不及物动词吹口哨,吹哨子,鸣汽笛; 呼啸; (动物)发出刺耳的叫声; 吹口哨召唤
及物动词由吹口哨而发出; 吹口哨召唤; 用哨声使…行动
名词汽笛; 口哨,哨子; 哨声,笛声; 啭鸣声:尖厉高音
1. 吹口哨;用口哨吹出(曲调)
When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical notes by forcing your breath out between your lips, or your teeth.
e.g. He whistled and sang snatches of songs...
他吹口哨并唱了几段小曲。
e.g. He was whistling softly to himself...
他轻声吹着口哨。
2. (吃惊、唤狗、赞叹等时)发出口哨声
When someone whistles, they make a sound by forcing their breath out between their lips or their teeth. People sometimes whistle when they are surprised or shocked, or to call a dog, or to show that they are impressed.
e.g. He whistled, surprised but not shocked...
他吹了声口哨,很是惊讶但没有被吓住。
e.g. Jenkins whistled through his teeth, impressed at last...
詹金斯吹了声口哨,最终被打动了。
3. (火车)鸣汽笛;(水开时水壶)发出尖啸声
If something such as a train or a kettle whistles, it makes a loud, high sound.
e.g. Somewhere a train whistled...
不知哪里的火车在鸣汽笛。
e.g. ...the whistling car radio.
车载收音机的尖啸声
名词计量器; 计量仪
动词用仪表测量
1. 计量仪;计量表
A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
e.g. He was there to read the electricity meter...
他到那里抄电表。
e.g. They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
他们有权进来查表。
2. 用表计量(耗用的煤气、电等)
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
e.g. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water...
这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。
e.g. Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive.
打表计价的出租车相对便宜。
3. 同 parking meter
A meter is the same as a parking meter .
4. see also: metre
名词运送,运输; 运输系统; 运输工具; 流放
1. 交通工具;运输工具
Transportation refers to any type of vehicle that you can travel in or carry goods in.
e.g. The company will provide transportation.
公司会提供交通工具。