dog whistle

noun
🔊/ˈdɒɡ wɪsl/
🔊/ˈdɔːɡ wɪsl/
jump to other results
  1. a whistle used to train dogs that makes a sound that is too high for humans to hear
    • A dog whistle blows at a frequency that is beyond the sensitivity of the human ear.狗哨子的吹响频率超出了人耳的灵敏度。
  2. a political message that is only intended for and heard by a particular group of people
    • He made use of the dog whistle on issues like immigration and crime.他在移民和犯罪等问题上利用了狗哨。
    • dog whistle politics狗哨政治