a whistle-stop tour
/ə ˈwɪsl̩ stɒp ˌtʊə/NEUTRAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
駆け足の旅
意味
a quick trip that visits many places in a short time
短時間で多くの場所を回る慌ただしい旅.
例文
- 1Our guide took us on a whistle-stop tour of Rome, with ten minutes at each fountain.
- 2The new manager made a whistle-stop tour of all five shops in one afternoon.
- 3We only had one day in Paris, so the whole trip was a whistle-stop tour.
- 4Gran came home exhausted from a whistle-stop tour, having visited six cousins in two days.
- 5Is the school trip a whistle-stop tour, or will the class have time to explore each city?
文法
whistle-stop のハイフンは残す。訪れる場所は of の後に置き、go on、make、take someone on の後によく使う
「旅行」の他のイディオム
このテーマの20個とテストへ →20テーマ・400のイディオムを、忘れさせない復習と一緒に
ここではいくつかの質問だけ。アプリなら16の練習モード、日本語の近い表現、復習のタイミングを教えてくれる間隔反復があります。
