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IELTS BNC: 6960 COCA: 6463
whistle
hwɪsəl ˈwɪsəl ˈhwɪsəl ˈwɪsəl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense whistles, present participle whistling, past tense , past participle whistled
1 VERB

吹口哨；用口哨吹出(曲調) 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. 吹口哨；用口哨吹出(曲調)

  • He whistled and sang snatches of songs. [VERB]

    他吹口哨並唱了幾段小曲。

  • He was whistling softly to himself. [VERB]

    他輕聲吹着口哨。

  • As he washed he whistled a tune. [VERB noun]

    他邊洗邊用口哨吹着小曲。

2 VERB

(吃驚、喚狗、贊歎等時)發出口哨聲 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 shocked, or to call a dog, or to show that they are impressed. (吃驚、喚狗、贊歎等時)發出口哨聲

  • He whistled, surprised but not shocked. [VERB]

    他吹了聲口哨，很是驚訝但沒有被嚇住。

  • Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last. [VERB prep.]

    詹金斯吹了聲口哨，最終被打動了。

  • Women don't enjoy being whistled at. [VERB prep.]

    女士不喜歡别人沖她們吹口哨。

Whistle is also a noun.

  • Jackson gave a low whistle.

    傑克遜低聲吹了下口哨。

3See also:

wolf-whistle 
4 VERB

(火車)鳴汽笛；(水開時水壺)發出尖嘯聲 If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound. (火車)鳴汽笛；(水開時水壺)發出尖嘯聲

  • Somewhere a train whistled. [VERB]

    不知哪裏的火車在鳴汽笛。

  • ...the whistling car radio. [VERB-ing]

    車載收音機的尖嘯聲

whistling

  • ...the whistling of the wind.

    風聲飕飕

5 VERB

(風、子彈等)呼嘯而過 If something such as the wind or a bullet whistles somewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound. (風、子彈等)呼嘯而過

  • The wind was whistling through the building. [VERB prep.]

    風呼嘯着穿過大樓。

  • As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back. [VERB prep.]

    我起身時一顆子彈嗖的一聲從我背後擦過。

6 N-COUNT

(空氣或液流通過狹窄孔洞時發出的)呼嘯聲;(物體在空氣中快速移動時的)呼呼聲 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. (空氣或液流通過狹窄孔洞時發出的)呼嘯聲;(物體在空氣中快速移動時的)呼呼聲

  • Hugh listened to the whistle of a train. [+ of]

    休聽着火車呼嘯而過。

  • ...the whistle of the wind. [+ of]

    呼嘯的風聲

  • ...a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle.

    水壺在水開時發出的尖嘯聲

7 N-COUNT

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

  • On the platform, the guard blew his whistle.

    平台上的警衛吹響了哨子。

  • The referee blew his whistle for a penalty.

    裁判鳴哨判罰。

8 N-COUNT

上下班的哨聲 Some factories and other places where people work have a whistle which signals the beginning and the end of the working day. 上下班的哨聲

  • Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.

    每晚你都會聽見煉鋼廠的下班哨聲。

9 N-COUNT

口哨(一種樂器) A whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. 口哨(一種樂器)
10See also:

tin whistle 
11 PHRASE

(尤指向當權者)告發，揭發 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. (尤指向當權者)告發，揭發

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

    公司應該保護那些檢舉不誠實的工友及工作行爲的員工。

12See also:

whistle-blower 
13 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

得不到;徒然想得到 If you say that someone can whistle for a particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them. 得不到;徒然想得到 [informal]

  • 'He wants a police escort.' — 'Well, he can whistle for that.'

    “他希望有警衛護送。”—“那他是指望不上了。”

14 PHRASE

非常清潔 If you describe something as clean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean. 非常清潔
15 PHRASE

無錯的;問心無愧的 If you describe someone as clean as a whistle, you mean that they are not guilty of having done anything wrong. 無錯的;問心無愧的

  • 'His private life is as clean as a whistle,' says McSmith.

    “他的私生活沒有任何污點，”麥克史密斯說。

16 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

借吹口哨壯膽;故作鎮定 If you say that someone is whistling in the dark, you mean that they are trying to remain brave and convince themselves that the situation is not as bad as it seems. 借吹口哨壯膽;故作鎮定

  • Then I waited, trying not to feel as if I were whistling in the dark, but I experienced no easing of my fear and anxiety.

    之後我開始等待，並竭力保持鎮定，可是恐懼和焦慮卻絲毫沒有消減。

17 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

喝一杯(酒) To wet your whistle means to have a drink. 喝一杯(酒) [old-fashioned]
18 PHRASE [VERB inflects]

徒然無功 If you describe someone as whistling in the wind, you mean that they are trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed. 徒然無功

  • The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.

    自由民主黨領導人指責首相鼓舞保守黨士氣之舉根本就是徒勞。

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