"flying visit" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 短暂拜访
• 匆忙访问

Definition

一次很短暂的拜访，某人只停留很短时间就离开。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达。常与“make”“pay”等动词连用，强调时间很短，常用于描述社交或朋友间的短暂到访。

Examples

We made a flying visit to the museum before it closed.

我们在博物馆关门前做了一个**短暂拜访**。

My aunt stopped by for a flying visit on her way to the airport.

我姑妈去机场路上顺便做了一个**短暂拜访**。

He only had time for a flying visit to the office.

他只来办公室做了一个**匆忙访问**。

Sorry I can't stay longer—this is just a flying visit.

对不起，我不能多呆了——这只是个**短暂拜访**。

They paid us a flying visit while passing through town.

他们经过小镇时特地做了个**短暂拜访**。

A flying visit was all we could manage between meetings this week.

本周会议之间，我们只能安排一次**短暂拜访**。