单词 | whistling swan |
释义 | 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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