outing
noun /ˈaʊtɪŋ/
/ˈaʊtɪŋ/
synonym excursion(集体)出外游玩(或学习等);远足 - a family outing
全家远足 - on an outing (to…) We went on an outing to London.
我们游览了伦敦。 - outing to… Every year she organized an outing to the countryside.
她每年组织一次去乡下的郊游。
Synonyms triptrip- journey
- tour
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- day out
- trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
- a business trip
出差 - a five-minute trip by taxi
五分钟的出租车车程
- a business trip
- journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
- a long and difficult journey across the mountains
漫长而艰难的翻山旅行
- a long and difficult journey across the mountains
A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys.用 trip 还是 journey? - tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
- a tour of Bavaria
巴伐利亚之旅
- a tour of Bavaria
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
- the first expedition to the South Pole
首次去南极的探险
- the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
- We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
我们到岛上去游览了一整天。
- We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
- The children were on a day’s outing from school.
孩子们正进行为期一天的校外短途旅行。
- The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
- We had a day out at the beach.
我们在海滩玩了一天。
- We had a day out at the beach.
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Topics Holidaysc1- We're going on an outing tomorrow.
我们明天去远足。 - The children were on a day's outing from school.
孩子们离校游览了一天。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- special
- day’s
- …
- arrange
- plan
- enjoy
- …
- on outing
- outing from
- outing to
- …
- a family outing
- [countable] (sport
, informal) an occasion when somebody takes part in a competition体育 参赛;比赛 - [uncountable, countable] the practice of naming people as gay or lesbian in public, when they do not want anyone to know
(违背同性恋者本人意愿)对(其)身份的公开挑明
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of going out or of expelling’): from the verb out + -ing.