| 单词 | adventure holiday |
| 释义 | > as lemmasadventure holiday (a) Designating or relating to an expedition (esp. a package holiday) to an exotic or remote location, frequently involving physical challenge and rough living conditions, as adventure holiday, adventure tour, adventure travel, adventure trip, etc. Cf. sense 5. ΚΠ 1923 Los Angeles Sunday Times 8 July vi. 6/4 This is one of the crack adventure tours of the whole Southwest. 1938 Q. Rev. Biol. 13 95/2 Essentially it is the result of long, patient, and acute observation, and not merely the record of happenings of a two-months adventure trip through uncivilized lands. 1954 Trav. Agent 25 May 26/2 We do other things besides operate student and adventure trips. 1964 Economist 11 Jan. 114/1 Fully organized ‘Adventure Holidays’—with..the organisation not reducing the adventure too much—range from pony-trekking to pot-holing. 1969 Mademoiselle Oct. 174/2 Lars Eric Lindblad, president of Lindblad Travel, one pioneer in the adventure-travel field, calls the trend ‘a reaction to the vacation ghetto’. 1991 Ideal Home June 121/1 I spent an exhilarating day cruising the River Ord, speeding through spectacular scenery in a high-powered boat. There are adventure tours into the outback, too. 2000 Guardian (Dar es Salaam) 27 Mar. 1/5 The river is a popular adventure tourist destination. < as lemmas |
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