whistle stop

英 [ˈwɪsl stɒp]

美 [ˈwɪsl stɑːp]

网络  荒僻小站; 短暂停留; 英文称之为哨停

英英释义

noun

• a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
  Synonym:flag stopway station

双语例句

• Indeed, there is something quite romantic about a 21st-century whistle stop business trip calling at Vienna, Kiev, Almaty, Urumqi and Beijing rather than making countless, stressful point-to-point journeys over the course of the year.
  的确，相比于一年中无数次点对点的紧张旅程，短暂经停维也纳、基辅、阿拉木图、乌鲁木齐和北京的21世纪风格的商务旅行，还是很有一些浪漫气息的。
• I could hardly believe my eyes; even though it was a red light, the police blew his whistle to stop vehicles from other directions, and signaled me to move on.
  我真不敢相信自己的眼睛，在等红灯时，那位警察竟然吹哨子阻挡其他方向的车辆，并用手示意叫我先走。
• Dead ball: Occurs whenever the whistle blows to stop play and after a field goal, but before the opponent gains possession of the ball.
  在一方打出球，而另一方没有接住球之前，被口哨停止。
• The policeman blew his whistle for the carts to stop.
  警察吹哨要那几辆大车停下来。
• FROHIKE: Was a UFO whistle stop on the way to the next pickup.
  福洛海克：是飞碟在去接下一个人的路上的短暂停留。
• Nasmith kept shouting, blowing his whistle to stop the excited players.
  内史密斯不停地喊着，并吹哨让兴奋的球员们停下来。