a shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance (尤指在公众集会或表演场合表示不满的)尖厉口哨声,尖叫声,嘘声 ■a loud whistle or a comment of a sexual nature made by a man to a passing woman 猫哨(男子对路过女性所发出的猥亵性口哨声)
verb
[no obj.]make such a whistle, shout, or comment 发出尖叫声,嘘声,猫哨 they were fired for catcalling at women. 他们因对妇女吹猫哨而被开除。
语源
mid 17th cent.: from cat + call, originally denoting a kind of whistle or squeaking instrument used to express disapproval at a theatre