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单词 sightseeing
释义
sightseeingsight‧see‧ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After an afternoon's sightseeing we were all exhausted.
  • We spent the days sightseeing and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.
  • Why don't we go sightseeing tomorrow?
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Cost: $ 2, 300 per person, double occupancy, including hotels, most meals, ground transportation and sightseeing.
  • He took girls to the opera and went sightseeing.
  • I set off to do some sightseeing in San Antonio with a sense of well-being.
  • In London, participants will go sightseeing and then attend the Farnborough Air Show.
  • Included in the cost are round-trip airfare from New York, hotel accommodations, kosher breakfasts and dinners, sightseeing and transfers.
  • On most days the official programme occupied only the evenings so that day time was available for sightseeing.
  • Two days do not give much time for sightseeing.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto visit a place as a tourist
· Every year thousands of tourists visit Turkey.· We spent the day visiting temples and other historic buildings.
to visit a place, especially because you are near it: · We were near Edinburgh, so we decided to pay a visit.pay a visit to: · We paid a quick visit to New York before flying home.
also go see American spoken to visit a well-known place or building while you are in a city or country: · If you're in Paris, you must go to see the Pompidou Centre.· Let's go and see the cathedral.· Why don't we go see the Statue of Liberty?
to visit a city or country and look at the famous and interesting places there: · I wanted to look round Moscow and see the sights.see the sights of: · We're going on a bus tour today, to see the sights of Copenhagen.
the activity of visiting and travelling around a place to look at the famous and interesting places there: · After an afternoon's sightseeing we were all exhausted.· We spent the days sightseeing and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.go sightseeing: · Why don't we go sightseeing tomorrow?
spoken to visit a particular famous place while you are on holiday: · I think we ought to do St Paul's while we're in London.· We did the Eiffel Tower yesterday.
WORD SETS
à la carte, adjectivebag, nounbaggage, nounB and B, bed and breakfast, nounbellboy, nounbellhop, nounboarder, nounboarding house, nounboardwalk, nouncaravanning, nouncaravanserai, nouncarry-on, adjectivecase, nounchalet, nouncheckout, nounclerk, nounconcierge, nouncourier, nouncourtesy, adjectivecruise, nouncruise ship, noundesk, noundesk clerk, noundining room, noundocent, noundude ranch, nounen suite, adjectiveexcursion, nounfirst class, nounflophouse, nounfly-drive holiday, nounfull board, noungame park, noungame reserve, noungreen card, nounguest book, nounguesthouse, nounguide, nounguided tour, nounhalf board, nounhand luggage, nounhigh season, nounholiday camp, nounholiday home, nounhostel, nounhostelry, nounhotel, nounhotelier, nounhousekeeper, nouninn, nounLilo, nounlow season, nounmecca, nounmotel, nounmotor home, nounmystery tour, nounnational monument, nounnational park, nounnight porter, nounnon-resident, nounone-star, adjectivepackage tour, nounpacking, nounpension, nounpiste, nounportmanteau, nounreception, nounresort, nounroom service, nounsafari, nounsafari park, nounself-catering, adjectiveshowplace, nounsightseeing, nounsightseer, nounstar, nounsuitcase, nounsuite, nounsundeck, nountimeshare, nountime-sharing, nountour, nountour, verbtourist, nountourist office, nountourist trap, nountouristy, adjectivetour operator, nountravel agency, nountravel agent, nountravel bureau, nountwo-star, adjectivevacancy, nounvacation, verbvacationer, nounvalet, nounvalise, nounvisit, verbvisitors' book, nounwatering place, nounwaxwork, nounyouth hostel, nounyouth hostelling, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 a cycling tour of Cornwall We met on a coach tour in Italy.
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists:  She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.
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