whistle
verb uk/ˈwɪs.əl/ us/ˈwɪs.əl/
B2 [ I or T ]吹哨子;（尤指）吹口哨;用口哨吹出
to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, especially through the lips, or through a special device held to the lips
He whistled as he worked. 他一边工作一边吹口哨。
On the days when she wore a skirt the men on the building site would whistle at her. 那些天她穿了裙子，建筑工地的男人们一见到她就冲她吹口哨。
Someone was whistling Beatles tunes outside my window. 有人在我窗外用口哨吹着甲壳虫乐队的曲子。
The referee whistled and the game was over. 裁判吹响了哨子，比赛结束了。
[ I + adv/prep ]呼啸而过
to make a long, high sound while moving quickly through or past something
She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf. 她听见风呼啸着穿过树丛，远处还有狼的嚎叫声。
I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head. 我刚走出大楼，马上就有一颗子弹从我头边呼啸而过。
[ I ]（鸟）啼啭，啭鸣
When birds whistle, they sing in high musical notes.
The birds were whistling in the early morning quiet. 鸟儿在寂静的清晨啭鸣。
- More examples
- He whistled to call his dogs.
- She always whistles in the bath.
- He was whistling a merry tune.
whistle
noun [ C ] uk/ˈwɪs.əl/ us/ˈwɪs.əl/
B2 哨子声;口哨声;呼啸声
the sound made by someone or something whistling
I recognized my father's tuneless whistle. 我听出父亲不成调的口哨声。
It sounded like the whistle of an old-fashioned steam train. 听起来像是老式蒸汽火车的汽笛声。
She listened to the whistle of the wind through the trees. 她听着风呼啸着穿过树林的声音。
哨子，笛子
an object that you hold to your lips and blow through in order to make a loud, high sound
The referee blew his whistle for half-time. 裁判吹响了半场休息的哨声。
Idiom
the final whistleidiom （足球或橄榄球等比赛的）终场哨
the end of a game of football, rugby, etc., when the referee blows the whistle to signal that the game is finished
He scored just before the final whistle. 他在终场哨响之前射进一球。