单词 | expedition |
释义 | ex·ped·itionBrE /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ NAmE /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ noun an organized journey with a particular purpose , especially to find out about a place that is not well known 远征;探险;考察◆ to plan /lead /go on an expedition to the North Pole 计划/带队/去北极探险the people who go on an expedition 远征队;探险队;考察队◆ Five members of Scott's expedition made it to the South Pole . 斯科特考察队的五名成员成功到达南极。(sometimeshumorous ) a short trip that you make when you want or need sth (短途的)旅行,出行◆ a shopping expedition 外出购物tripjourney ⬥ tour ⬥ expedition ⬥ excursion ⬥ outing ⬥ day outThese are all words for an act of travelling to a place.以上各词均指旅行、旅游。trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again通常指往返的旅行:◆a business trip出差◆a five-minute trip by taxi五分钟的出租车车程journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart尤指长途旅行:◆a long and difficult journey across the mountains漫长而艰难的翻山旅行trip or journey?用 trip 还是 journey?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. * trip 通常为往返旅行,journey 通常为单程旅行。trip 的行程常较 journey 短,但并非一定如此:◆a trip to New York去纽约的旅行◆a round-the-world trip环球旅行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.即使距离远,trip 所花时间常常不长。如果旅程长且艰难较常用 journey。在美式英语中,journey 不用以指短途旅行:◆(BrE ) What is your journey to work like?你上班的路程如何?tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited指游览多地的旅行、旅游:◆a tour of Bavaria巴伐利亚之旅expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known指远征、探险、考察:◆the first expedition to the South Pole首次去南极的探险excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people尤指集体远足、短途旅行:◆We went on an all-day excursion to the island.我们到岛上去游览了一整天。outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day指集体出外游玩或学习,通常不超过一天:◆The children were on a day's outing from school.孩子们离校游览了一天。day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure指一日游:◆We had a day out at the beach.我们在海滩玩了一天。Patternsa(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expeditiona bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tourto go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day outto set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursionto make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursioncommute , departure , destination , excursion , expedition , itinerary , journey , pilgrimage , safari , travel |
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