| 单词 | wet one's whistle |
| 释义 | wet /wet/adjective (wettˈer; wettˈest)
ORIGIN: OE wǣt (noun and adj), wǣtan (verb); the short vowel is from the ME pat and pap of the verb wetˈly adverb wetˈness noun wettˈable adjective wettˈish adjective Somewhat wet wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer noun A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, one with a dry bulb, the other with the bulb kept moist wet-and-dry paper noun A stiff paper coated with powdered silicon carbide, like a fine sandpaper, used either wet or dry for smoothing surfaces wet assay noun The use of the processes of solution, flotation, or other liquid means to determine a given constituent in ores, metallurgical residues and alloys wetˈback noun (US inf)
wet bar noun (US) A bar from which to serve alcoholic drinks in a private house or hotel suite, equipped with a sink and running water wet bike noun A vehicle like a motorbike that travels over water on skis wet blanket noun (informal) A dismal person inclined to damp other peoples' spirits, a killjoy wet bob noun At Eton, a boy who goes in for rowing during the summer term (cf dry bob) wet cell noun An electric cell with a liquid electrolyte wet dock noun A dock maintaining a level nearly uniform with that of high water wet dream noun An erotic dream resulting in ejaculation of semen wet fish noun Fresh fish, as contrasted with frozen or dried fish wetˈ-fly adjective (angling) With the fly under water wetˈland noun (also in pl) marshy land wet lease noun The leasing of aircraft complete with crew wetˈ-lease transitive verb wetˈ-look adjective
wet meter noun A gas meter in which the gas to be measured passes through water wet nurse noun A nurse who suckles a child for its mother wetˈ-nurse transitive verb
wet pack noun
wet plate noun (photography) A plate coated with collodion and sensitized with a salt of silver wet room noun A completely tiled room containing an unenclosed shower unit, the water from which is carried away by a drain in the floor wet rot noun A form of decay in timber caused by certain fungi which develop in wood that is alternately wet and dry wetˈ-shod (or (dialect) /wetˈshəd/) adjective Having wet shoes or feet wet'suit noun A suit for wearing in water, which allows water to pass through but retains body heat wetting agent or wetting-out agent noun Any chemical that, added to a liquid, reduces its surface tension so that it is more readily spread over or absorbed by the materials it is applied to wetˈware noun (comput sl; facetious) The living human brain wet behind the ears Very young, immature, gullible wet one's whistle (informal) see under whistle wet out
wet the baby's head (informal) To celebrate the baby's birth with (alcoholic) drinks wet the bed To urinate accidentally in bed wet through With one's clothes completely soaked whistle /(h)wisˈl/intransitive verb
ORIGIN: OE hwistlian whisˈtleable adjective whisˈtled adjective (slang) Drunk whisˈtler noun
whisˈtling noun whisˈtlingly adverb whisˈtle-blower noun (informal) Someone who blows the whistle on someone or something whisˈtle-blowing noun and adjective (informal). whisˈtle-drunk or whisˈtled-drunk adjective (obsolete) Too drunk to whistle whistle fish noun A rockling whistle stop noun (informal)
whisˈtle-stop intransitive verb (of a political candidate) to make an electioneering tour with many brief personal appearances whistling kettle noun A kettle whose spout is fitted with a device that gives a whistling sound when steam escapes through it, indicating that the water in it is boiling whisˈtling-shop noun (slang) Somewhere such as a room in a prison, where liquor was sold without a licence whistling swan noun An American swan with a melodious whistling call blow the whistle (with on; informal)
boatswain's whistle (also pipe, call) a whistle of special shape used by a boatswain or boatswain's-mate to summon sailors to various duties go whistle (Shakespeare) To go to the devil pay for one's whistle To pay highly for one's caprice (from Benjamin Franklin's story of a whistle he, as a boy, bought at an exorbitant price) pigs and whistles see under pig2 wet one's whistle (informal) To take an alcoholic drink whistle away see whistle off below. whistle down the wind
whistle for
whistle for a wind A superstitious practice of old sailors during a calm whistle in the dark To do something to quell one's fear whistle in the wind To make a futile attempt to achieve the impossible whistle off or whistle away
worth the whistle Worth the trouble of calling for |
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