blow the whistle 的 4 个定义
whis·tled, whis·tling.
- to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- to make such a sound or series of sounds otherwise, as by blowing on some device.
- to emit similar sounds from the mouth, as birds do.
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whis·tled, whis·tling.
- to produce by whistling: to whistle a tune.
- to call, direct, or signal by or as by whistling: He whistled his dog over.
- to send with a whistling or whizzing sound.
- an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
- a sound produced by whistling: a prolonged whistle of astonishment.
- a simple fipple flute.
- whistle for, to demand or expect without success: After promising to pay, he told us we could whistle for our money.
blow the whistle 近义词
inform on
blow the whistle 的近义词 9 个
由blow the whistle构成的短语
- whistle Dixie
- whistle for
- whistle in the dark
- blow the whistle on
- clean as a whistle
- slick as a whistle
- wet one's whistle
更多blow the whistle例句
- Root cells release malic acid, which acts like a shepherd’s whistle.
- Influencers, who are paid by brands to promote their products to their thousands of followers, generally agree that Reels lacks some of the bells and whistles of TikTok.
- There’s no whistle, bell, or any other serious notification of when the harmless pre-ejaculate ends and the fluids of fatherhood begin.
- Snarky Alexis may have had a ritzy Rolls-Royce, but today’s Sentra—completely redesigned for 2020—offers a lot more bells and whistles.
- Yet offense continued to rule even once the whistles became less frequent.
- “Clean as a whistle,” says a senior investigator involved in the case.
- But admit it: at the first whistle, we all paid attention, to a part of the world that would usually prefer us all to butt out.
- He is on trial along with three others, and Bogucki is blowing the whistle on government practices he says are not fair play.
- Not a lot of air tooting that whistle, no matter what the video would lead viewers to believe.
- And yep, the flag can be used in dog whistle fashion to signal a position on “those blacks.”
- Robert uttered a shrill, piercing whistle which might have been heard back at the wharf.
- Goodell paused in the doorway and emitted a whistle of surprise at sight of a horse in one of the stalls.
- Then he goes out, gits into his Pullman section, blows his punkin whistle and departs.
- He only tore himself from her reluctant arms as the final whistle sounded from the engine.
- In a lull of the raging earth the distant whistle of the train could be distinctly heard.