whistle
英 ['w?s(?)l]
美['w?sl]
- n. 口哨；汽笛；嘯嘯聲
- vt. 吹口哨；鳴汽笛（過(guò)去式whistled，過(guò)去分詞whistled，現(xiàn)在分詞whistling，第三人稱單數(shù)whistles）
英英釋意
- 1. the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- 2. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle;
- "the whistle signalled the end of the game"
- 3. acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
- 4. an inexpensive fipple flute