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wolf whistle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈwolf ˌwhistle noun [countable]  ATTRACTED TO somebodya way of whistling that men sometimes use to show that they think a woman is attractive 〔男人对美貌女子吹的〕挑逗口哨wolf-whistle verb [intransitive]
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wolf whistleShe jumped visibly at his wolf whistle.
ˈwolf ˌwhistle nounChineseSyllable
sometimes a use of whistling men Corpus to that way


wolf whistle
ˈwolf ˌwhistle noun [countable]
a way of whistling that men sometimes use to show that they think a woman is attractive
—wolf-whistle verb [intransitive]


wolf whistleBrE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ 🔊 nouna whistle with a short rising note and a long falling note, used by sb, usually a man, to show that they find sb else attractive, especially sb passing in the street 挑逗呼哨(尤指男子在街上向美貌女子吹的)She was fed up with the builders' wolf whistles each morning. 每天早上都有建筑工人冲她挑逗地吹口哨,她烦都烦死了。🔊🔊 wolf-whistle BrE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊlf wɪsl/ 🔊 verb [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sb)