whistle
[NOUN, VERB]
whistles
1. [C 可数名词] 口哨
A whistle is a sound or a series of musical notes you make by forcing your breath out between your lips or your teeth.
双语例句
例：Jackson gave a low whistle.
杰克逊低声地吹了一下口哨。
2. [C 可数名词] （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
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.
双语例句
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。
3. [C 可数名词] 哨子
A whistle is a small metal tube that you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention.
双语例句
例：On the platform, the guard blew his whistle.
站台上，警卫吹响了他的哨子。
NOUN. 名词
blow the whistle
1. （尤指向当局）揭发
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.
近义词
双语例句
例：Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.
公司应该保护敢于检举不老实的同事以及不良行为的员工。
clean as a whistle
1. 一尘不染
If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean.
双语例句
例：The kitchen was clean as a whistle.
厨房里一尘不染。
PHRASE. 习语
whistles , whistling , whistled
1. [I 不及物动词] 用口哨吹出 , 吹口哨
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.
双语例句
例：He whistled and sang snatches of songs.
他吹了口哨并唱了几段小曲。
例：He was whistling softly to himself.
他轻声吹着口哨。
2. [I 不及物动词] 吹口哨（表示吃惊、呼唤小狗、引人注意或表示欣赏）
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.
双语例句
例：He whistled, surprised but not shocked.
他吹了声口哨，有点吃惊但是没被吓住。
例：Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last.
詹金斯吹了一声口哨，总算是被打动了。
3. [I 不及物动词] （火车等）鸣汽笛 , （水开时水壶）发出尖啸声
If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound.
双语例句
例：Somewhere a train whistled.
不知什么地方响起了火车的鸣笛声。
4. [I 不及物动词] （风、子弹等）呼啸而过
If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound.
双语例句
例：The wind was whistling through the building.
风从大楼中呼啸而过。
VERB. 动词
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