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
- 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
trip or journey? 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
- 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysb2Our 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
- excursion into
- excursion to
- on an excursion
- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- short
- …
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
- excursion into
- excursion to
Word Originlate 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’.