whistling

英 [ˈwɪslɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɪslɪŋ]

v.  吹口哨; 打呼哨; 吹哨子; 鸣叫; 呼啸; 发出笛声
whistle的现在分词

现在分词：whistling　

BNC.19164 / COCA.17979

柯林斯词典

• VERB 吹口哨；用口哨吹出(曲调)
  When youwhistleor when youwhistlea tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth.
  1. He whistled and sang snatches of songs...
     他吹口哨并唱了几段小曲。
  2. He was whistling softly to himself...
     他轻声吹着口哨。
  3. As he washed he whistled a tune.
     他边洗边用口哨吹着小曲。
• See also:He whistled, surprised but not shocked...Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...Women don't enjoy being whistled at.Whistleis also a noun.Jackson gave a low whistle.wolf-whistle
• VERB (火车)鸣汽笛；(水开时水壶)发出尖啸声
  If something such as a train or a kettlewhistles, it makes a loud, high sound.
  1. Somewhere a train whistled...
     不知哪里的火车在鸣汽笛。
  2. ...the whistling car radio.
     车载收音机的尖啸声
• VERB (风、子弹等)呼啸而过
  If something such as the wind or a bulletwhistlessomewhere, it moves there, making a loud, high sound.
  1. The wind was whistling through the building...
     风呼啸着穿过大楼。
  2. As I stood up a bullet whistled past my back.
     我起身时一颗子弹嗖的一声从我背后擦过。
• N-COUNT (空气或液流通过狭窄孔洞时发出的)呼啸声;(物体在空气中快速移动时的)呼呼声
  Awhistleis a loud sound produced by air or steam being forced through a small opening, or by something moving quickly through the air.
  1. Hugh listened to the whistle of a train.
     休听着火车呼啸而过。
  2. ...the whistle of the wind.
     呼啸的风声
  3. ...a shrill whistle from the boiling kettle.
     水壶在水开时发出的尖啸声
• N-COUNT 哨子
  Awhistleis a small metal tube which you blow in order to produce a loud sound and attract someone's attention.
  1. On the platform, the guard blew his whistle...
     平台上的警卫吹响了哨子。
  2. The referee blew his whistle for a penalty.
     裁判鸣哨判罚。
• N-COUNT 上下班的哨声
  Some factories and other places where people work have awhistlewhich signals the beginning and the end of the working day.
  1. Every night you could hear the whistles of the steel mill.
     每晚你都会听见炼钢厂的下班哨声。
• See also:tin whistle
• See also:Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.whistle-blower
• PHRASE 得不到;徒然想得到
  If you say that someonecan whistle fora particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them.
  1. 'He wants a police escort.' — 'Well, he can whistle for that.'
     “他希望有警卫护送。”——“那他是指望不上了。”
• 非常清洁
  If you describe something asclean as a whistle, you mean that it is completely clean.
• PHRASE 无错的;问心无愧的
  If you describe someone asclean as a whistle, you mean that they are not guilty of having done anything wrong.
  1. 'His private life is as clean as a whistle,' says McSmith.
     “他的私生活没有任何污点，”麦克史密斯说。
• PHRASE 借吹口哨壮胆;故作镇定
  If you say that someoneis whistling in the dark, you mean that they are trying to remain brave and convince themselves that the situation is not as bad as it seems.
  1. Then I waited, trying not to feel as if I were whistling in the dark, but I experienced no easing of my fear and anxiety.
     之后我开始等待，并竭力保持镇定，可是恐惧和焦虑却丝毫没有消减。
• 喝一杯(酒)
  Towetyourwhistlemeans to have a drink.
• PHRASE 徒然无功
  If you describe someone aswhistling in the wind, you mean that they are trying unsuccessfully to change something which cannot be changed.
  1. The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.
     自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。

英英释义

noun

• the act of whistling a tune
  1. his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work
• the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
  1. the whistle signalled the end of the game
  Synonym:whistle
• the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
  Synonym:whistle

双语例句

• One of her idiosyncrasies is whistling for her cats.
  吹口哨唤她的猫是她的癖好之一。
• He was whistling softly to himself
  他轻声吹着口哨。
• He is blowing the whistling sound through rounded lips to ride a horse leave.
  他吹着口哨骑马走了。
• I wish you'd leave off whistling like that.
  请你不要那样吹口哨了。
• He is whistling merrily.
  他在愉快地吹口哨。
• The wind whistling in across the lake blew my papers away.
  风呼啸着从湖面上吹来，把我的文件吹跑了。
• I had a week of happiness training before the season started up, and Im whistling more than usual.
  这季开拍之前我有一周时间作快乐训练，（囧）现在我比平时吹口哨吹得多了。
• Then suddenly Linda sprang up in bed, listening to a sound like someone whistling.
  忽然间琳达从床上跳起来，静听一个声音，好象有人在吹口哨。
• She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.
  她听到林间呼呼的风声和远处一只狼啸叫声。
• The leader of the Liberal Democrats accused the Prime Minister of whistling in the wind to raise Conservative party morale.
  自由民主党领导人指责首相鼓舞保守党士气之举根本就是徒劳。