whistle /ˈwɪsəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( whistling, whistled, whistles )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I 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. 用口哨吹出; 吹口哨

  例：

  He whistled and sang snatches of songs.

  他边用口哨吹边唱了几个歌曲的片段。

  例：

  He was whistling softly to himself.

  他自娱自乐地轻声吹着口哨。

• 2. 

  V-I 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. 吹口哨 (表示吃惊、呼唤小狗、引人注意或表示欣赏)

  例：

  He whistled, surprised but not shocked.

  他吹了声口哨，有些惊讶，但并不震惊。

  例：

  Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last.

  詹金斯从齿间吹了一声口哨，总算被打动了。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT Whistle is also a noun. 口哨

  例：

  Jackson gave a low whistle.

  杰克逊低声地吹了一下口哨。

• 4. 

  V-I If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound. (火车等) 鸣汽笛; (水开时水壶) 发出尖啸声

  例：

  Somewhere a train whistled.

  某个地方响起了火车的鸣笛声。

• 5. 

  V-I If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound. (风、子弹等) 呼啸而过

  例：

  The wind was whistling through the building.

  风呼啸着穿过那座大楼。

• 6. 

  N-COUNT 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. (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

  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。

• 7. 

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

  例：

  On the platform, the guard blew his whistle.

  站台上，警卫吹响了他的哨子。

• 8. 

  PHRASE 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. (尤指向当局) 揭发

  例：

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

  公司应该保护那些揭发不诚实的同事和不良工作行为的员工。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean. 一尘不染

  例：

  The kitchen was clean as a whistle.

  厨房里一尘不染。