travel

trav·el

T0329700 (trăv′əl)v. trav·eled, trav·el·ing, trav·els or trav·elled or trav·el·ling v.intr.1. a. To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey.b. To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent.2. a. To move or pass, as from one person to another: Reports of the king's death traveled from village to village.b. To be transmitted, as light or sound: the speed at which sound travels through water.c. To move along a course, as a phonograph needle in the groove of a record.d. Informal To move swiftly: This car can really travel.3. To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles.4. To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly.5. Basketball To move illegally while holding the ball, usually by taking more than two steps between dribbles or by moving a foot that has been established as a pivot.v.tr. To pass or journey over or through; traverse: travel the roads of Europe.n.1. The act or process of traveling from one place to another: With the railroad, travel between cities became swift.2. travelsa. A series of journeys: her travels in Africa.b. An account of one's journeys.3. The activity or business of arranging trips or providing services for travelers: She works in travel.4. a. Movement or passage: the travel of the planets around the sun.b. The motion of a piece of machinery, especially of a reciprocating part; stroke.c. The length of a mechanical stroke.

[Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see travail.]

travel

(ˈtrævəl) vb (mainly intr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled1. to go, move, or journey from one place to another: he travels to improve his mind; she travelled across France. 2. (tr) to go, move, or journey through or across (an area, region, etc): he travelled the country. 3. to go, move, or cover a specified or unspecified distance4. to go from place to place as a salesman: to travel in textiles. 5. (Commerce) (esp of perishable goods) to withstand a journey6. (of light, sound, etc) to be transmitted or move: the sound travelled for miles. 7. to progress or advance8. (Basketball) basketball to take an excessive number of steps while holding the ball9. (Mechanical Engineering) (of part of a mechanism) to move in a fixed predetermined path10. informal to move rapidly: that car certainly travels. 11. (often foll by with) informal to be in the company (of); associaten12. a. the act of travellingb. (as modifier): a travel brochure. itinerant13. (usually plural) a tour or journey14. (Mechanical Engineering) the distance moved by a mechanical part, such as the stroke of a piston15. movement or passage[C14 travaillen to make a journey, from Old French travaillier to travail]

trav•el

(ˈtræv əl)

v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, v.i. 1. to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip. 2. to move or pass from one place or point to another. 3. to proceed or advance. 4. to pass or be transmitted, as light or information: The news traveled quickly. 5. to go from place to place as a representative of a business. 6. to associate or consort: to travel with a wealthy crowd. 7. to admit of being transported or transmitted, esp. without suffering harm: a wine that does not travel well. 8. Informal. to move with speed. 9. Basketball. walk (def. 8). 10. to move in a fixed course, as a piece of mechanism. v.t. 11. to travel, journey, or pass through or over. 12. to journey or traverse (a specified distance). 13. to cause to travel or journey: to travel logs downriver. n. 14. the act of traveling; journeying, esp. to distant places. 15. travels, a. journeys. b. a written work describing such journeys. 16. the coming and going of people or conveyances along a route; traffic. 17. a. the complete movement of a moving mechanical part, esp. a reciprocating part, in one direction, or the distance traversed; stroke. b. length of stroke. 18. movement or passage in general. adj. 19. designed for use while traveling: a travel clock. [1325–75; Middle English (N and Scots), orig. the same word as travail (by shift “to toil, labor” > “to make a laborious journey”)] trav′el•a•ble, adj.

travel

- From Latin trepaliare, "torture," it evolved into "journey" from the allusion to the inevitable trouble of medieval travel.See also related terms for torture.

Travel

See also foreigners; geography; maps; railroads; recreation; ships; vehicles; walking.
dromomaniaa mania for travel.ecdemiomaniaa mania for wandering.gephyromaniaa mania for crossing bridges.gephyrophobiaan abnormal fear of crossing bridges.hodomaniaan abnormal love of travel.hodophobiaan abnormal fear or dislike of travel.itinerancy, itineracy1. the act or state of traveling from place to place.
2. persons, collectively, whose occupation obliges them to travel constantly.
3. such an occupation. — itinerant. n., adj.naupathiaseasickness.oberrationObsolete, the act of wandering about.peregrinationtravel from place to place, especially on foot and with the suggestion of a roundabout route.pererrationObsolete, the act of wandering or rambling around and about.tourism1. the activitiy of traveliring for pleasure, to see sights, for recreation etc.
2. the business founded upon this activity. — tourist, n., adj.waftageArchaic. the act of wafting or being wafted; travel or conveyance by wafting.

Travel

Like a chastity belt, the package tour keeps you out of mischief but a bit restive for wondering what you missed —Peg Bracken
Like film critics, the guidebooks don’t always see eye to eye —Peg Bracken
Like gin or plum pudding, travel is filling —Peg Bracken
One’s travel life is basically as incommunicable as his sex life is —Peg Bracken
A traveller without knowledge is a bird without wings —Sadi
Travel light, like the prayers of Jews —Yehuda Amichai
Travelling is almost like talking with men of three other centuries —Rene Descartes

travel

Travel can be a verb or a noun. The other forms of the verb are travels, travelling, travelled in British English, and travels, traveling, traveled in American English.

