单词
whistle
英 ['w?s(?)l]
美['w?sl]
基本信息
- n. 口哨；汽笛；啸啸声
- vt. 吹口哨；鸣汽笛（过去式whistled，过去分词whistled，现在分词whistling，第三人称单数whistles）
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词组搭配
blow the whistle on
(informal)bring an illicit activity to an end by informing on the person responsible
(非正式)终止不合法活动；告发，揭发
(as) clean as a whistle
extremely clean or clear
洁净；清清楚楚
whistle something down the wind
let something go; abandon something
放走，听其自由；放弃
whistle in the wind
try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed
徒然无功
blow the whistle&I{【俚语】}
To expose a wrongdoing in the hope of bringing it to a halt
揭发：怀着使违法行为得以中止的希望而告发
an attorney who blew the whistle on governmental corruption.
一个揭发政府腐败的律师
whistle in the dark
To attempt to keep one's courage up.
给自己壮胆：试图鼓起某人的勇气
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