| 词汇 | whistling |
| 释义 | whistling present participle ofwhistle 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。 On 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 make a long, high sound while moving quickly through or past something: 呼啸而过 She 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。 I 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。 [ 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。 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 crow crunch crunch on something embouchure groan rasp raspberry squall squally ululate ululation unsounded vocalization wail whistle 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 Examples of whistlingwhistling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Sounds (music and whistlings) cause the adored, beautiful body to expand and burst open, into vibrant colour, movement and sensuality. So, for example, whistling can surely never be appropriate behaviour and yet it is consonant with a genteel love of music. Hearing sparks at the whistling of burning coal and the 'wind in the pine trees'. They also use vocal whistling tones, a sound quality that is rarely found in men's repertoire. Lip-rounding whistling is not powerful enough for long-distance communication. Whistling, due to positive feedback from a poorly fitting ear mould, is usually easily remedied. 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. She transformed the vocal techniques gained from these studies into her own sound 'vocabulary', which offers an exceptional variety of colours and textures in the head and whistling register. 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 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 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 Cases such as singing songs and whistling tunes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I notice, for instance, that power is taken to retain the prohibition of whistling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Short trousers, rubbing sticks together, rather forced smiling and whistling, represent a past image. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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. |
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