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blow whistle on

/hwis-uhl, wis-/US // ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- //UK // (ˈwɪsəl) //

揭发,揭发事件,打小报告,举报

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.
    • : to produce a similar sound when actuated by steam or the like: This teakettle whistles when it boils.
    • : to move, go, pass, etc., with a whistling or whizzing sound, as a bullet or the wind.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    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.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.
  1. 1
    • : whistle for, to demand or expect without success: After promising to pay, he told us we could whistle for our money.

Phrases

  • whistle Dixie
  • whistle for
  • whistle in the dark
  • blow the whistle on
  • clean as a whistle
  • slick as a whistle
  • wet one's whistle

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inimpede
Antonyms
as inblame
Synonyms
attribute归属,归因于,属性,归因charge收费,控告,控方,收费标准chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责condemn谴责,声讨,赔偿,判处criticize批评,批判,指责,说三道四denounce谴责,攻讦,驳斥,指责indict控告,起诉,控诉,控告对方admonish劝诫,训诫,劝告,劝谏ascribe题词,题写,题名,题记blast爆炸,爆炸声,爆炸事件,爆破censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥disapprove不赞成,不赞同,不认可,不同意finger指,指头,指数,指纹frame框架,框框,框,帧impute归因于,归纳,归咎于,归结knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击rap说唱,饶舌,说唱机,说教rebuke训斥,申斥,谴责,训斥一下reprehend驳斥,回避,驳回,驳斥了reproach责备,责难,责备声,责怪reprove谴责,斥责,责备,诤言roast烘烤,焙烧,烘焙,焙烤saddle鞍座,鞍部,鞍子,马鞍skin皮肤,皮肤病,皮肤病患者tax税收,税,税款,税务upbraid叱咤风云,叱责,叱骂,叱咤江湖blow the whistle on揭发,揭发事件,举报,揭露climb all over爬满,爬满了,遍地爬,攀援denunciate告发,控诉,谴责,揭发express disapprobation表示不以为然,表示不屑一顾,表示不喜欢,表示不屑find fault with指责,找茬,指摘,找茬儿hold responsible追究责任,问责,负责任,负责任的jump all over乱蹦乱跳,跳来跳去,跳来跳去的,乱蹦乱跳的jump down one's throat乱跳,跃然纸上,跃跃欲试,扑通一声lay a bad trip on惹祸上身,闯祸,闯祸了,闯祸的人lay at one's doorlay to铺设到,铺到,铺设至,铺设给let one have it放马过来吧,任由其发挥吧,任由其发挥,任由其发展lower the boom放下吊杆,降低吊杆,降下吊杆,下降吊杆pass the buck推卸责任,推诿责任,推诿扯皮,转嫁责任point the finger指指点点,指点江山,指责,指点迷津stick it to贴在,贴着,粘着,粘住
as incondemn
Synonyms
castigate诟病,鞭挞,抨击,谴责censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责criticize批评,批判,指责,说三道四decry问罪,声讨,质询,质问denounce谴责,攻讦,驳斥,指责punish处罚,惩治,惩处,惩罚sentence句子,判刑,一句话,句话adjudge判定,判决,审定,判断belittle轻视,贬低,蔑视,看轻damn该死的,该死,见鬼,可恶deprecate弃用,废止,废弃的,删减depreciate贬值,贬低,折旧,贬值的disapprove不赞成,不赞同,不认可,不同意disparage贬低,诋毁,贬损,贬低他人doom祸事,灾难,祸害,毁灭frame框架,框框,框,帧judge法官,判断,审判员,评审knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击name名称,名字,名,姓名pronounce宣称,宣读,宣告,宣称是proscribe禁制,禁令,禁锢,禁止reprehend驳斥,回避,驳回,驳斥了reproach责备,责难,责备声,责怪reprobate恶人,恶棍,恶习不改,恶人先告状reprove谴责,斥责,责备,诤言skin皮肤,皮肤病,皮肤病患者upbraid叱咤风云,叱责,叱骂,叱咤江湖call down叫停,唤醒,唤回,唤醒了come down on下来吧,下来,下来的,下来的时候denunciate告发,控诉,谴责,揭发find fault with指责,找茬,指摘,找茬儿find guilty认定有罪,认定有罪的,认定为有罪,发现有罪hang something on挂上东西,挂东西,悬挂东西,挂上lay at one's doorlet have it随它去吧,算了吧,随它吧,放手吧pass sentence on判处,宣判,判刑,判处死刑pin it on把它钉在上面,把它钉在墙上,钉住它,钉在上面point finger at指指点点,指指点点的,指责,指点put away收起,收起来,收回,收好put down撂倒,放下,撂下,撂倒了send up送上,送上去,送上去的,发出send up the river上河,溯江而上,溯河而上,溯流而上thumbs down on竖起大拇指,竖起大拇指的是,竖起大拇指的,竖起大拇指说
as inhalt
Synonyms
castigate诟病,鞭挞,抨击,谴责censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责criticize批评,批判,指责,说三道四decry问罪,声讨,质询,质问denounce谴责,攻讦,驳斥,指责punish处罚,惩治,惩处,惩罚sentence句子,判刑,一句话,句话adjudge判定,判决,审定,判断belittle轻视,贬低,蔑视,看轻damn该死的,该死,见鬼,可恶deprecate弃用,废止,废弃的,删减depreciate贬值,贬低,折旧,贬值的disapprove不赞成,不赞同,不认可,不同意disparage贬低,诋毁,贬损,贬低他人doom祸事,灾难,祸害,毁灭frame框架,框框,框,帧judge法官,判断,审判员,评审knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击name名称,名字,名,姓名pronounce宣称,宣读,宣告,宣称是proscribe禁制,禁令,禁锢,禁止reprehend驳斥,回避,驳回,驳斥了reproach责备,责难,责备声,责怪reprobate恶人,恶棍,恶习不改,恶人先告状reprove谴责,斥责,责备,诤言skin皮肤,皮肤病,皮肤病患者upbraid叱咤风云,叱责,叱骂,叱咤江湖call down叫停,唤醒,唤回,唤醒了come down on下来吧,下来,下来的,下来的时候denunciate告发,控诉,谴责,揭发find fault with指责,找茬,指摘,找茬儿find guilty认定有罪,认定有罪的,认定为有罪,发现有罪hang something on挂上东西,挂东西,悬挂东西,挂上lay at one's doorlet have it随它去吧,算了吧,随它吧,放手吧pass sentence on判处,宣判,判刑,判处死刑pin it on把它钉在上面,把它钉在墙上,钉住它,钉在上面point finger at指指点点,指指点点的,指责,指点put away收起,收起来,收回,收好put down撂倒,放下,撂下,撂倒了send up送上,送上去,送上去的,发出send up the river上河,溯江而上,溯河而上,溯流而上thumbs down on竖起大拇指,竖起大拇指的是,竖起大拇指的,竖起大拇指说

Examples

  • 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.