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| 1 | a journey in which you visit several places for pleasure 旅游；旅行 |
| +of We went on a 10-day tour of central Africa. 我们到中非游玩了10天。 |
| walking/coach/bus tour walking tours in the Austrian Tyrol 在奥地利的蒂罗尔地区徒步旅行 |
| | 1a | a journey in which a person or group visits several different places in order to play or perform 巡回比赛；巡回演出 | | on tour The group is currently on tour in the UK. 该组合目前正在英国巡回演出。 | | world/nationwide/overseas tour They begin a world tour with four concerts in Britain. 他们以在英国举办的4场音乐会开始了其世界巡回演出。 | | leg of a tour (=one of the parts that a tour is divided into) Stewart captains the team for this leg of the tour. 巡回比赛（或演出）的一站 | | whistle-stop/whirlwind tour (=a tour in which you visit a lot of places in a short time) a US comedian who is on a whistle-stop tour of Britain 旋风式巡演（指短时间内巡演多处） | |
| | 1b | a journey in which a politician or leader visits several places as a representative of their country , or in order to get support （政治家或领导人的）访问 | | The president plans a European tour next month. 总统计划于下个月访问欧洲。 | |
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| 2 | a short journey around a building or place in order to see what is there （短期的）参观，游览 |
| +of/around/round We were taken on a tour of the factory. 我们被带去参观了该厂。 |
| guided/conducted tour (=a tour in which someone shows you around a place and gives you information) Every weekend there are free guided tours of the castle. 有导游带领的游览 |
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| - | tour of duty
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| a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere |
| （士兵或政府代表的）任务执行期，工作期 |
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| a six-month tour of duty 6个月的工作期 |
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| - | tour of inspection
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| an official visit to a place to make certain that everything is correct |
| （官员的）视察 |
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