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whistles

UK //ˈwɪs.əlz//US //ˈwɪs.əlz//

词源

源自古英语 'hwistlian',意为吹口哨,可能模仿吹口哨的声音。

noun

❶ 哨子发出的声音或哨子本身,常用于发出信号、吸引注意或作为乐器使用。

“The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.”

(裁判吹响哨子叫停了比赛。)

“She heard the distant whistle of a train.”

(她听到了远处火车的汽笛声。)

同义词:shrill, pipe, toot, signal, siren

verb

❶ 用嘴或哨子吹出高音,或指风等自然力量发出类似声音。

“He whistles while he works to pass the time.”

(他工作时吹口哨来打发时间。)

“The wind whistled through the cracks in the window.”

(风从窗户的缝隙中呼啸而过。)

同义词:pipe, trill, warble, hiss, shriek

常见短语

blow the whistle — 举报不当行为或揭发秘密,尤指在职场或组织中。

“She decided to blow the whistle on the company's illegal activities.”

(她决定举报公司的非法行为。)

wet one's whistle — 喝点饮料解渴,通常指喝酒。

“After the long hike, they stopped to wet their whistles at a nearby pub.”

(长途徒步后,他们在附近的酒吧停下来喝点酒解渴。)