| 单词 | whistle |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 whis·tleBrE /ˈwɪsl/ NAmE /ˈwɪsl/ noun 🔑 a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to make a loud high sound , used to attract attention or as a signal 哨子◆ The referee finally blew the whistle to stop the game . 主裁判终于吹停了比赛。 ➡ see also tin whistle🔑 the sound made by blowing a whistle 哨子声◆ 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。🔑 the sound that you make by forcing your breath out when your lips are closed 口哨◆ a shrill whistle 尖厉的口哨声 ➡ see also wolf whistle🔑 the high loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening , or by sth moving quickly through the air 汽笛声；警笛声；呼啸声a piece of equipment that makes a high loud sound when air or steam is forced through it 汽笛◆ 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 ● blow the ˈwhistle on sb /sth (informal ) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing 告发● as clean as a ˈwhistle (informal ) very clean 干干净净Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots🔑 whis·tleBrE /ˈwɪsl/ NAmE /ˈwɪsl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they whistle BrE /ˈwɪsl/ NAmE /ˈwɪsl/ present simple - he / she / it whistles BrE /ˈwɪslz/ NAmE /ˈwɪslz/ past simple whistled BrE /ˈwɪsld/ NAmE /ˈwɪsld/ past participle whistled BrE /ˈwɪsld/ NAmE /ˈwɪsld/ -ing form whistling BrE /ˈwɪslɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɪslɪŋ/ 🔑 [T , I ]to make a high sound or a musical tune by forcing your breath out when your lips are closed 吹口哨；打呼哨◆ ~ (sth )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，人群又是发出嘘声又是吹口哨。◆ ~to sb /sth She whistled to the dog to come back . 她打了个呼哨把狗唤回来。◆ ~at sb /sth Workmen whistled at her as she walked past . 当她走过时工人向她吹口哨。🔑 [I ]to make a high sound by blowing into a whistle 吹哨子◆ The referee whistled for a foul . 裁判吹哨子示意有人犯规。🔑 [I ](of a kettleor other machine 烧水壶或机器) to make a high sound 鸣叫；呼啸；发出笛声◆ 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。[I ]+ adv ./prep .to move quickly , making a high sound 呼啸而行；嗖嗖地移动◆ The wind whistled down the chimney . 风飕飕地灌进烟囱。◆ A bullet whistled past his ear . 子弹嗖的一声从他耳边飞过。[I ](of a bird 鸟) to make a high sound 啭鸣；唧啾 ● sb can ˈwhistle for sth (BrE , informal ) used to say that you are not going to give sb sth that they have asked for （表示不给他人所要的东西）得不到，空指望 |
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