| 单词 | whistle |
| 释义 | Word Frequency whistle(ˈwɪsəl) verb 1. to produce (shrill or flutelike musical sounds), as by passing breath through a narrow constriction most easily formed by the pursed lips he whistled a melody 2. (transitive) to signal, summon, or command by whistling or blowing a whistle the referee whistled the end of the game 3. (of a kettle, train, etc) to produce (a shrill sound) caused by the emission of steam through a small aperture 4. (intransitive) to move with a whistling sound caused by rapid passage through the air 5. (of animals, esp birds) to emit (a shrill sound) resembling human whistling 6. whistle in the dark noun 7. a device for making a shrill high-pitched sound by means of air or steam under pressure 8. a shrill sound effected by whistling 9. a whistling sound, as of a bird, bullet, the wind, etc 10. a signal, warning, command, etc, transmitted by or as if by a whistle 11. the act of whistling 12. music any pipe that is blown down its end and produces sounds on the principle of a flue pipe, usually having as a mouthpiece a fipple cut in the side 13. wet one's whistle 14. blow the whistle Word origin Old English hwistlian; related to Old Norse hvīsla |
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