单词 | whistle-stop |
释义 | whistle-stop /hwis"euhl stop', wis"-/, v. , whistle-stopped, whistle-stopping, adj. v.i. 1. to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters. 2. to take a trip consisting of several brief, usually overnight, stops. adj. 3. occurring at a whistle stop; consisting of whistle stops: a whistle-stop speech; a whistle-stop tour of the Northwest. [1950-55] |
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