词汇 | barnstorm |
释义 | barnstorm verb[ I or T ] mainly USuk /ˈbɑːn.stɔːm/ us /ˈbɑːrn.stɔːrm/ to travel to a lot of small towns and make political speeches to try to get people's votes or support: (在小城镇)作巡回政治演说(以获取选票或支持) He plans to barnstorm across the state to generate public support.他计划到全国各地作巡回演说,以寻求公众支持。 In the past, to barnstorm was to travel to a lot of small towns and perform flying tricks in aircraft.(旧时)作巡回飞行特技表演 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proportional representation proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting vote something through voting voting booth voting machine voting slip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Air travel: aviation Spectacles & performances barnstorm | American Dictionarybarnstorm verb[ I/T ] us/ˈbɑrnˌstɔrm/ to travel to many places briefly in order to give a performance or to make a political appearance: [ I/T ]He barnstormed (through) the West. Examples of barnstormbarnstorm The teams of the era were independents, barnstorming throughout the region and not affiliated with any organized league, though they did have salaries and were run as business organizations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also traveled with barnstorming teams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Even though teams were league members, most still continued to barnstorm and play non-league games against local or semi-pro teams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We are not discussing a barnstorming report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The most lucrative part of the business turned out to be barnstorming displays promoting short recreational plane rides. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The name refers to the act of barnstorming, which means to travel around an area appearing in exhibition sports events, especially baseball games. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After a three-week break, barnstorming was over and the promised third leg of multiple-show stands was on. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were the leaders in the era's entertainment genre called barnstorming. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A number of barnstorming teams have existed, and women have played alongside major league players in exhibition games. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Where there weren't professional teams, there were semi-pro teams, traveling teams barnstorming, company clubs and amateur men's leagues. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was injured in a plane crash while barnstorming around 1932, ending his pro wrestling career. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many decided to take their war-surplus aircraft on barnstorming campaigns, performing aerobatic maneuvers to woo crowds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His strong lineout winning ability, aggressive physicality, barnstorming running and frequent try-scoring has formed the cornerstone of his success throughout his career. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Barnstorming basketball was the opportunity for women to play men's rules against men. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To put himself through school, he barnstormed and ferried aircraft. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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