whistle

英 ['wɪsl] 美 ['wɪsl]

• n. 口哨；汽笛；警笛
• v. 吹口哨；鸣汽笛；呼啸；吹口哨召唤

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C] 哨子,汽笛

   an instrument to whistle

2. [C] 口哨声,汽笛声

   the high sound made by passing air or steam through a small tube-shaped area, either an instrument or a mouth

v. (动词)

1. vi. & vt. 吹口哨

   make a sharp, clear, piping sound or note with the lips or with a whistle; produce by whistling

2. vi. 鸣笛

   force air or steam through a whistle

3. vi. 呼啸着前进

   move with a whistling sound

4. vi. 空指望

   ask for sth with no chance of success

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 口哨，哨子
2. 笛，号笛，汽笛，警笛
3. 哨音，口哨声，哨子声
4. 笛声，汽笛声，警笛声
5. 呼啸声，啭鸣声，呼呼声，啸声，嘘声，啸啸声，振呜声
6. 喉咙

v. 动词

1. 鸣笛，鸣汽笛
2. 吹哨子，吹口哨，吹口哨发出信号或指引
3. (鸟)啭鸣，唧啾
4. (兽)啸叫
5. (风等)呼啸，呼啸吹过，呼啸而行，嗖嗖地移动，嗖嗖飞过
6. (烧水壶或机器)嘘嘘地叫，发嘘嘘声
7. 用口哨吹（歌曲），吹口哨叫（狗）
8. 使发啸声行进

英英释义

Noun:

1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

2. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle;

   "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
   

3. a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it

4. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound

5. an inexpensive fipple flute

Verb:

1. make whistling sounds;

   "He lay there, snoring and whistling"
   

2. move with, or as with, a whistling sound;

   "The bullets whistled past him"
   

3. utter or express by whistling;

   "She whistled a melody"
   

4. move, send, or bring as if by whistling;

   "Her optimism whistled away these worries"
   

5. make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound;

   "the kettle was singing"
   "the bullet sang past his ear"
   

6. give a signal by whistling;

   "She whistled for her maid"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The whistle goes at the end of the match.
   比赛结束时哨声响了。
2. He gave a loud whistle of gladness.
   他吹了一声响亮的口号表示高兴。
3. The whistle went and the man knocked off for lunch.
   汽笛响了，工人们停工午餐。
4. The horse shied at the shrill whistle.
   那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声，惊得往后倒退。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The little boy rounded his lips to whistle.
   那个小男孩把双唇收圆好吹口哨。
2. The referee whistled and the game began.
   裁判哨子一响，比赛开始了。
3. He whistled to his friend to keep hidden.
   他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽。
4. We used to hear the train whistle at night.
   过去我们常会在晚上听到火车的汽笛声。
5. A bullet whistled past his head.
   一颗子弹从他头顶上呼啸而过。
6. The wind whistled through a crack in the door.
   风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.
   裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。
2. We heard the whistle of a train.
   我们听到了火车的汽笛声。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Can you whistle?
   你会吹口哨吗?
2. Who whistled just now?
   刚才谁吹口哨了?
3. The boy was whistling while he was working.
   那男孩一边干活,一边吹着口哨。
4. He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully.
   他欢快地吹着口哨回家吃饭。
5. He whistled happily as he rode along on his bike.
   当他骑着自行车行进时,他快活地吹着口哨。
6. The boy was whistling away merrily.
   那男孩愉快地吹着口哨离开了。
7. The train whistled and steamed off.
   火车鸣笛开走了。
8. The driver whistled before reaching the level-crossing.
   司机在抵达交叉口之前先鸣汽笛。
9. The cold wind whistled past.
   寒风嘘嘘吹过。
10. Another bullet whistled by.
    又一颗子弹呼啸而过。
11. The bomb whistled down.
    炸弹发出嘘嘘声落下来。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The boy whistled a happy tune.
   那孩子用口哨吹奏愉快的曲调。
2. The referee whistled the end of the match.
   裁判员吹哨子宣布比赛结束。
3. Whistling the merry tune,Jack fixed the tyre.
   杰克一边吹着欢乐的小调,一边装着轮胎。
4. Six students in our class whistled a chorus.
   我们班有六位同学用口哨合吹了一首曲子。
5. The musician is whistling a tune merrily.
   那乐师愉快地吹奏着一支歌曲。
6. They whistled arrows at us.
   他们把箭嗖嗖地向我们射来。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. The policeman whistled Henry to stop.
   警察吹警笛叫亨利停下来。
2. He whistled his hounds to come back.
   他吹口哨让猎狗回来。

经典引文

• The train blows its whistle.

