词组 | whistle-stop tour |
释义 | Idiom whistle-stop tour a very quick visit to several places.Coach loads of tourists come for whistle-stop tours of the main European cities. (often + of)whistle-stop tourA brief trip to several locations. My travel agent offered me such a great deal on a whistle-stop tour of Italy that I couldn't resist. a ˌwhistle-stop ˈtourshort visits to different places made, for example, by a politician during an election campaign: The Prime Minister left on a whistle-stop tour of the north of England today.The new manager’s gone on a whistle-stop tour of all the offices.In the US, a whistle stop is a small town or station that trains only stop at if somebody gives a signal. |
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