whistle-stop
英 [ˈhwislstɔp] 美 [ˈhwɪsəlˌstɑp, ˈwɪs-]

v.

作竞选活动；小镇；

英英释义

whistle-stop[ 'hwislstɔp ]

• n.a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

  同义词：whistle stopflag stopway station

• v.tour the country in order to solicit votes for an election

  同义词：whistlestop

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Maybe we should stop at the next town to eat.
   也许我们应该鄙人一个小镇停下来去吃饭。
2. Stop by Barstow for short rest before continuing back to Los Angeles.Arrive in Los Angeles in the evening.
   于前往洛杉矶沿途欣赏沙漠风光，沙漠小镇巴斯托小休，傍晚时分抵达洛杉矶。
3. After a stop to lay a wreath at Russia's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Mr.Obama will head to the Kremlin for a private meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
   在他短暂停留为俄罗斯无名烈士墓献了花圈之后，奥巴马会到克里姆林宫与俄罗斯总统进行个人会谈。
4. After a brief stop on the coast, Lowe drifted toward the interior, eventually landing in the Piedmont section of South Carolina near the present-day town of Union.
   在海岸作短暂停留以后，洛朝内地飞去，最终降落在南卡罗来纳州的皮德蒙特区，靠近现今的尤尼恩城。

权威例句

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