whistle ['wɪs.l] verb ADVANCED intransitive or transitive ■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向她吹口哨。 •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.裁判吹响哨子,比赛结束了。 intransitive + adverb or preposition ■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。 intransitive ■When birds whistle, they sing in high musical notes (鸟)啼啭,啭鸣•The birds were whistling in the early morning quiet.鸟在寂静的清晨啭鸣。 ['wɪs.l] noun countable ■the sound made by someone or something whistling 哨子声;口哨声;呼啸声•From the bottom of the garden I recognised my father's tuneless whistle.我听出父亲在花园深处吹的不成调的口哨声。 •It sounded like the whistle of an old-fashioned steam train.它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 which you hold to your lips and blow through in order to make a loud, high sound 哨子,笛子•The referee blew his whistle for half-time.裁判吹响了半场休息的哨声。 |