journey
n
(pl ~s)
(a) (distance covered in) travelling, usu by land, from one place to another, often far away 行走, 行駛, 旅行(通常指經陸路); 旅程; 路程
Did you have a good journey? 你一路上順利嗎?
go on a long train journey 乘火車出遠門
break one's journey, ie interrupt it by stopping briefly at a place 途中在某地作短暫停留
the journey from Edinburgh to London 由愛?quot;さ鉸錐氐穆煩?BR> (fig 比喻) our great journey through life 我們一生的漫長道路.
(b) time taken in going from one place to another 從一地到另一地所用的時間
It's a day's journey by car. 乘汽車得用一天的時間. journey, v [Ipr, Ip]
go on a journey; travel 行走; 行駛; 旅行; 游歷
journeying overland across North America 橫越北美大陸. journey, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Journey may indicate a long distance or a short one travelled regularly *journey可指經常走過的或長或短的距離
`How long is your journey to work?' `你上班要走多長的路?' `Only about 15 minutes.' `也就走15分鐘左右.' A voyage is a long journey by sea or in space. *voyage是經海路或空間的長途行程. The word travels [pl]
suggests a fairly long period of travelling from place to place, especially abroad, for pleasure or interest. *travels(復數)一詞指時間稍長的各處旅行, 尤指出國旅游. It is often used with a possessive adjective 這一詞常與所有格的形容詞連用
She's gone off on her travels again. 她又去旅游了. Travel is an uncountable noun indicating the action of travelling *travel是指行走、 行駛或旅行的不可數名詞
Travel broadens the mind. 旅行能使人見多識廣. A tour is a (short or long) journey for pleasure, spent visiting several places *tour是為游玩而到幾個地方觀光的(長途或短途)旅行
They're going on a world tour. 他們正在環球旅行. A trip and (more formal) an excursion are short journeys and visits from and returning to a particular place. *trip和(較文雅的)excursion是指短期的旅程和觀光, 從某地出發再回到該地. Excursion suggests a group of people travelling together *excursion指一起出行的一群人
During our holiday in Venice we went on a few trips/excursions to places near by. 我們在威尼斯度假時曾到附近的幾個地方觀光過.