n (1)口哨(鸟叫，汽笛)声(clear shrill sound or similar sound produced by a bird，machine， etc)[C]：the～of a steam engine/a kettle/the wind 蒸汽机车的汽笛声/水壶的叫声/风的嗖嗖声; the blackbird's～黑鹂的鸣叫声;(sb) be greeted with/receive a smattering of applause and a few～s (某人)受到稀稀拉拉的掌声和口哨声的欢迎; give (let out) a loud/low～吹出(发出)响亮/低沉的口哨声; give a warning～鸣笛示警; call by a～用哨声呼唤; hear a piercing～听到一声刺耳的汽笛声; Her excellent performance inspired admiring～s. 她的精彩表演激起了赞赏的口哨声。

(2)哨子，汽(警)笛(simple instrument used to produce a clear shrill sound)[C]： a factory/boat/police～工厂汽笛/船上的汽笛/警笛; play a penny-～吹小孔锡笛; sound a steam～拉响汽笛;The train～blows. 火车汽笛鸣叫。The referee blew his～at the end of the game. 裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。The policeman blew his～as the thief ran away. 警察在小偷逃跑时吹响了哨子。By thrilling blasts on his～，the policeman stopped all the traffic. 随着警察一阵响亮的哨声，所有的交通都停止了。I really want to wet my～with you.(fig) 我真想跟你喝一盅。

blow the whistle on 1)阻止：Your father will blow the～on what you're doing. 你父亲会阻止你干你正在干的事情。2)揭发(infml)： The robber blew the～on his confederate. 抢劫犯供出了他的同伙。

v(1)吹口哨，鸣笛(叫)(produce the sound of a whistle)[I，I+prep，I+adv]：The boy ran happily home，～ing gaily. 男孩欢快地吹着哨子，高高兴兴地跑回家去。The policeman～d for the automobile to stop. 警察鸣笛让汽车停下来。The birds were～ing in the forest. 鸟儿在树林中婉转鸣叫。The electric kettle/tea-kettle～s when it boils. 电壶/茶壶水烧开时发出鸣叫声。The train～d as it approached the tunnel. 火车接近隧道时鸣响汽笛。～away merrily 愉快地吹着哨子跑开;

(2)吹出曲调(make a tune in this way)[T+n]：He～d a happy tune on his penny～. 他用他的小孔锡笛吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

(3)用口哨或汽笛发信号(make a signal in this way)[I+prep，T+n+prep，T+n+adv，D+n+prep，D+prep(to)+n+to-inf]：The referee～d for the end of the match. 裁判鸣笛宣告比赛结束。～to (for) a dog 吹口哨唤狗; He～d to attract my attention. 他吹口哨以引起我的注意。He～d an air very softly to himself. 他独自轻轻地吹着小调。The policeman～d the driver to a halt. 警察鸣笛叫司机停下来。The football fans～d off the players. 足球迷们吹口哨嘘走球员。I can～a taxi up for you. 我可以给你叫辆出租车。～a waiter over to one's table 吹口哨叫服务员到桌前来; The shepherd～d his sheep/his dog back. 牧羊人吹口哨唤羊/狗回来。～to the driver to stop 吹口哨叫司机停车; He～d me to come in. 他吹口哨让我进来。

(4)嗖嗖地迅速移动(make a swift movement with a noise like a whistle)[I，I+prep，I+adv]：The air came～ing out of the hole. 洞中嗖嗖地冒出气来。The bullets～d past our heads. 子弹嗖嗖地从我们的头上掠过。The arrows～d past their ears. 箭嗖嗖地从他们耳旁掠过。The wind was～ing in the trees/in the chimney. 风在树林中呼呼地刮着/在烟囱里呼呼地响。The wind was～ing through a crack in the door/round him. 风从门的裂缝中呼呼地刮了进来/在他周围嗖嗖地刮着。The wind～ing in across the lake blew my papers away. 从湖上嗖嗖刮过来的风把我的文件吹跑了。

whistle in the dark 假装不怕，壮胆：Tom said he could fight against that tough man，but we knew he was just～ing in the dark. 汤姆说他能打败那个壮汉，但是我们明白他在硬充好汉。

whistle away (v adv) 驱走(vt)：We were～ing away fear when walking on a dark road. 走黑路时，我们吹着口哨驱走恐惧。

whistle for (v prep)徒然指望某事(vt)(infml)： He did a sloppy job so he can～for his money. 他工作马马虎虎，想要工资是无指望了。

whistle up (v adv) 拼凑(vt)： He～d up some new ideas for his lecture. 他给他的讲座拼凑了一些新概念。

→′whistle-stop n (AmE) 小火车站;(竞选活动中的)短暂停留