whistle學測 L4KK [ˈwɪsəl] ｜ /ˈwɪsəl/
哨子；信號用器具·口哨聲；哨音·呼嘯聲；尖鳴聲
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The gym teacher blew her whistle, and everyone lined up quickly.
體育老師吹了哨子，大家立刻排好隊。
一個畫面：用力吹氣發出尖聲
吹哨器具圓柱狀器具，用嘴吹出聲響
口哨聲嘴唇夾氣吹出的尖細聲音
呼嘯聲風或蒸氣穿過縫隙的尖鳴
義項
裁判哨聲C1noun哨子；信號用器具
The referee blew his whistle when someone broke the rules.
裁判在有人犯規時吹哨子。
blow a whistlea loud whistle
街頭口哨B2noun口哨聲；哨音
He gave a soft whistle to say hello to his friend.
他輕輕吹了一聲口哨跟朋友打招呼。
a soft whistlea happy whistle
火車呼嘯C1noun呼嘯聲；尖鳴聲
The train's whistle could be heard across the valley.
火車的呼嘯聲傳遍整個山谷。
the whistle of the winda train whistle
片語
blow the whistle on揭發弊端 →向外界揭發不法情事
as clean as a whistle潔淨清白 →非常乾淨或問心無愧
give a whistle吹聲口哨 →發出一聲口哨示意
你會不會這樣說？
The gym teacher blew her ___, and everyone lined up quickly. (whistle / whisper)
看答案
whistle
whistle 指哨聲，whisper 指低語，發音相近，字義不同。
'The train's whistle could be heard across the valley.' 這裡的 whistle 最接近哪個意思？(A) 哨子器具 (B) 口哨聲 (C) 呼嘯聲
看答案
(C)
此句描述火車行進時發出的尖鳴聲，對應「呼嘯聲」義項而非實體器具。
字族
whistleblower 揭弊者；告發者・whistling 發出呼嘯聲的