  出自： J. Cheever

• Police whistles shrilled in the silence.

  出自： J. Kosinski

• A toy company that makes wooden tops, whistles, and kazoos.

  出自：Smithsonian

• She whistled on a small silver call..used to summon domestics.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

whistle for (v.+prep.)

用口哨召唤 call sb by whistling
whistle for sth
I'm not prepared to use any firm's money to pay this man, let him whistle for his money!

我不想用商行的任何钱付给这个人,让他做他的美梦吧!
She didn't even thank us for helping her, so the next time she needs help she can only whistle for it.

对于我们的帮助她连谢都不谢,下次别指望我们再帮她了。 whistle for sth
John whistled for a taxi.

约翰用口哨召唤出租汽车。 whistle for sth to-v
The policeman whistled for the motorcar to stop.

警察吹警笛让汽车停下来。

whistle in the dark (v.+prep.+n.)

〈非正〉在危险、威胁等面前假装无所畏惧 pretend fearlessness in the face of danger, threat, etc.

whistle through (v.+prep.)

呼啸穿过 move with a whistling sound
whistle through sth
The wind whistled through the eaves.

风呼啸着穿过屋脊。

whistle to (v.+prep.)

对…吹口哨〔吹奏〕 produce by whistling toward sb
whistle to sb
He whistled to his dog and it came running.

他吹口哨唤狗,狗跑了过来。 whistle sth to sb
He whistled a foreign tune to us.

他为我们吹奏了一首外国曲调。

whistle up (v.+adv.)

〈非正〉从有限或艰难的材料中搞出 make sth from poor or scarce materials〔说明〕 whistle up常不用于进行体。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• blow〔sound〕 a whistle 鸣汽笛,吹哨
• give a whistle 发出(口)哨声

形容词+～

• shrill whistle 尖锐的哨声
• warning whistle 警笛

名词+～

• bird whistle 鸟鸣哨子
• fire whistle 救火警报声
• police whistle 警笛
• steam whistle 汽笛
• referee's whistle 裁判员的哨子

介词+～

• at sb's whistle 听某人的使唤

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• whistle a tune 用口哨吹小调

～+副词

• whistle desperately 不顾一切地吹口哨
• whistle merrily 愉快地吹口哨
• whistle plaintively 吹出悲痛的调子
• whistle repetitiously 重复地吹奏
• whistle sharply 吹出尖刻的声音
• whistle thinly 吹出细小的声音
• whistle away 吹着口哨离开
• whistle away to 突然去(某地)
• whistle back 用口哨召回
• whistle one's dog back 用口哨把狗唤回来
• whistle in 突然〔迅速〕进入; 召集(议员)
• whistle off to 突然去(某地)
• whistle out 突然拔出
• whistle round for money 呼吁人们捐款
• whistle up 吹口哨召来,召集; 迅速抓起; 挑起,煽动
• whistle up the crowd 煽动群众
• whistle up reinforcements 召来增援部队

～+介词

• whistle at〔to〕 向…吹口哨
• whistle for 吹口哨召唤
• whistle in the dark 吹着口哨壮胆
• whistle into 把…(强制)变成,煽动…进入(某种状态)
• whistle past 呼啸而过
• whistle round the corner 迅速转过拐角
• whistle through (风)呼呼地吹过(树枝)
• whistle with 因…而吹口哨
• whistle with surprise 因惊奇而发出口哨声

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. whistle用作名词时意思是“口哨”,转化为动词时意思是“吹口哨”“吹(笛等)”“鸣笛”,引申可表示“呼啸着前进”。与介词for连用还可表示“空指望”“指望”。
2. whistle可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。

近反义词

【近义词】

• signal 信号
• toot 发出鸣声或嘟嘟声...
• shriek 尖叫
• screech 尖叫
• hoot 鸣笛声
• song 歌曲
• siren 汽笛
• whistling 吹笛
• tin whistle 六孔小笛
• pennywhistle 价钱低廉的玩具口哨...
• sing 唱