trip 1 S2 W2 / trɪp / 名词
1 [可数名词] a visit to a place that involves a journey, for pleasure or a particular purpose
trip to
Did you enjoy your trip to Disneyland?
trip from
The Palace is only a short trip from here.
business/school/shopping etc trip
a business trip to Japan
Two lucky employees won a round-the-world trip.
coach/boat/bus trip
a boat trip up the Thames
day trip (= a pleasure trip done in one day )
It’s an 80-mile round trip (= a journey to a place and back again ) to Exeter.
return trip (= when you are travelling back to where you started )
I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip (= a trip in which you do not achieve your purpose ) Mr Burgess has already left.
go on/take a trip
We’re thinking of taking a trip to the mountains.
He was unable to make the trip to accept the award.
2 [可数名词] informal the strange mental experiences someone has when they take a drug such as LSD :
a bad trip
3 [单数形式] American English informal a person or experience that is amusing and unusual :
Julie’s such a trip!
4 [可数名词] an act of falling as a result of hitting something with your foot :
accidents caused by trips or falls
→ ego trip , → guilt trip at guilt 1 ( 4 ) , → round trip
COLLOCATIONS
动词
go on a trip (= go somewhere and come back ) I’ve been on a coach trip to France.
take a trip (= go somewhere for pleasure ) Take a trip on the Santa Fe railway or cruise on a Mississippi paddle boat.
make a trip (= go somewhere, and perhaps come back ) I couldn’t see him making the long trip to Minneapolis alone.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trip
a business trip I’m on a business trip with my boss.
a shopping/fishing/skiing etc trip He was knocked off his bicycle on his way home from a shopping trip.
a school trip (= when children and teachers from a school go somewhere ) She went on a school trip to Tuscany.
a coach/bus/boat trip They took a boat trip to see the seals.
a day trip (= when you go somewhere for pleasure and come back the same day ) Take a day trip to York, which is just 15 miles away.
a round trip (= a journey to a place and back again ) His wife makes a hundred and fifty mile round trip to see him twice a week.
the return trip (= the journey back to a place ) A day or two later she began her return trip to Chicago.
a wasted trip (= a trip in which you do not achieve what you wanted to ) I’m afraid you’ve had a wasted trip. We don’t have those shoes in stock.
THESAURUS
trip 名词 [可数名词] a visit to a place that involves a journey, done for pleasure, business, shopping etc : The trip to the coast took longer than we expected. | Did you have a good trip?
journey 名词 [可数名词] especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially a long distance : a long train journey | We continued our journey on foot. | They made the journey across the plains in a covered wagon.
travel 名词 [不可数名词] the general activity of travelling, especially over long distances for pleasure. Don’t confuse travel and trip : a special ticket for train travel around Europe | Foreign travel is becoming increasingly popular.
travels 名词 [复数形式] trips to places that are far away : She told us about her travels in South America.
different types of trip
tour 名词 [可数名词] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc : She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
excursion 名词 [可数名词] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people : You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
expedition 名词 [可数名词] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place : Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America | Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
commute 名词 [可数名词] a trip to or from work that someone does every day : How long is your daily commute?
crossing 名词 [可数名词] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another : The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
cruise 名词 [可数名词] a trip by boat for pleasure : We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
voyage 名词 [可数名词] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft : Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
trek 名词 [可数名词] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities : They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
pilgrimage 名词 [可数名词] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons : She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.