trip

noun

/trɪp/

Idioms

a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose（尤指短程往返的）旅行，旅游，出行
- Did you have a good trip?你旅行顺利吗？
- We went on a trip to the mountains.我们到山里去旅游了。
- a boat/coach/bus trip乘船／长途汽车／公共汽车旅行
- a business/school/shopping trip出差；学校旅行；去商场购物
- a fishing/camping trip钓鱼/露营之旅
- They took a trip down the river.他们沿河往下游旅行。
- We had to make several trips to bring all the equipment over.我们往返了几次才把全部设备运过来。
- Jack made a return trip (= another visit to the same place) later that year. 那年晚些时候，杰克进行了一次回程（=再次访问同一地点）。
- The return trip (= back to the place where you started) on the bike was much easier and quicker than the outbound trip. 骑自行车的回程（=回到出发的地方）比出程更容易、更快。
- He went with her on her overseas trips. 他陪她一起出国旅行。
- She's away on a short trip.她要去短途旅行。
- He is planning a trip to Vienna. 他正计划去维也纳旅行。
- They organize short bike trips.他们组织短途自行车旅行。
- He has just returned from a three-day trip to Australia.他刚刚从澳大利亚进行为期三天的旅行回来。
see also day trip, ego trip, field trip, power trip, road trip, round trip
Synonyms trip
tripjourney ▪ tour ▪ expedition ▪ excursion ▪ outing ▪ day outThese are all words for an act of travelling to a place.
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?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.
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。
Patterns
- 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
Collocations Travel and tourism
Travel and tourismHolidays/vacations
- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Extra Examples
- Enjoy your trip!祝旅途愉快！
- He makes frequent trips to Poland.他经常去波兰。
- He's just back from a trip to Alaska.他刚从阿拉斯加旅行回来。
- I had to cut short my trip when my wallet was stolen.由于钱包被偷，我只得中断旅行。
- My last trip abroad was two years ago.我上次出国旅行是两年前的事了。
- Don't make a special trip just to get my newspaper.不要专门为给我取报纸而跑一趟。
- In their last two away trips, Everton were defeated by Spurs.在最后两场客场比赛中，埃弗顿队败给了马刺队。
- The first prize is a free trip to New York.一等奖是免费去纽约旅行。
- The food alone made the trip worthwhile.光是美食这一点就使这次旅游不虚此行。
- The rest of our trip was uneventful.我们此行的其余部份平平淡淡。
- The trip home took us five hours!我们在回家路上花了 5 个小时！
- They are hoping to complete the trip in four days.他们希望用 4 天的时间完成旅行。
- They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.为了一辈子能到夏威夷旅游一次，他们攒了好几年的钱。
- Well, have a safe trip back!那么，祝返程平安！
- a five-minute trip by taxi五分钟的出租车车程
- her dream trip to New Zealand她去新西兰的梦之旅
- Because of bad weather conditions, the trip was cancelled.由于天气恶劣，行程被取消。
- Tomorrow there will be a boat trip to the island.明天会乘船前往那个岛游览。
- We used to go on school trips to France when we were kids.当我们还是孩子的时候，我们经常去法国进行学校旅行。
Topics Holidaysa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extended
- long
- brief
- …
verb + trip
- be (away) on
- do
- go on
- …
preposition
- on trip
- trip by
- trip to
- …
phrases
- a trip abroad
- the trip home
- the trip of a lifetime
- …
(slang) the experience that somebody has if they take a powerful drug that affects the mind and makes them imagine things（服用毒品后所产生的）幻觉，迷幻感受
- an acid (= LSD) trip迷幻药产生的幻觉
an act of falling or nearly falling down, because you hit your foot against something绊；绊倒

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’.

Idioms

a guilt trip

(informal) things you say to somebody in order to make them feel guilty about something使人内疚的责备
- Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。
- She was trying to lay a guilt trip on me.她想方设法说些让我感到内疚的话。

a trip/walk down memory lane

time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences回忆往事；重游故地
- Visiting my old school was a real trip down memory lane.参观我的母校是一次真正的回忆之旅。

trip

verb

/trɪp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they trip	/trɪp/ /trɪp/
he / she / it trips	/trɪps/ /trɪps/
past simple tripped	/trɪpt/ /trɪpt/
past participle tripped	/trɪpt/ /trɪpt/
-ing form tripping	/ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to catch your foot on something and fall or almost fall绊；绊倒
- She tripped and fell.她绊了一下摔倒了。
- trip over/on something Someone will trip over that cable.有人会被那条电缆绊倒的。
- I tripped over my own feet and fell down the stairs.我被自己的脚绊倒，从楼梯上摔了下来。
- (figurative) I was tripping over my words in my excitement to tell them the news.当我兴奋地告诉他们这个消息时，我的言语被绊倒了。
- (figurative) Lawyers were tripping over each other (= competing with each other in a hurried way) to get a piece of the action. 律师们互相绊倒（=匆忙地相互竞争）以分得一杯羹。
- trip over/up Be careful you don't trip up on the step.你小心别在台阶上绊倒了。
Extra Examples
- She tripped on the loose stones.她绊倒在松动的石头上。
- One of the boys tripped over and crashed into a tree.其中一个男孩绊了一跤，撞上一棵树。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- accidentally
- almost
- nearly
- …
preposition
- on
- over
phrases
- trip and fall
[transitive] trip somebody
(also trip somebody up)
to catch somebody’s foot and make them fall or almost fall将…绊倒；使跌倒
- As I passed, he stuck out a leg and tried to trip me up.我经过时，他伸出腿来想把我绊倒。
- The referee said Morgan was tripped and gave a penalty.裁判称摩根被绊倒并判罚点球。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- accidentally
- almost
- nearly
- …
preposition
- on
- over
phrases
- trip and fall
[intransitive] + adv./prep. (literary) to walk, run or dance with quick light steps脚步轻快地走（或跑、跳舞）
- She said goodbye and tripped off along the road.她说了声再见就连蹦带跳地沿着路走了。
- She came tripping lightly down the stairs.她脚步轻捷地走下楼梯。
- (figurative) a melody with a light tripping rhythm节奏轻快的曲调。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- lightly
- out
preposition
- along
- down
- up
- …
phrases
- come tripping
[transitive] trip something to release a switch, etc. or to operate something by doing so触发（开关）；（松开开关）开动
- to trip a switch打开开关
- Any intruders will trip the alarm.任何非法入室者都会触响报警器。
[intransitive] (informal) to be under the influence of a drug that makes you hallucinate（服用毒品后）产生幻觉

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’.

Idioms

roll/slip/trip off the tongue

to be easy to say or pronounce容易说（或发音）；顺口
- It's not a name that exactly trips off the tongue, is it?这个名字叫起来拗口，是不是？