n.口哨；汽笛；警笛
v.吹口哨；鸣汽笛；呼啸；吹口哨召唤
The whistle goes at the end of the match. 比赛结束时哨声响了。
He gave a loud whistle of gladness. 他吹了一声响亮的口号表示高兴。
The whistle went and the man knocked off for lunch. 汽笛响了，工人们停工午餐。
The horse shied at the shrill whistle. 那匹马听到刺耳的汽笛声，惊得往后倒退。
用作动词 (v.)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。
We used to hear the train whistle at night. 过去我们常会在晚上听到火车的汽笛声。
A bullet whistled past his head. 一颗子弹从他头顶上呼啸而过。
The wind whistled through a crack in the door. 风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来。
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。
