词汇 | whistle |
释义 | whistle | BrE ˈwɪs(ə)l, AmE ˈ(h)wɪsəl | A. noun ① (sound) (by person through lips, device, musical instrument) 哨声 ; (by animal, kettle, bird) 鸣叫声 ; (of train, siren) 汽笛 ; (of wind) 呼啸声 ▸ to emit or let out or give a whistle 发出哨音 ▸ a piercing whistle 刺耳的哨声 ▸ boos and whistles 嘘声和口哨声 ▸ (as) clean as a whistle 干干净净的 ▸ the house was as clean as a whistle 这房子一尘不染 ② (instrument, device) 哨子 ▸ a blast of the whistle 一阵响亮的哨声 ▸ the sound of the factory whistle 工厂的汽笛声 ▸ to blow the whistle on sb/sth figurative 检举某人/某事物 ▸ to wet one's whistle informal 喝酒 B. intransitive verb ① (make noise) «person» 吹口哨 ; «animal, kettle, bird» 鸣叫 ; «train, siren» 鸣笛 ; «wind» 呼啸 ▸ to whistle at sb; 朝某人吹口哨 ▸ he whistled at or for us to follow him 他对我们吹了声口哨,示意我们跟着他 ▸ to whistle to sb/sth; 吹口哨召唤某人/某物 ▸ he whistled to his dogs 他吹口哨唤狗 ▸ to whistle for sth; 吹口哨召唤某物 ▸ you can whistle for it! 你休想得到! ▸ to whistle in the dark figurative 借吹口哨壮胆 ② (move fast) «vehicle» 呼啸而行 ▸ to whistle by or past «bullet, arrow» 嗖地飞过 C. transitive verb 用口哨吹 ‹tune, melody›PHRASAL VERB whistle up transitive verb ① (summon) 吹哨召唤 ‹dog, person›② informal (provide at short notice) 短时间内做好 ‹item, meal›▸ I'll see if I can whistle up a few cups of coffee 我看看能不能马上弄几杯咖啡 |
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