whistle stop

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. The policeman blew his whistle for the carts to stop.
   警察吹哨要那几辆大车停下来。
5. 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。
6. 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。

noun

1. a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal

   Synonym:    flag stopway station