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词汇 whistle
释义

whistle

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[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • whistles

    1.?[C 可数名词] 口哨

    A whistle is a sound or a series of musical notes you make by forcing your breath out between your lips or your teeth.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jackson gave a low whistle.

    杰克逊低声地吹了一下口哨。

    2.?[C 可数名词] (某物在空中疾驰而过的)呼啸声 , (空气、蒸汽通过狭小孔道时的)尖啸声

    A whistle is a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air.

    双语例句

    例:

    the whistle of the wind.

    风的呼啸声。

    例:

    a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle.

    烧开的水壶发出的刺耳的尖啸声。

    3.?[C 可数名词] 哨子

    A whistle is a small metal tube that you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention.

    双语例句

    例:

    On the platform, the guard blew his whistle.

    站台上,警卫吹响了他的哨子。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • blow the whistle

    1.?(尤指向当局)揭发

    If you blow the whistle on someone, or on something secret or illegal, you tell another person, especially a person in authority, what is happening.

    近义词

    inform

    双语例句

    例:

    Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.

    公司应该保护敢于检举不老实的同事以及不良行为的员工。

  • clean as a whistle

    1.?一尘不染

    If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean.

    双语例句

    例:

    The kitchen was clean as a whistle.

    厨房里一尘不染。

    VERB. 动词
  • whistles , whistling , whistled

    1.?[I 不及物动词] 用口哨吹出 , 吹口哨

    When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth.

    双语例句

    例:

    He whistled and sang snatches of songs.

    他吹了口哨并唱了几段小曲。

    例:

    He was whistling softly to himself.

    他轻声吹着口哨。

    2.?[I 不及物动词] 吹口哨(表示吃惊、呼唤小狗、引人注意或表示欣赏)

    When someone whistles, they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their teeth. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised, or to call a dog, to get someone's attention, or to show that they are impressed.

    双语例句

    例:

    He whistled, surprised but not shocked.

    他吹了声口哨,有点吃惊但是没被吓住。

    例:

    Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last.

    詹金斯吹了一声口哨,总算是被打动了。

    3.?[I 不及物动词] (火车等)鸣汽笛 , (水开时水壶)发出尖啸声

    If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound.

    双语例句

    例:

    Somewhere a train whistled.

    不知什么地方响起了火车的鸣笛声。

    4.?[I 不及物动词] (风、子弹等)呼啸而过

    If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound.

    双语例句

    例:

    The wind was whistling through the building.

    风从大楼中呼啸而过。

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