单词	whistle
释义	verb | noun whistlewhistle1 /ˈwɪsəl/ ●●● S3 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE whistle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they whistle he, she, it whistles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they whistled Present perfect I, you, we, they have whistled he, she, it has whistled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had whistled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will whistle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have whistled Continuous Form Present I am whistling he, she, it is whistling you, we, they are whistling Past I, he, she, it was whistling you, we, they were whistling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been whistling he, she, it has been whistling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been whistling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be whistling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been whistling Collocations COLLOCATIONS► whistle a song/tune  Tony quietly whistled a tune to himself. 1HIGH SOUND [intransitive, transitive] to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lips:  Fans yelled and whistled when the band came on stage.whistle at/to somebody I hate it when men whistle at me!whistle a song/tune Tony quietly whistled a tune to himself.2GO/MOVE FAST [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move quickly with a whistling sound:  A bullet whistled past his left cheek.3STEAM/WIND ETC. [intransitive] to make a high sound when air or steam is forced through a small hole:  The kettle was whistling on the stove.4USE A WHISTLE [intransitive] to make a high sound by blowing into a whistle:  The referee whistled and the game began.5BIRD [intransitive] to make a high often musical sound6be whistled for something if a player is whistled for something during a sports game, the referee blows into a whistle to show they have done something wrong7be whistling in the dark informal to be trying to show that you are brave when you are afraid8whistle past the graveyard to try to show that you are brave when you are afraid9somebody’s not just whistling Dixie (also somebody ain’t just whistling Dixie) spoken used to emphasize that what someone says is definitely true10be whistling in the wind to be trying to achieve something in a way that will not be successful verb | noun whistlewhistle2 ●●● S3 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYwhistle2 Origin: Old English hwistle Collocations COLLOCATIONS► blew ... whistle  The lifeguard blew his whistle. ► whistle blew  A whistle blew as the train moved off. 1 a small object that produces a high whistling sound when you blow into it:  The lifeguard blew his whistle.2a piece of equipment on a train or boat that makes a high noise when air is forced through it:  A whistle blew as the train moved off.3a high sound made by blowing a whistle, by blowing air out through your lips, or when air or steam is forced through a small opening → see also wolf whistle4the sound of something moving quickly through the air:  the whistle of jets overhead [Origin: Old English hwistle]
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