whistle 英音: ['hwisl] 美音: ['hwɪsl]

 

单词详解

1. n.

A. [C] 口哨,警笛,汽笛,哨子 (a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it)
The referee blew his whistle, and the game stopped.
裁判鸣笛,比赛停止。

The whistle goes at the end of the match. 比赛结束时哨声响了。

He gave a loud whistle of gladness. 他吹了一声响亮的口号表示高兴。

B. [U] [C] 哨音,笛声 (the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)

The whistle went and the man knocked off for lunch. 汽笛响了,工人们停工吃午餐。

2. vi.

吹口哨,鸣笛,吹哨子 (make whistling sounds)
The train whistled.
火车鸣笛。

The little boy rounded his lips to whistle. 那个小男孩把双唇收圆好吹口哨。

3. vt.

用口哨吹出 (曲调等) (make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound)
Jack whistled a popular tune.
杰克用口哨吹了一段流行曲调。

 

相关单词

复数:whistles

过去式:whistled

过去分词:whistled

现在分词:whistling

第三人称单数:whistles

 

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