excursion
noun /ɪkˈskɜːʃn/
/ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/
- a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
(尤指集体)远足,短途旅行 - on an excursion They've gone on an excursion to York.
他们到约克旅游去了。 - There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer.
整个夏天都有定期的周末远足。
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
Wordfinder- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel
Topics Holidaysb2- Our ship offers 13 different excursions.
我们的船提供 13 种不同的旅游路线。 - Princess Tours runs independent excursions from selected hotels.
公主旅行社在精选出的酒店中经营独立的旅游线路。 - We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island.
我们决定花一整天时间去那个岛上玩。 - We signed up for a shore excursion to New Orleans.
我们报名参加了一个去新奥尔良海滨的旅游。 - Optional excursions include a tour of the ancient city and a day's horse-riding.
可选的游览包括游览古城和一天的骑马。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
- excursion into
- excursion to
- on an excursion They've gone on an excursion to York.
- excursion into something (formal) a short period of trying a new or different activity
(短期的)涉足,涉猎 - After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。 - her first excursion into business
她第一次涉足商务
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
- excursion into
- excursion to
- After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘act of running out’), from Latin excursio(n-), from the verb excurrere ‘run out’, from ex- ‘out’ + currere ‘to run’.