whistle-stop

💦中学词汇哨声响起哨声停止哨站哨声

whistle-stop 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a small, unimportant town, especially one along a railroad line.
  2. a short talk from the rear platform of a train, especially during a political campaign.
  3. a brief appearance, single performance, or the like, in a small town, as during a political campaign or theatrical tour.

whistle-stop 近义词

whistle-stop

等同于 tour

whistle-stop

等同于 town

whistle-stop

等同于 campaign

更多whistle-stop例句

  1. But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
  2. That ground hold was to stop you flying through weather that could kill you and everyone else aboard.
  3. Thankfully there were no casualties—the driver managed to stop the train immediately.
  4. The men were accused of reneging on pledges to stop working for the Iraqi government.
  5. Has L.A. figured out how to stop the epidemic it set loose on the world?
  6. "But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
  7. At twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
  8. He had seen the act committed, he felt sure but had made no effort whatever to stop the thief.
  9. The Kangaroo can hop and hop and hop; Somehow he never seems to want to stop.
  10. Yet when I stop gazing the next impulse is to move on; for if I have time to rest anywhere, why not at home?