whistle-stop
n
(a) (US) small railway station where trains stop only when signalled to do so (僅於發出停車信號才停的)小火車站.
(b) (fig 比喻) short stop made by a politician during an election campaign (競選活動中政客的)短暫停留
[attrib 作定語]
on a whistle-stop tour of the country 在全國各地作短暫停留的競選旅行.