2017年成人学位英语考试常考词汇：whisper

n. 耳语,密谈,谣传,飒飒的声音 vi. 耳语,密谈,飒飒地响 vt. 低声说

常用短语

stage whisper 旁白,故意让别人听见的耳语

参考例句

She is whispering slyly to her neighbor.她密向邻座的人耳语。

The leaves whispered in the breeze.树叶在微风中沙沙响。

The story is being whispered about the neighborhood.这事正在附近流传。

The two of them politely exchanged whispers.两人很客气地小声说了几句话。

He whispered slyly to his brother.他对他弟弟悄悄地耳语。

2017年成人学位英语考试常考词汇：whistle

n. 口哨,汽笛,啸啸声,口哨声 vi. 吹口哨,鸣汽笛,发嘘嘘声 vt. 用口哨通知

常用短语

tin whistle n. 六孔小笛，六孔哨

whistle buoy 鸣哨浮标

whistle stop n. (有信号招呼火车才停的)小城, 乡镇,短暂停留

参考例句

The ref's whistling for a foul.裁判正在吹哨叫犯规。

A bullet whistled past his head.一颗子弹嗖的一声从他头上飞过。

The wind whistled through a crack in the door.风从门缝中呼呼刮了进来。

I heard a blast of the whistle in the distance.我听到远处一阵口哨声。

To chirp or whistle, as a bird does.唧唧喳喳地叫象鸟类似地尖叫