whistle-stop

n (a) (US) small railway station where trains stop only when signalled to do so (仅於发出停车信号才停的)小火车站. (b) (fig 比喻) short stop made by a politician during an election campaign (竞选活动中政客的)短暂停留: [attrib 作定语] on a whistle-stop tour of the country 在全国各地作短暂停留的竞选旅行.


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