Whistle
[ 'wɪsl ]
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vi. 吹口哨，吹哨子，鸣汽笛;呼啸;（动物）发出刺耳的叫声;吹口哨召唤;
vt. 由吹口哨而发出;吹口哨召唤;用哨声使…行动;
n. 口哨，哨子;汽笛;哨声，笛声;啭鸣声：尖厉高音;
📝 例句
The referee blew his whistle, and the game stopped.
裁判鸣笛,比赛停止。
Jack whistled a popular tune.
杰克用口哨吹了一段流行曲调。
The horse shied at the shrill whistle.
那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声,惊得往后倒退。
The nightingale whistled sweetly.
夜莺啭鸣。
The boy whistled his dog back.
男孩吹口哨把狗唤回。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“威叟”:球场上吹口哨的威风老叟是裁判
※ while-当…的时候,st-拼音“舌头”:当吹口哨的时候,舌头在哪
※ wh-拼音“皇后”,is-是,t-拼音“他”,le-拼音“了”:皇后任命的吹口哨的人是他了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
whistle
n
1
(a) clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips 口哨声
(fig 比喻) the whistle of a steam engine 蒸汽发动机的汽笛声.
(b) similar tuneful sound made by a bird 鸟发出的类似口哨的声音
the blackbird's whistle 黑鹂的鸣叫声.
2 instrument used to produce a clear shrill sound, esp as a signal 哨子; 汽笛; 警笛
The referee blew his whistle. 裁判吹响了哨子.
3 (idm 习语) blow the whistle on sb/sth => blow1. clean as a whistle => clean1. wet one's whistle => wetv. whistle, v
1
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip]
make the sound of a whistle 发出哨子或汽笛等的声音
The boy was whistling (away) cheerfully. 那个男孩愉快地（一直）吹著口哨.
A train whistled in the distance. 一列火车在远处鸣响了汽笛.
The wind whistled through a crack in the door. 风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来.
(b) [Tn] produce (a tune) in this way 用口哨吹出（曲调）
He whistled a happy tune as he walked along. 他边走边用口哨吹著快乐的曲子.
(c) [Ipr, Tn.pr, Tn.p, Dn.pr, Dpr.t]
make a signal to (sb/sth) in this way 用口哨或汽笛等向（某人[某物]）发信号
She whistled her dog back. 她一吹口哨就把她的狗唤了回来.
She whistled for her dog. 她吹口哨唤她的狗来.
He whistled to his friend to keep hidden. 他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
move swiftly with a noise like a whistle 发出似口哨声迅速移动
A bullet whistled past his head. 一颗子弹嗖的一声从他头上经过.
3 (idm 习语) whistle in the `dark try to overcome one's fear in a frightening or dangerous situation 在惊险情况下尽力给自己壮胆.
4 (phr v) whistle for sth (infml 口) wish for or expect sth in vain 徒然希望或指望某事物
If he wants his money now he'll have to whistle for it, I'm afraid. 要是他现在想要他的钱, 我看他是吹了.
🎯 考研助记
为首（谐音）的那个人吹起了 口哨
🔁 扩展释义
*['hwisl]n. 口哨, 汽笛, 啸啸声, 口哨声vi. 吹口哨, 鸣汽笛, 发嘘嘘声vt. 用口哨或吹哨传意, 用口哨演奏【医】 笛音, 哨音, 笛相关词组: as clean as a whistle let sb go whistle may whistle for it
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and a good night's sleep.
睡一个好觉。
The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man.
烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。
At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already under arrest.
警察听后讥讽地说，这大可不必，因为他俩已被逮捕了。