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the whistling of [something]
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The whistling of a tune helped him concentrate.
用口哨吹曲子的声音帮他集中注意力。
吹口哨
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
吹口哨
the act of whistling a tune
The whistling of a tune helped him concentrate.
用口哨吹曲子的声音帮他集中注意力。
尖细的呼吸声；哨声。
A shrill, breathy sound; a whistle.
The cheerful whistling from the kitchen told me Dad was making breakfast.
厨房传来的愉快口哨声告诉我，爸爸在做早餐。
The whistling of the kettle grew louder as the water boiled.
水烧开时，水壶的哨声越来越大。
We could hear the whistling of the birds from the park at dawn.
黎明时我们能听到公园里鸟儿的鸣叫声。
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The whistling of a tune helped him concentrate.
用口哨吹曲子的声音帮他集中注意力。
物主代词修饰时，whistling 起名词作用。
Her whistling was surprisingly cheerful.
她的口哨声出人意料地欢快。
whistling 在这类感官动词后作宾语，不强调是谁发出的。
We heard whistling from the corridor.
我们听到走廊传来口哨声。
Not this
He is good at whistle.
Use this
He is good at whistling.
介词 at 后要接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形；whistling 是动名词，表示“吹口哨”这个行为，所以应把 whistle 改为 whistling。
Not this
The referee blew a whistling.
Use this
The referee blew a whistle.
blow a whistle 是固定搭配，whistle 作名词指“哨子”或“哨声”；whistling 是表示动作的动名词，不能作 blow 的宾语，也不能用 a 修饰表示具体哨子。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
欢快的口哨声
His cheerful whistling lifted everyone's spirits.
他欢快的口哨声让大家精神一振。
响亮的口哨声
The loud whistling from the bleachers distracted the players.
看台上响亮的口哨声分散了球员们的注意力。
听到口哨声
I could hear whistling coming from the backyard.
我能听到后院传来的口哨声。
吹会儿口哨
She did some whistling while folding the laundry.
她一边叠衣服一边吹口哨。
用口哨吹曲调
The whistling of a tune helped him concentrate.
用口哨吹曲调帮助他集中注意力。
在黑暗中吹口哨（假装勇敢以掩饰恐惧）
He said he wasn't nervous, but I knew he was just whistling in the dark.
他说他不紧张，但我知道他只是在黑暗中吹口哨给自己壮胆。
吹着《迪克西》（指不切实际的乐观想法）
If you think you can finish that whole project in one day, you're whistling Dixie.
如果你以为能一天完成整个项目，那你就是在痴人说梦。
路过墓地时吹口哨（借轻松掩饰恐惧）
She was whistling past the graveyard when she insisted everything was fine.
她坚持说一切正常，其实是在路过墓地时吹口哨给自己壮胆。
边工作边吹口哨。
Snow White cheerfully sings “Whistling While You Work” while she cleans the dwarfs' cottage.
白雪公主一边打扫小矮人的小屋，一边愉快地唱着《边工作边吹口哨》。
在黑暗中吹口哨。
The song “Whistling in the Dark” by They Might Be Giants uses the phrase to mean pretending not to be afraid.
他们可能是巨人乐队的歌曲《在黑暗中吹口哨》用这个短语来指装出不害怕的样子。
Use whistling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：whistling 以 wh 开头，像先送气再发出嘘声；想到吹口哨时嘴唇撮圆、气流穿过，发出清脆哨音。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、音乐活动、体育赛事 作名词时表示“用口哨吹曲调”这一动作，通常用于中性场合，日常交流或音乐、体育等场景都比较常见。
与 whistling 真正押韵的是 bristling /ˈbrɪslɪŋ/，二者都有 /ɪslɪŋ/ 音，并且拼写中的 t 都不发音。wrestling /ˈrɛslɪŋ/ 拼写也以 -stling 结尾且 t 不发音，但元音是 /ɛ/，不押韵。duckling、darling、seedling 只与 whistling 同以 -ling 结尾，共享末尾 /lɪŋ/，但重读元音不同，不构成完全押韵。
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