Word · Frequency #6960
whistle
口哨声，汽笛声，啸啸声；口哨，汽笛
a clear, shrill sound produced by forcing breath through a small opening between the lips or teeth, or a device that produces such a sound
- 1.
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
一种放入口中吹奏的装置,或由蒸汽或其他机制驱动,发出哨声
- 2.
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
快速移动或蒸汽从小孔喷出时发出的声音
- 3.
An act of whistling.
吹口哨的动作
- 4.
the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
通过吹口哨或吹哨子进行信号传递的行为
- 5.
A shrill, high-pitched sound made by whistling.
尖锐的高音哨声
- 6.
a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
一种通过吹气发出哨声的小型吹奏乐器
- 7.
Any high-pitched sound similar to the sound made by whistling.
任何类似哨声的高音
一种放入口中吹奏的装置,或由蒸汽或其他机制驱动,发出哨声；快速移动或蒸汽从小孔喷出时发出的声音；吹口哨的动作；通过吹口哨或吹哨子进行信号传递的行为；尖锐的高音哨声
In use
He gave a loud whistle to get everyone's attention.
The whistle of the train could be heard from miles away.
The referee blew his whistle to end the game.
the whistle signalled the end of the game
blow a whistle
blow 为常见搭配动词。
The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.
裁判吹哨停止了比赛。
the whistle blows
描述哨声或汽笛声响起。
The factory whistle blows at noon every day.
工厂的汽笛每天中午鸣响。
at the sound of a whistle
常用于描述对哨声的反应。
Connections
Collocations
- blow a whistle
- 吹口哨/汽笛
- The referee blew his whistle to stop the game.裁判吹哨停止了比赛。
- a loud whistle
- 响亮的哨声
- A loud whistle came from the train.火车传来一声响亮的汽笛声。
- the final whistle
- 终场哨声
- The team scored just before the final whistle.球队在终场哨声前得分了。
- train whistle
- 火车汽笛
- The train whistle sounded as it approached the station.火车汽笛在它接近车站时响起。
Idioms & figurative uses
- clean as a whistle
- 非常干净The kitchen was clean as a whistle after the party.派对后厨房非常干净。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
whistle发音类似“威嗽”，想象威风地吹口哨发出嗽声。
Context & Register
register: neutral contexts: 体育比赛, 交通信号, 日常生活 note_zh: 作为名词，'whistle'通常指口哨或汽笛发出的声音，适用于多种场合，没有明显的正式或非正式区别。
Pronunciation & Spelling
实际押韵的单词：bristle, gristle, thistle（/ɪsəl/）；注意castle (/æsəl/) 和 wrestle (/ɛsəl/) 拼写类似但发音不同。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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