trip1 /trɪp/ ●●● S2 W2 noun1 [countableC]TRAVEL a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose 旅遊;旅行,出行trip toDid you enjoy your trip to Disneyland? 你去迪士尼樂園玩得開心嗎?
trip fromThe Palace is only a short trip from here. 皇宮離這裏只有很短的路程。
business/school/shopping etc tripa business trip to Japan 去日本出差
Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip. 兩名幸運的僱員赢得一次環遊世界的機會。
coach/boat/bus tripa boat trip up the Thames 沿泰晤士河而上的一次乘船旅行
day trip (=a pleasure trip done in one day) 一日遊
It’s an 80-mile round trip (=a journey to a place and back again) to Exeter. 到埃克塞特往返有80英裏。
return trip (=when you are travelling back to where you started) 回程
I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip (=a trip in which you do not achieve your purpose), Mr Burgess has already left. 恐怕你是白來一趟了,伯吉斯先生已經走了。
go on/take a tripWe’re thinking of taking a trip to the mountains. 我們正考慮去山裏旅行。
He was unable to make the trip to accept the award. 他無法前去領獎。
► see thesaurus at journey →4 See picture of 見圖 SLIP 1 3 [singular] American EnglishAmE informalFUNNY a person or experience that is amusing and unusual 讓人開心的奇人;奇妙有趣的經歷Julie’s such a trip! 朱莉真是個活寶!
4 [countableC] an act of falling as a result of hitting something with your foot 絆倒accidents caused by trips or falls 由絆倒或摔倒引起的事故
→ ego trip, → guilt trip at guilt1(4), → round-trip1n COLLOCATIONSverbsgo on a trip (=go somewhere and come back)I’ve been on a coach trip to France.
take a trip (=go somewhere for pleasure)Take a trip on the Santa Fe railway or cruise on a Mississippi paddle boat.
make a trip (=go somewhere, and perhaps come back)I couldn’t see him making the long trip to Minneapolis alone.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trip a business tripI’m on a business trip with my boss.
a shopping/fishing/skiing etc tripHe was knocked off his bicycle on his way home from a shopping trip.
a school trip (=when children and teachers from a school go somewhere)She went on a school trip to Tuscany.
a coach/bus/boat tripThey took a boat trip to see the seals.
a day trip (=when you go somewhere for pleasure and come back the same day)Take a day trip to York, which is just 15 miles away.
a round trip (=a journey to a place and back again)His wife makes a hundred and fifty mile round trip to see him twice a week.
the return trip (=the journey back to a place)A day or two later she began her return trip to Chicago.
a wasted trip (=a trip in which you do not achieve what you wanted to)I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip. We don’t have those shoes in stock.
n THESAURUStrip noun [countableC] a visit to a place that involves a journey, done for pleasure, business, shopping etcThe trip to the coast took longer than we expected.
Did you have a good trip?
journey noun [countableC] especially British EnglishBrE an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially a long distancea long train journey
We continued our journey on foot.
They made the journey across the plains in a covered wagon.
travel noun [uncountableU] the general activity of travelling, especially over long distances for pleasure. Don’t confuse travel and tripa special ticket for train travel around Europe
Foreign travel is becoming increasingly popular.
travels noun [plural] trips to places that are far awayShe told us about her travels in South America.
different types of triptour noun [countableC] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etcShe’s on a three week tour of Europe.
excursion noun [countableC] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of peopleYou can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
expedition noun [countableC] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar placeLewis and Clark’s expedition across North America
Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
commute noun [countableC] a trip to or from work that someone does every dayHow long is your daily commute?
crossing noun [countableC] a trip by boat from one piece of land to anotherThe Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
cruise noun [countableC] a trip by boat for pleasureWe went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
voyage noun [countableC] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraftColumbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
trek noun [countableC] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and citiesThey did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
pilgrimage noun [countableC] a trip to a holy place for religious reasonsShe went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
n GRAMMAR: ComparisontripYou
go on a trip somewhere:
We went on a trip to Morocco.
✗Don’t say:
go for a trip somewhere walkYou
go for a walk somewhere:
Miranda went for a long walk on the beach.
driveYou
go for a drive somewhere:
We went for a drive in the mountains.