whistle-stop

adjective
🔊/ˈwɪsl stɒp/
🔊/ˈwɪsl stɑːp/
[only before noun]
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  1. visiting a lot of different places in a very short time走马观花的;浮光掠影的
    • to go on a whistle-stop tour of Europe到欧洲各地作走马看花的观光
    • politicians on a whistle-stop election campaign在各地进行蜻蜓点水式竞选宣传的政治人物
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhistle-stop is used with these nouns:
    • tour
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