| 释义 |
●a ˌwhistle-stop ˈtourshort visits to different places made, for example, by a politician during an election campaign 在各地所作的短暂旅行访问（如竞选旅行）◆The Prime Minister left on a whistle-stop tour of the north of England today.首相今天出发去英格兰北部进行竞选旅行。◆The new manager’s gone on a whistle-stop tour of all the offices.新上任的经理到各个办公室进行巡访。 ORIGIN In the US, a whistle stop is a small town or station that trains only stop at if somebody gives a signal. 在美国，whistle stop指火车只在有人发出信号后才停车的小镇或小站。 |