| 单词 | whistlestop |
| 释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : whistle-stopn. > as lemmasˈwhistle-stop ˈwhistle-stop v. (a) transitive, to travel through (a region) on a whistle-stop tour (rare); (b) intransitive, to make a whistle-stop tour. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [verb (intransitive)] > travel about or visit many places > tour > with brief stops to swing around the circle1866 whistle-stop1952 society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > travel about > tour > with brief stops whistle-stop1952 1952 News (Birmingham, Alabama) 26 July 1/3 In a sort of swan song to the Democratic Party as its leader, he offered to whistle-stop the country for his successor. 1952 Time 13 Oct. 23/3 In Michigan last week, nearly 100,000 people turned out to see Eisenhower as he whistlestopped across the state. 1978 Guardian 14 Dec. 15/4 Howard Jarvis..the Messiah of taxpayers..has whistle-stopped across the United States with..226 events every 10 days. < see also as lemmas |
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