whistle

whistle
ホイッスル
くちぶえ 口笛 <kettle>
ちんちん
* * *
/(h)wísl/ 〔擬音語〕
〖動〗(~s/-z/; ~d/-d/; -・tling)
|自|
1 [SV]〈人が〉口笛を吹く, 〔…に/…するために〕(口)笛で合図する〔at, to/to do〕; [SV to O to do]O 〈動物・人〉に…するように口笛を吹く

~ through one's fingers指笛を吹く

The young man ~d to attract her attention. 若者は彼女の注意を引くために口笛を吹いた.

2 〈風・弾丸などが〉ヒューと音をたてる; 笛[警笛(けいてき), 汽笛]を鳴らす.
3 〈鳥などが〉口笛を吹くようにさえずる.
|他|
1 [SVO]〈人が〉〈曲など〉を口笛で吹く

I can ~ any tune. 私はどんな曲でも口笛で吹ける.

2 〈動物・人〉に(口)笛で合図する(+back, away, off, up); [SVO to do]O〈人〉に(口)笛を吹いて…するようにさせる

The policeman ~d the car to stop. 警官はその車に停車せよと笛で合図した.

whistle at O
〈人〉に口笛を鳴らす.
whistle for O
(1) …を口笛で呼ぶ.
(2) ((略式))…を望んでもむだである《◆しばしばcan [will have to, may] ~ for itで用いられる》.
〖名〗〖C〗
1 口笛(を吹くこと)

blow a ~口笛を吹く.

2 汽笛, 警笛, ホイッスル(などの音).
(as) clean as a whistle
((略式))
(1) まったくきれい[潔白]で.
(2) 器用に, 巧みに(skillfully).
blow the [a] whistle
(1) ((俗))〔人を〕裏切る, 密告する; 〔事を〕密告する, ばらす, たれこむ〔on〕.
(2) 〔好ましくないものを〕中止させる, 取り締る〔on〕.
wet one's whistle
((古略式))(酒を)1杯やる《◆whistleはのどの意》.

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