vi. 吹口哨,吹哨子,鸣汽笛,呼啸,(动物)发出刺耳的叫声,吹口哨召唤
vt. 由吹口哨而发出,吹口哨召唤,用哨声使…行动
n. 口哨,哨子,汽笛,哨声,笛声,啭鸣声:尖厉高音
变形:过去式: whistled; 现在分词:whistling; 过去分词:whistled;
whistle可以用作动词
whistle用作名词时意思是“口哨”,转化为动词时意思是“吹口哨”“吹(笛等)”“鸣笛”,引申可表示“呼啸着前进”。与介词for连用还可表示“空指望”“指望”。
whistle可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。还可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
whistle用作动词的用法例句
The little boy rounded his lips to whistle.那个小男孩把双唇收圆好吹口哨。
The referee whistled and the game began.裁判哨子一响,比赛开始了。
He whistled to his friend to keep hidden.他吹口哨通知朋友继续隐蔽。
1、It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot.
是内部检举和调查性报道揭露了这一腐败事实。
2、"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。
3、"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。”