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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   whistle

   • IPA[ˈ(h)wis(ə)l]

   美式

   • n.
     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
   • v.
     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

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   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.

   v.

   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

   whistle-stop

   • adj.
     very fast and with only brief pauses: a whistle-stop tour of Britain
   • n.
     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

   whistle-stop

   • adj.
     very fast and with only brief pauses: a whistle-stop tour of Britain
   • n.
     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

   penny whistle

   • n.
     another term for tin whistle

   Oxford Dictionary

   dog whistle

   • n.
     a high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   wolf whistle

   • n.
     a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed towards someone to express sexual ...
   • v.
     whistle to express admiration: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket they wolf-whistled at me

   Oxford Dictionary

   dog whistle

   • n.
     a high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans.

   Oxford Dictionary

   wolf whistle

   • n.
     a whistle with a rising and falling pitch, directed toward someone to express sexual attraction ...
   • v.
     whistle to express admiration: fans wolf-whistled her as she took off her jacket they wolf-whistled at me

   Oxford American Dictionary

   whistle-blower

   • n.
     a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   片語

   • as clean as a whistle
   • blow the whistle on
   • whistle something down the wind
   • whistle in the dark
   • whistle in the wind
   • whistle for
   • whistle up
3. • 更多解釋

   whistle

   • IPA[ˈwɪsl]

   英式

   • n.
     a clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed ...
   • v.
     emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips ... the audience cheered and whistled

   Oxford Dictionary