whistles

1. [C] 哨子,汽笛 an instrument to whistle
2. [C] 口哨声,汽笛声 the high sound made by passing air or steam through a small tube-shaped area, either an instrument or a mouth

1. vi. & vt. 吹口哨 make a sharp, clear, piping sound or note with the lips or with a whistle; produce by whistling
2. vi. 鸣笛 force air or steam through a whistle
3. vi. 呼啸着前进 move with a whistling sound
4. vi. 空指望 ask for sth with no chance of success

• blow〔sound〕 a whistle鸣汽笛,吹哨
• give a whistle发出(口)哨声

• shrill whistle尖锐的哨声
• warning whistle警笛

• bird whistle鸟鸣哨子
• fire whistle救火警报声
• police whistle警笛
• steam whistle汽笛
• referee's whistle裁判员的哨子

• at sb's whistle听某人的使唤

• whistle a tune用口哨吹小调

• whistle desperately不顾一切地吹口哨
• whistle merrily愉快地吹口哨
• whistle plaintively吹出悲痛的调子
• whistle repetitiously重复地吹奏
• whistle sharply吹出尖刻的声音
• whistle thinly吹出细小的声音
• whistle away吹着口哨离开
• whistle away to突然去(某地)
• whistle back用口哨召回
• whistle one's dog back用口哨把狗唤回来
• whistle in突然〔迅速〕进入; 召集(议员)
• whistle off to突然去(某地)
• whistle out突然拔出
• whistle round for money呼吁人们捐款
• whistle up吹口哨召来,召集; 迅速抓起; 挑起,煽动
• whistle up the crowd煽动群众
• whistle up reinforcements召来增援部队

• whistle at〔to〕向…吹口哨
• whistle for吹口哨召唤
• whistle in the dark吹着口哨壮胆
• whistle into把…(强制)变成,煽动…进入(某种状态)
• whistle past呼啸而过
• whistle round the corner迅速转过拐角
• whistle through(风)呼呼地吹过(树枝)
• whistle with因…而吹口哨
• whistle with surprise因惊奇而发出口哨声

bells and whistles附加的修饰物

1. The whistle goes at the end of the match.
   比赛结束时哨声响了。
2. He gave a loud whistle of gladness.
   他吹了一声响亮的口号表示高兴。
3. The whistle went and the man knocked off for lunch.
   汽笛响了，工人们停工午餐。
4. The horse shied at the shrill whistle.
   那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声，惊得往后倒退。

1. The little boy rounded his lips to whistle.
   那个小男孩把双唇收圆好吹口哨。
2. The referee whistled and the game began.
   裁判哨子一响，比赛开始了。
3. He whistled to his friend to keep hidden.
   他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽。
4. We used to hear the train whistle at night.
   过去我们常会在晚上听到火车的汽笛声。
5. A bullet whistled past his head.
   一颗子弹从他头顶上呼啸而过。
6. The wind whistled through a crack in the door.
   风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来。