ex·cur·sion

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.整个夏季都会定期举办周末短途旅行。
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
Wordfinder
- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel
Extra Examples
- 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.可选的游览活动包括游览古城和一日骑马。
Topics Holidaysb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- little
- short
- …
verb + excursion
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
preposition
- excursion into
- excursion to
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 Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- little
- short
- …
verb + excursion
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
preposition
- 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’.

单词	excursion
释义	ex·cur·sion 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.整个夏季都会定期举办周末短途旅行。 Synonyms triptripjourney ▪ 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 Wordfinder commute departure destination excursion expedition itinerary journey pilgrimage safari travel Extra Examples 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.可选的游览活动包括游览古城和一日骑马。 Topics Holidaysb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brief little short … verb + excursion go on make take (somebody on) … preposition excursion into excursion to 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 … verb + excursion go on make take (somebody on) … preposition 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’.
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