释义 |
whistle['hwisl]- vi.
- vt.
- n.
- 哨子,汽笛
- 哨音,汽笛声
- 吹哨;鸣汽笛
- 哨音发出的召唤(或信号)
- (风的)呼啸声
- [口语]嘴和喉[只用于 wet one's whistle]
- 短语:
- (as) clean as a whistle [口语]很光滑,很洁净,清白无罪
- (as)slick as a whistle
- at someone's whistle 某人呼之即来,听从某人指挥
- bid(或 let)someone go whistle
- 驱逐(或赶走)某人
- 无理地拒绝某人;无视某人的愿望[参见 go whistle]
- blow the whistle(on)
- [美国俚语]
- 告发,检举,揭发
- 使停下来,(命令)停止
- 反对,阻止,禁止
- (裁判员)对…处罚
- dance after(或 to)someone's whistle 百依百顺地服从某人,听某人的指挥
- to go whistle
- in less than a pig's whistle(或 whisper) [口语]立刻,马上,不大的功夫
- let someone go whistle 不顾某人愿望,使某人失望
- pay (dear) for one's whistle 出高价买无价值的小东西;由于一时兴趣而付出很大代价;得不偿失[亦作 pay too dear for one's whistle]
- wet one's(或 the) whistle 润润嗓子;喝点酒(尤指某一天第一次喝酒)
- whistle down the wind
- 白费唇舌;散布流言,诽谤,中伤
- 放走;放弃,听其自然
- 说空话
- whistle in the dark
- whistle like a blackbird 像画眉那样自由自在地啭鸣
- worth the whistle 值得召唤(或邀请)的;值得注意的
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