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whistle
- IPA[ˈ(h)wis(ə)l]
美式
- a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.;a shrill, high-pitched sound
- emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth;produce (a tune) by whistling
noun: whistle, plural noun: whistles
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名詞
- 1. a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.
- ▪ a shrill, high-pitched sound the whistle of the boiling kettle
- ▪ an instrument used to produce a shrill, high-pitched sound, especially for giving a signal.
- 2. British informal a suit.
動詞
- 1. emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth the audience cheered and whistled I awoke to their cheerful whistling
- ▪ produce (a tune) by whistling the postman whistled an old Rolling Stones number
- ▪ (especially of a bird or machine) produce a clear, high-pitched sound the kettle began to whistle
- ▪ produce a whistling sound by moving rapidly through the air or a narrow opening the wind was whistling down the chimney
- ▪ blow an instrument that makes a whistle, especially as a signal the referee did not whistle for a foul
- very fast and with only brief pauses: a whistle-stop tour of Britain
- a small unimportant town on a railway: she raised five kids in Hornepayne, a whistle stop along the CN Line north of Lake Superior
Oxford Dictionary
- very fast and with only brief pauses: a whistle-stop tour of Britain
- a small unimportant town on a railroad: she raised five kids in Hornepayne, a whistle stop along the CN Line north of Lake Superior
Oxford American Dictionary
- a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed toward someone to express sexual attraction ...
- whistle to express admiration: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket they wolf-whistled at me
Oxford American Dictionary
- a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed towards someone to express sexual ...
- whistle to express admiration: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket they wolf-whistled at me
Oxford Dictionary
- another term for tin whistle
Oxford Dictionary
- a high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans.
Oxford Dictionary
- a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.
Oxford American Dictionary
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英式
- a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed ...
- emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips ... the audience cheered and whistled
Oxford Dictionary