Word · Frequency #14450
whiff
呼；嗖
核心释义
Used to express the soft whistling sound of air passing through a small opening.
- 1.
表示空气通过小孔发出的短促或轻柔的哨声。
Used to indicate a sound like that of air passing through a small opening, that is, a short or soft whistle.
表示空气通过小孔发出的短促或轻柔的哨声。
用法In use
When the mechanic opened the tiny valve, whiff, a soft but sharp stream of air escaped.
用法提示：whiff 作为感叹词，模仿空气通过小孔时发出的短促轻柔的哨声。
She blew the whistle very gently, and whiff, a faint note came out.
用法提示：whiff 作感叹词，表示短促轻微的哨声。
As the balloon deflated, whiff, the last bit of air slipped out through the pinhole.
用法提示：whiff 在此作感叹词，描绘空气从小孔泄出的短促声音。
whiff!
whiff 作为感叹词，模拟气流通过小孔时发出的短促轻柔的哨声，通常单独使用后再说明声音来源。
Whiff! The air rushed through the narrow gap.
呼！空气从狭窄的缝隙中冲了出来。
常见错误Common mistakes
相关词与表达Connections
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- WHIFF!
- 咻！In Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, the sound effect "Whiff!" often accompanies Charlie Brown's missed swings in baseball, making it a well-known way to show a strikeout.在查尔斯·M·舒尔茨的漫画《花生》中，音效“Whiff！”常伴随查理·布朗挥棒落空，成为表现三振出局的经典方式。
近义词Synonyms
易混词Confusing words
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想单词开头的 wh 像轻轻吹气，短促柔软的哨声就是 whiff——一阵小风拂过的‘呼’声。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：口语对话、拟声描写、漫画或轻松文本 作为感叹词时，通常出现在口语或拟声描写中，多用于模仿空气快速通过小孔的短促声音，比较常见于漫画、对话或轻松的文字里。
语法说明Grammar Note
作为感叹词使用，用来模仿空气通过小孔时发出的短促轻柔的哨声。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the same /ɪf/ sound as 'whiff' and rhyme with it. However, 'whiff' begins with the /hw/ cluster, which the listed words do not have. Be careful with lookalikes like 'whip' (/wɪp/ or /hwɪp/) and 'whim' (/wɪm/), which share the /hw/ spelling but have different vowel or final sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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