Whistle
['wɪs(ə)l] or ['wɪsl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound.
(noun.) a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it.
(noun.) the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; 'the whistle signalled the end of the game'.
(noun.) the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture.
(verb.) utter or express by whistling; 'She whistled a melody'.
(verb.) give a signal by whistling; 'She whistled for her maid'.
(verb.) make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; 'the kettle was singing'; 'the bullet sang past his ear'.
(verb.) move with, or as with, a whistling sound; 'The bullets whistled past him'.
(verb.) move, send, or bring as if by whistling; 'Her optimism whistled away these worries'.
(verb.) make whistling sounds; 'He lay there, snoring and whistling'.
伯特兰校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
(v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
(v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
(v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air.
(v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
(v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
(v. i.) The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup.
(v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
(v. i.) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.
爱德华整理
解釋/意思:
v.i. to make a shrill sound by forcing the breath through the lips contracted: to make a like sound with an instrument: to sound shrill: to inform by whistling to become informer.—v.t. to form or utter by whistling: to call by a whistle.—n. the sound made in whistling: a small wind instrument: an instrument sounded by escaping steam used for signalling on railway-engines steamships &c.—adj. Whis′tle-drunk (obs.) too drunk to whistle.—ns. Whis′tle-fish a rockling; Whis′tler one who or that which whistles: a kind of marmot: a broken-winded horse; Whis′tling.—adv. Whis′tlingly.—n. Whis′tling-shop (slang) a shebeen the keeper being called a whistler.—Whistle down the wind to talk to no purpose; Whistle for to summon by whistling; Whistle for a wind a superstitious practice of old sailors during a calm; Whistle off to send off by a whistle: (Shak.) turn loose.—Go whistle (Shak.) to go to the deuce; Pay for one's whistle to pay highly for one's caprice; Pigs and whistles an exclamation equivalent to 'The deuce!' or the like—also in phrase 'To make pigs and whistles of anything'=to make a sad mess of it; Wet one's whistle (coll.) to take a drink of liquor; Worth the whistle worth the trouble of calling for.
校對:诺艾尔
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To hear a whistle in your dream, denotes that you will be shocked by some sad intelligence, which will change your plans laid for innocent pleasure. To dream that you are whistling, foretells a merry occasion in which you expect to figure largely. This dream for a young woman indicates indiscreet conduct and failure to obtain wishes is foretold.
伯娜丁整理
例句/造句/用法:
- And here, to the great horror of Mr. John Smauker, Sam Weller began to whistle. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- At the same time, a low whistle is wafted through the Inn and a suppressed voice cries, Hip! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- You don't need a whistle? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Van Alstyne dropped his eye-glass with a low whistle. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- She might whistle for her bread and butter till she died of Air. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Raffles opened wide eyes, and gave a long whistle of surprise, before he said, Well then, I've no objection. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He made up his mouth as if to whistle, but he didn't whistle. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I say, said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, wake up, some of you, and keep me company! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Lorne was sitting in a very pastoral fashion on a gate near my door, whistling. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- George neither spoke to nor looked at Legree, who did not countermand his orders, but stood, whistling, with an air of forced unconcern. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- My room door is open, and I can hear the shrill singing and whistling at this very moment. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my _whistle_, but disturbing all the family. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Mr. Pickwick sat opposite the tipstaff; and the tipstaff sat with his hat between his knees, whistling a tune, and looking out of the coach window. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Meanwhile the object of this soliloquy was striding up the avenue of the Grange at a rapid pace, and whistling gayly, out of sheer light-heartedness. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- He whistled shrill and loud. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- And he whistled, looked impatiently round, and seemed to feel a great want of something. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Holmes whistled. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Mr. Dawkins whistled for a couple of minutes; then, taking off his hat, scratched his head, and nodded thrice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Holmes whistled, and we both followed along after it. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Inspired by this happy failure, my valor became utterly uncontrollable, and at intervals I absolutely whistled, though on a moderate key. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- So he whistles it off and marches on. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles, and what of the very peculiar words of the dying woman? 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- It is frightful--this taking to buying whistles and blowing them in everybody's hearing. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He always whistles to the dog and gives him a caress. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The music rises and whistles louder and louder; the mariners go across the stage staggering, as if the ship was in severe motion. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I see a young lady who pins her collar straight, laces her boots neatly, and neither whistles, talks slang, nor lies on the rug as she used to do. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- He opened and closed it so that the locomotive’s whistles resembled the dots and dashes of the telegraph code. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
手打:萨曼莎