英语词汇“overland”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

different ways of travelling► drive

to travel in a car: · "How are you going to get there?" "I'm driving."drive to/from: · Jenny drove to the coast for the weekend.

► fly

to travel by plane: · My mother never liked flying.fly to/from etc: · We'll be flying from New York to Munich.

► sail

to travel by boat or ship: · We sail first thing in the morningsail to/from: · He sailed from Southampton on May 6th.

► by car/boat/plane/train

travelling in a car, boat, plane, or train: · "Did you come by car?" "No, by train."· Some of the beaches can only be reached by boat.· We didn't have much time, so we decided to go by plane.

► on foot

if you go somewhere on foot , you walk there: · The two men had attempted to cross the mountains on foot.

► take

if you take a train, bus, or plane, you travel in it: · What's the best way to get downtown? Should I take a bus?· Take the subway to Montgomery Station and walk from there.

► by air/by sea/by land

if you travel by air , by sea , or by land you travel by plane, in a boat, or on land: · It's much quicker if you go by air, but it's also more expensive.· Troops entered the region by land and sea.

► overland

by train, car, bus etc, especially over a long distance, when people would normally go by plane or ship: · It's certainly quicker to fly but we thought it would be more exciting to go overland.

► hitchhike/hitch

also hitch a ride American to travel by standing by the side of the road asking people in cars to stop and take you to the place you want to go: · He lost all his money in a casino in Vegas and had to hitchhike back to San Francisco.· We hitched a ride with a trucker who took us all the way to the Virginia border.· It's a lot cheaper to hitch but it's also more dangerous.

► backpacking

the activity of travelling independently to a lot of different areas, carrying your clothes etc in a special bag on your back: · Backpacking is especially popular among students and young people.· a backpacking tripgo backpacking: · Last year, he went backpacking in the US.

单词	overland
释义	overlando‧ver‧land /ˌəʊvəˈlænd◂ $ ˌoʊvər-/ adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It's certainly quicker to fly but we thought it would be more exciting to go overland. We decided not to travel overland to Oaxaca. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He came overland for 2 or 3 hours and galloped up, much like the U. S. Cavalry did in the movies. They are coming overland, they are moving by the rivers. Those few married women who arrived tended to travel overland. Water came in overland through large below-surface loading dock doors on the northwest corner of the building. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatordifferent ways of travelling► drive to travel in a car: · "How are you going to get there?" "I'm driving."drive to/from: · Jenny drove to the coast for the weekend. ► fly to travel by plane: · My mother never liked flying.fly to/from etc: · We'll be flying from New York to Munich. ► sail to travel by boat or ship: · We sail first thing in the morningsail to/from: · He sailed from Southampton on May 6th. ► by car/boat/plane/train travelling in a car, boat, plane, or train: · "Did you come by car?" "No, by train."· Some of the beaches can only be reached by boat.· We didn't have much time, so we decided to go by plane. ► on foot if you go somewhere on foot , you walk there: · The two men had attempted to cross the mountains on foot. ► take if you take a train, bus, or plane, you travel in it: · What's the best way to get downtown? Should I take a bus?· Take the subway to Montgomery Station and walk from there. ► by air/by sea/by land if you travel by air , by sea , or by land you travel by plane, in a boat, or on land: · It's much quicker if you go by air, but it's also more expensive.· Troops entered the region by land and sea. ► overland by train, car, bus etc, especially over a long distance, when people would normally go by plane or ship: · It's certainly quicker to fly but we thought it would be more exciting to go overland. ► hitchhike/hitch also hitch a ride American to travel by standing by the side of the road asking people in cars to stop and take you to the place you want to go: · He lost all his money in a casino in Vegas and had to hitchhike back to San Francisco.· We hitched a ride with a trucker who took us all the way to the Virginia border.· It's a lot cheaper to hitch but it's also more dangerous. ► backpacking the activity of travelling independently to a lot of different areas, carrying your clothes etc in a special bag on your back: · Backpacking is especially popular among students and young people.· a backpacking tripgo backpacking: · Last year, he went backpacking in the US. across land, not by sea or air: They plan to travel overland to China.—overland adjective: an overland route
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