whistle-stop

短语

v. 作竞选活动

发音

AU

词形变化

whistle-stops 复数 whistle-stopped whistle-stopping whistle-stops 三单 whistle-stopping 现在分词 whistle-stopped 过去式 whistle-stopped 过去分词

别名

whistlestop

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small train station.

    习语
  2. 2.

    A brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

    政治
v.
  1. 1.

    To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

    不及物 政治
adj.
  1. 1.

    Extremely brief and hurried.

    习语

    We've only got 30 minutes at the stadium, so I'll give you a whistle-stop tour.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

flag stop waystation

上位词 3

railroad station railway station train station
动词

上位词 2

run campaign

词源

Named for the train whistle that is frequently blown before stopping in small towns.

来源：wiktionary