吹口哨：whistle的用法解析

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        The chicken's clueless about the egg's fate.Will it hatch or become an omelette.No one knows what the future holds.So let your lips roll And whistle away the toll，all is well.
        ——Three Idiots
        母鸡无法预测鸡蛋的命运，能否孵化，还是成煎蛋饼。也没人知道将来会怎样。所以嘟起嘴，吹口哨，都会好的。
        ——《三大傻大闹宝莱坞》
        一、下面我们来看看whistle有几种含义
        n.
        1.哨子，汽笛 [C] a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to make a loud high sound, used to attract attention or as a signal
        The referee blew his whistle, and the game stopped.
        裁判鸣笛，比赛停止。
         
        2.口哨声，汽笛声 [U,C] the sound made by blowing a whistle
        I heard a blast of the whistle in the distance.
        我听到远处一阵口哨声。
         
        v.
        1.吹口哨；吹哨子 [I,T] to make a high sound or a musical tune by forcing your breath out when your lips are closed
        The little boy rounded his lips to whistle.
        那个小男孩把双唇收圆好吹口哨。
         
        2.（烧水壶或机器）鸣叫；呼啸；鸣笛 [I,T] to make a high sound
        We used to hear the train whistle at night.
        过去我们常会在晚上听到火车的汽笛声。
         
        3.呼啸而行；嗖嗖地移动 [I,T] to move quickly, making a high sound
        A bullet whistled past his head.
        一颗子弹嗖的一声从他头上飞过。
         
        4.啭鸣；唧啾 [I] to make a high sound
        The nightingale whistled sweetly.
        夜莺啭鸣。
         
        二、下面我们来学习一下含有whistle的常见短语
        tin whistle
        n. 六孔小笛，六孔哨
         
        whistle buoy
        鸣哨浮标
         
        whistle stop
        n. (有信号招呼火车才停的)小城, 乡镇,短暂停留
         
        三、最后来做个填词游戏吧
        A bullet _________ past his ear.
        子弹嗖的一声从他耳边飞过。