| 词汇 | whistle |
| 释义 | whistle verb uk /ˈwɪs.əl/ us /ˈwɪs.əl/ B2[ I or T ] to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, especially through the lips, or through a special device held to the lips: 吹哨子;（尤指）吹口哨;用口哨吹出 He whistled as he worked.他一边工作一边吹口哨。 whistle atOn the days when she wore a skirt the men on the building site would whistle at her.那些天她穿了裙子，建筑工地的男人们一见到她就冲她吹口哨。 Someone was whistling Beatles tunes outside my window.有人在我窗外用口哨吹着甲壳虫乐队的曲子。 The referee whistled and the game was over.裁判吹响了哨子，比赛结束了。 [ I+ adv/prep ] to move quickly through or past something, especially in a way that makes a long, high sound: whistle throughShe heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.她听见风呼啸着穿过树丛，远处还有狼的嚎叫声。 whistle pastI stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head.我刚走出大楼，马上就有一颗子弹从我头边呼啸而过。 The ball whistled past the goalkeeper before he could even think about moving. [ I ] When birds whistle, they sing in high musical notes: （鸟）啼啭，啭鸣 The birds were whistling in the early morning quiet.鸟儿在寂静的清晨啭鸣。 [ I ] In team sports, if a referee whistles, they blow a whistle to signal to the players, for example because a rule has been broken or to stop or start play: whistle forThe referee whistled for a penalty early in the second half The referee, much to the fans' relief, rightly whistled for a free-kick. [ T ]mainly US In team sports, if a referee whistles a player, they blow a whistle to signal a foul(= an action that is against the rules): be whistled forJordan was whistled for an offensive foul. Referees started whistling defenders who hand-check attacking players above the free throw line. He whistled to call his dogs. She always whistles in the bath. He was whistling a merry tune. Sounds made by humans with their mouths catcaller catcalling caterwauling cheer crow crunch crunch on something embouchure groan rasp raspberry squall squally ululate ululation unsounded vocalization wail whoop yelp You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by objects, movement or impact Animal (non-human) sounds Refereeing & judging in sport whistle noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɪs.əl/ us /ˈwɪs.əl/ B2 the sound made by someone or something whistling: 哨子声;口哨声;呼啸声 I recognized my father's tuneless whistle.我听出父亲不成调的口哨声。 It sounded like the whistle of an old-fashioned steam train.听起来像是老式蒸汽火车的汽笛声。 She listened to the whistle of the wind through the trees.她听着风呼啸着穿过树林的声音。 an object that you hold to your lips and blow through in order to make a loud, high sound: 哨子，笛子 blow a whistleThe referee blew his whistle for half-time.裁判吹响了半场休息的哨声。 Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages a signal given by a referee in team sports by blowing a whistle, especially to stop play: half-time whistleThe winger scored Munster's second try just before the half-time whistle. play to the whistleYou always tell players to play to the whistle (= follow the referee's instructions). Sounds made by humans with their mouths catcaller catcalling caterwauling cheer crow crunch crunch on something embouchure groan rasp raspberry squall squally ululate ululation unsounded vocalization wail whoop yelp You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by objects, movement or impact Musical instruments Refereeing & judging in sport Idiomthe final whistle whistle | American Dictionarywhistle verb[ I/T ] us/ˈhwɪs·əl, ˈwɪs-/ to make a musical sound by forcing the breath through a small passage between the lips or through a special device: [ I ]I whistled to my dog and she came running back. [ I ]fig.The wind whistled through the trees. whistle noun[ C ] us/ˈhwɪs·əl, ˈwɪs-/ A whistle is also a device that makes a loud, high sound when you blow into it. Examples of whistlewhistle Then we heard the whistles, and we again told the nurse, and she came and opened the door. The corpora comprised twenty spoken and whistled messages. Each of these whistled proverbs was followed by the spoken version, and each word was also whistled independently. Simple apparatus for imitating animal sounds from the late eighteenth century onwards featured string-pulled miniature bellows; mouth-blown bird calls and whistles are, of course, much more ancient. What types of whistled languages are there ? The diffuse and atmospheric comfort of the small but bright gramophone sound corresponds to the humming gaslight and is not entirely foreign to the whistling teakettle of bygone literature. We will show here that tone-based whistled languages transpose not only the tones of the source language, as has been previously observed, but also its signal envelope. The top price was $1.20, and the top tunes were those that could be recorded often and well - whistled items, solos by "penetrating" musical instruments, and band numbers. More bells and whistles [video]. To claim this as such a glorious record is whistling in the dark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not understand the bells and whistles that make these things operate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such ownership alone would be enough to increase its market value significantly without adaptations, improvements or bells and whistles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly, out of the sky slid two, four, 10, 20 teal, the wind whistling through their feathers as they side-slipped into the flash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he give us the gas and coal figures, or will we still be whistling in the dark on the comparisons? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think they are whistling to keep their spirits up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of whistle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withwhistlewhistleThese are words often used in combination with whistle. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. loud whistle Track two is silent, and track three emits a loudwhistle, calculated to wake one up (if necessary). low whistle Courtship starts with the male chasing the female, the two hopping together through branches, and the male bobbing its head, bowing and giving a croaking call or lowwhistle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. shrill whistle When scared, puku repeat a shrillwhistle sound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with whistle |
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