单词 | whistler |
释义 | whistler (once / 79861 pages) 1n 2n 3n WORD FAMILY whistler: whistlers+/whistle: whistled, whistler, whistles, whistling/whistling: whistlings USAGE EXAMPLESWhile the whistler had moved on by the time police arrived, cops still located him and, according to Herb, he was still whistling “Closing Time.” Time(Nov 29, 2016) She began studying ballet and tap at 6 and soon, inspired by Walt Disney, decided that she wanted to be a professional whistler. New York Times(Aug 10, 2016) And what could be less risky than a familiar name — especially if you’re now able to layer on all bells and whistlers the effects era? Los Angeles Times(Jun 24, 2016) 1 1n someone who makes a loud high sound Hyper signaler, signaller someone who communicates by signals 2n Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call 2Syn|Hyper thickhead Old World flycatcher, flycatcher, true flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing n large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper Bucephela clangula, goldeneye Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica North American goldeneye diving duck duck small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs n large North American mountain marmot Syn|Hyper Marmota caligata, hoary marmot, whistling marmot marmot stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter Whistler (once / 5032 pages) n WORD FAMILY Whistler: Whistlers USAGE EXAMPLESThe prize was created by King George V in 1933, and Laurence Whistler became the first winner the following year. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) We strolled through a room of portraits painted by Whistler: thin, spectral figures wrapped in finery. The New Yorker(Dec 08, 2016) The mid-mountain base is 76 inches, and is the highest snow base at Whistler Blackcomb in November in the past six years. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) n United States painter (1834-1903) Syn|Exp James Abbott McNeill Whistler painter an artist who paints |
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