英语词汇“whistle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	whistle
释义	whis·tle I. \ˈhwisəl also ˈwi-\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old English hwistlian to whistle; in other senses, from Middle English, from whistlen to whistle 1. a. : a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through a slit in a short tube (as of wood or metal) < willow whistle > < police whistle > — compare fipple flute b. : a device through which air or steam is forced into a cavity or against a thin edge to produce a shrill whistling sound < boat whistle > < factory whistle > 2. a. : a shrill clear sound produced by forcing breath out or air in through the puckered lips < her figure … inspires admiring whistles — Time > b. : the sound produced by a whistle < the whistle of a distant train > c. : a signal (as a warning or summons) given by or as if by whistling < all his followers … were ready at his whistle — T.B.Macaulay > 3. : a sound that resembles a whistle < a whistle of wings — William Beebe > < the whine and whistle of bombs — Peter Ustinov > specifically : the shrill clear note of a bird or other animal < the whistle of a cardinal > < the whistle of a marmot > II. verb (whistled ; whistled ; whistling \-s(ə)liŋ\ ; whistles) Etymology: Middle English whistlen, from Old English hwistlian; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whisper, hvīna to whiz — more at whine *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to utter a shrill clear sound by blowing or drawing air through the pursed lips < sat up and whistled with surprise — T.B.Costain > b. : to utter a shrill note or call resembling a whistle < the dove whistles and the pigeons coo — Louise Bogan > c. : to make a shrill clear sound especially due to rapid movement < wind whistled among the cornices — Louis Bromfield > < bullets began to whistle among the branches — Stephen Crane > d. : to blow or sound a whistle 2. a. : to signal by or as if by whistling < the referee whistles and play is resumed > b. : to issue an order or summons by or as if by whistling < whistle to a dog > < whistle for a taxi > specifically : to demand without result < never returned the book he borrowed so next time he wants one he can just whistle > < did a sloppy job so he can whistle for his money > 3. : squeal 2a *transitive verb* 1. a. : to signal or summon by or as if by whistling < whistled the chief engineer to give her all he could — H.A.Chippendale > — often used with up < persuaded … to put off whistling up the law — William Brandon > < whistle up hypothetical vectors … to explain the facts for them — American Naturalist > b. : to dismiss by or as if by whistling < told him he might … whistle me off, save himself, and I would say no word of blame — Mary Johnston > < that … historical happening cannot be whistled away — Times Literary Supplement > c. : to impel or influence by whistling < whistled himself out of the scrub and back onto the road — Stetson Kennedy > 2. a. : to utter or express in a whistle < whistle a tune > < a group of reclining soldiery whistled appreciation each time they passed — Margery Sharp > < quail whistle about us their spontaneous cries — Wallace Stevens > b. : to send or drive with a whistle < whistle a shot or two over his head — Alan Le May > < broke off a switch and whistled it angrily through the air — D.C.Peattie > 3. obsolete : to disclose confidentially : whisper < they dare speak felony, whistle treason — John Taylor > • - whistle in the dark III. transitive verb : to charge (as a basketball or hockey player) with an infraction
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