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单词 barnstorm
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
barn•storm /ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. Governmentto travel in rural areas conducting a political campaign, speaking in public, or giving dramatic shows.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
barn•storm  (bärn′stôrm′),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. Governmentto conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
  2. Show Business[Theat.]to tour small towns to stage theatrical performances.
  3. Aeronautics(of a pilot) to give exhibitions of stunt flying, participate in airplane races, etc., in the course of touring country towns and rural areas.
  4. Sport(of a professional athletic team) to tour an area playing exhibition games after the regular season.

v.t. 
  1. to tour (various places) as a barnstormer.
  • barn1 + storm 1880–85
barn′storm′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
barnstorm /ˈbɑːnˌstɔːm/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to tour rural districts putting on shows, esp theatrical, athletic, or acrobatic shows
  2. chiefly US Canadian to tour rural districts making speeches in a political campaign
Etymology: 19th Century: from barn1 + storm (vb); from the performances often being in barns

ˈbarnˌstorming n , adj
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