释义 |
whistle-stop BrE /ˈwɪsl stɒp/ NAmE /stɑːp/ ●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。 |