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wolf whistle
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈwʊlf ˌwɪs.əl/ us /ˈwʊlf ˌwɪs.əl/
a whistle (= sound made by blowing air through the lips) sometimes made by a man when he sees a woman he finds sexually attractive: 挑逗性的口哨
The last time she went out wearing those ripped jeans she got several wolf whistles.上次她穿那条破洞牛仔裤出门时，有好几个人向她吹口哨挑逗。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
catcaller
catcalling
caterwauling
cheer
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
groan
growl
squall
squally
ululate
ululation
unsounded
vocalization
wail
whistle
whoop
yelp
wolf-whistle
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈwʊlf ˌwɪs.əl/ us /ˈwʊlf ˌwɪs.əl/
to whistle (= make a sound by blowing air through the lips), especially in order to show you find someone sexually attractive: （尤指挑逗性地）吹口哨
Builders are renowned for wolf-whistling at any woman who walks by.建筑工人会对任何路过的女人吹口哨，这一行为广为人知。。
One of the girls wolf-whistled, while the rest of them shrieked.其中一个女孩吹着口哨，其余的则尖叫起来。
All the men in the audience wolf-whistled.
The men at work wolf-whistle her when she walks past.
Do women like being wolf-whistled at, or not?
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