whistle
英 ['w?s(?)l]
美['w?sl]
- n. 口哨；汽笛；嘯嘯聲
- vt. 吹口哨；鳴汽笛（過去式whistled，過去分詞whistled，現(xiàn)在分詞whistling，第三人稱單數(shù)whistles）
詞組搭配
blow the whistle on
(informal)bring an illicit activity to an end by informing on the person responsible
(非正式)終止不合法活動；告發(fā)，揭發(fā)
(as) clean as a whistle
extremely clean or clear
潔凈；清清楚楚
whistle something down the wind
let something go; abandon something
放走，聽其自由；放棄
whistle in the wind
try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed
徒然無功
blow the whistle&I{【俚語】}
To expose a wrongdoing in the hope of bringing it to a halt
揭發(fā)：懷著使違法行為得以中止的希望而告發(fā)
an attorney who blew the whistle on governmental corruption.
一個揭發(fā)政府腐敗的律師
whistle in the dark
To attempt to keep one's courage up.
給自己壯膽：試圖鼓起某人的勇氣