词汇 | walkabout |
释义 | walkabout Officialswalk·a·bout /ˈwɔːkəbaʊt $ ˈwɒːk-/ noun [countableC] British EnglishBrE 1 informalPGO an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people 〔重要人物〕深入群众闲话家常 The press conference was followed by a walkabout and a factory visit. 新闻发布会之后是亲民活动和参观工厂。 2 go walkabout spokenDISAPPEAR to get lost – used humorously 消失,不翼而飞〔幽默用法〕 My watch has gone walkabout again. 我的手表又不翼而飞了。 Examples from the Corpus go walkabout• You know that when a black fella dies the whole family moves out of the house and goes walkabout.• Prunella was right - why the fuss just because Blythe had gone walkabout?• I thought I'd just go walkabout and see what I can dig up.• Our man's gone walkabout for reasons of his own. Examples from the Corpus walkabout• She gave no outward signs of her problems when she went on a walkabout.• Its cameras followed the candidates around on the campaign, showing unabridged speeches, press conferences, walkabouts.• Prunella was right - why the fuss just because Blythe had gone walkabout? |
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