walkabout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++walk·a·bout /ˈwɔːkəbaʊt $ ˈwɒːk-/ noun [countable] British English 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
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?walk·a·bout nounChineseSyllable
a an person Corpus when through an important occasion walks
walkabout
walk‧a‧bout /ˈwɔːkəbaʊt $ ˈwɒːk-/
noun [countable] British English
1. informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people:
The press conference was followed by a walkabout and a factory visit.
2. go walkabout spoken to get lost – used humorously:
My watch has gone walkabout again.
walk‧a‧bout /ˈwɔːkəbaʊt $ ˈwɒːk-/
noun [countable] British English1. informal an occasion when an important person walks through a crowd, talking informally to people:
2. go walkabout spoken to get lost – used humorously:
