private life is as clean as a whistle,' says McSmith.: “他的私生活没有任何污点，”麦克史密斯说。

Then I waited, trying not to feel as if I were whistling in the dark, but I experienced no easing of my fear and anxiety.: 之后我开始等待，并竭力保持镇定，可是恐惧和焦虑却丝毫没有消减。

The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.: 自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。

中文词源

whistle 哨子

拟声词。

双语例句

1. It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot.: 是内部检举和调查性报道揭露了这一腐败事实。

2. "His private life is as clean as a whistle," says McSmith.: “他的私生活没有任何污点，”麦克史密斯说。

3. "He wants a police escort." — "Well, he can whistle for that.": “他希望有警卫护送。”——“那他是指望不上了。”

4. The referee blew his whistle for a penalty.: 裁判鸣哨判罚.

5. Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.: 休听着火车呼啸而过。

英文词源

whistle: whistle: [OE] Like whisper, whistle goes back ultimately to the prehistoric Germanic base *khwis-, which denoted a ‘hissing’ sound. Related forms include Swedish vissla ‘whistle’ and Danish hvisle ‘hiss’.
=> whisper
whistle (v.): Old English hwistlian "to whistle," from Proto-Germanic *hwis-, of imitative origin (cognates: Old Norse hvisla "to whisper," Danish hvisle "to hiss;" see whisper (v.)). Used also in Middle English of the hissing of serpents; in 17c. it also could mean "whisper." Transitive use from late 15c. Related: Whistled; whistling. At public events, often an expression of support or encouragement in U.S., but often derisive in Britain. To whistle for (with small prospect of getting) is perhaps from nautical whistling for a wind, an old sailor's superstition during a calm. "Such men will not whistle during a storm" [Century Dictionary]. To whistle "Dixie" is from 1940.
whistle (n.): "tubular musical instrument sounded by blowing," Old English hwistle (see whistle (v.)). Meaning "sound formed by pursing the lips and blowing" is from mid-15c. To wet one's whistle "take a drink" (late 14c.) originally may have referred to pipes, or be an allusion to the throat as a sort of pipe. Phrase clean as a whistle is recorded from 1878. Railroad whistle-stop (at which trains stop only if the engineer hears a signal from the station) is recorded from 1934.

词态变化

复数: whistles;第三人称单数: whistles;过去式: whistled;过去分词: whistled;现在分词: whistling;