whistles

英 [ˈwɪslz]

美 [ˈwɪslz]

n.  哨子; 哨子声; 口哨
v.  吹口哨; 打呼哨; 吹哨子; 鸣叫; 呼啸; 发出笛声
whistle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吹口哨；用口哨吹出(曲调)
  When youwhistleor when youwhistlea tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth.
  1. He whistled and sang snatches of songs...
     他吹口哨并唱了几段小曲。
  2. He was whistling softly to himself...
     他轻声吹着口哨。
  3. As he washed he whistled a tune.
     他边洗边用口哨吹着小曲。
• See also:He whistled, surprised but not shocked...Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...Women don't enjoy being whistled at.Whistleis also a noun.Jackson gave a low whistle.wolf-whistle
• VERB (火车)鸣汽笛；(水开时水壶)发出尖啸声
  If something such as a train or a kettlewhistles, it makes a loud, high sound.
  1. Somewhere a train whistled...
     不知哪里的火车在鸣汽笛。
  2. ...the whistling car radio.
     车载收音机的尖啸声
• VERB (风、子弹等)呼啸而过
  If something such as the wind or a bulletwhistlessomewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound.
  1. The wind was whistling through the building...
     风呼啸着穿过大楼。
  2. As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back.
     我起身时一颗子弹嗖的一声从我背后擦过。
• N-COUNT (空气或液流通过狭窄孔洞时发出的)呼啸声;(物体在空气中快速移动时的)呼呼声
  Awhistleis a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air.
  1. Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.
     休听着火车呼啸而过。
  2. ...the whistle of the wind.
     呼啸的风声
  3. ...a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle.
     水壶在水开时发出的尖啸声
• N-COUNT 哨子
  Awhistleis a small metal tube which you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention.
  1. On the platform, the guard blew his whistle...
     平台上的警卫吹响了哨子。
  2. The referee blew his whistle for a penalty.
     裁判鸣哨判罚。
• N-COUNT 上下班的哨声
  Some factories and other places where people work have awhistlewhich signals the beginning and the end of the working day.
  1. Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.
     每晚你都会听见炼钢厂的下班哨声。
• See also:tin whistle
• See also:Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.whistle-blower
• PHRASE 得不到;徒然想得到
  If you say that someonecan whistle fora particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them.
  1. 'He wants a police escort.' — 'Well, he can whistle for that.'
     “他希望有警卫护送。”——“那他是指望不上了。”
• 非常清洁
  If you describe something asclean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean.
• PHRASE 无错的;问心无愧的
  If you describe someone asclean as a whistle, you mean that they are not guilty of having done anything wrong.
  1. 'His private life is as clean as a whistle,' says McSmith.
     “他的私生活没有任何污点，”麦克史密斯说。
• PHRASE 借吹口哨壮胆;故作镇定
  If you say that someoneis 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.
  1. 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.
     之后我开始等待，并竭力保持镇定，可是恐惧和焦虑却丝毫没有消减。
• 喝一杯(酒)
  Towetyourwhistlemeans to have a drink.
• PHRASE 徒然无功
  If you describe someone aswhistling in the wind, you mean that they are trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed.
  1. The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.
     自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。

双语例句

• Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.
  每晚你都会听见炼钢厂的下班哨声。
• The whistles from the large contingent of England fans away to our left are deafening.
  我们左边一大群英格兰球迷发出震耳欲聋的口哨声。
• Usually time constraints limit the number of bells and whistles you can apply to such an application.
  通常，时间约束限制了您在这类应用程序中能够使用的提示信息的数量。
• Dog whistles are too high for human beings to hear.
  狗哨声太尖了，人耳不能听见。
• Don't put in extra bells and whistles if it's not necessary.
  不必要的话不要放进去，多余的铃声和口哨声。
• You got your armbands and whistles.
  你们都得到臂章和警笛了。
• You, sir, replied the jeweler, about three whistles.
  先生，对你来说，珠宝商答道，大约值三声口哨。
• You may purchase a cellular telephone with all the latest bells and whistles, which changes the way in which you communicate with people.
  你也许买了一只有最新一切花哨功能的手机，这改变了你和人们交流的方式。
• I communicate and find my way around in the water using clicking sounds and whistles.
  在水中，我使用滴答声和口哨声进行交流和寻找周围的路线。
• People banged on pots and pans, car horns were honked and whistles blown in response.
  人们用力敲打着锅碗瓢盆，（街道上的）汽车喇叭和口哨声互相呼应。