1. used as a verb

If you make a journey to a place, you can say that you travel there.

I travelled to work by train.

When you travel, you go to several places, especially in foreign countries.

They brought news from faraway places in which they travelled.You have to have a passport to travel abroad.2. used as a noun

Travel is the act of travelling. When travel has this meaning, it is an uncountable noun.

They arrived after four days of hard travel.Air travel is so easy these days.We used to dream about space travel.3. 'travels'

When someone has made several journeys to different places, especially places a long way from their home, you can refer to these journeys as their travels.

Stasya told us all about her travels.It is a collection of rare plants and trees collected during lengthy travels in the Far East.

Be Careful!
Don't talk about 'a travel'. Instead you talk about a journey, a trip, or a voyage.

See journey - trip - voyage - excursion

travel

Past participle: travelled
Gerund: travelling

Imperative
travel
travel

Present
I travel
you travel
he/she/it travels
we travel
you travel
they travel

Preterite
I travelled
you travelled
he/she/it travelled
we travelled
you travelled
they travelled

Present Continuous
I am travelling
you are travelling
he/she/it is travelling
we are travelling
you are travelling
they are travelling

Present Perfect
I have travelled
you have travelled
he/she/it has travelled
we have travelled
you have travelled
they have travelled

Past Continuous
I was travelling
you were travelling
he/she/it was travelling
we were travelling
you were travelling
they were travelling

Past Perfect
I had travelled
you had travelled
he/she/it had travelled
we had travelled
you had travelled
they had travelled

Future
I will travel
you will travel
he/she/it will travel
we will travel
you will travel
they will travel

Future Perfect
I will have travelled
you will have travelled
he/she/it will have travelled
we will have travelled
you will have travelled
they will have travelled

Future Continuous
I will be travelling
you will be travelling
he/she/it will be travelling
we will be travelling
you will be travelling
they will be travelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been travelling
you have been travelling
he/she/it has been travelling
we have been travelling
you have been travelling
they have been travelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been travelling
you will have been travelling
he/she/it will have been travelling
we will have been travelling
you will have been travelling
they will have been travelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been travelling
you had been travelling
he/she/it had been travelling
we had been travelling
you had been travelling
they had been travelling

Conditional
I would travel
you would travel
he/she/it would travel
we would travel
you would travel
they would travel

Past Conditional
I would have travelled
you would have travelled
he/she/it would have travelled
we would have travelled
you would have travelled
they would have travelled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	travel - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"traveling, travellingmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"circumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"peregrination - traveling or wandering aroundtraversal, traverse - travel acrossroving, vagabondage, wandering - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"wayfaring - traveling (especially on foot)crossing - traveling acrossdriving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animalhorseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horsebackair travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherstage, leg - a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"staging - travel by stagecoachon the road, on tour - travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"junketing - taking an excursion for pleasurewater travel, seafaring - travel by watercommutation, commuting - the travel of a commuter
	2.	travel - a movement through space that changes the location of somethingchange of locationmotion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of somethingascension - (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizoncirculation - free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"creep - a slow longitudinal movement or deformationgravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"levitation - movement upward in virtue of lightnessdescent - a movement downwardentering, entrance - a movement into or inwardfall - a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)advance, progression, progress - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"spread, spreading - process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of spacestampede - a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)translation - a uniform movement without rotation
	3.	travel - self-propelled movement locomotionmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"brachiation - swinging by the arms from branch to branchwalk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"gait - a horse's manner of movingrunning, run - the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"lope, trot, jog - a slow pace of runningcrawling, creeping, crawl, creep - a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body; "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep"circle, lap, circuit - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"dance step, step - a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"stroke - any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
Verb	1.	travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"go, locomote, movecirculate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"ease - move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"whish - move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer scienceseek - go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"whine - move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"fly - be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"ghost - move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"betake oneself - displace oneself; go from one location to anotheroverfly, pass over - fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"wend - direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"do - travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"raft - travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"get about, get around - move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"resort, repair - move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"round - wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"trundle - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"push - move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"travel purposefully - travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goalswing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"take the air, walk - take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"meander, thread, wind, wander, weave - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"spirt, spurt, forge - move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energycrawl, creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"scramble - to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"slither, slide - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"roll, wheel - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"glide - move smoothly and effortlesslyjounce, bounce - move up and down repeatedlybreeze - to proceed quickly and easilybe adrift, drift, float, blow - be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"play - move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians"float, swim - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottomswim - move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"stay in place - be stationary
	2.	travel - undertake a journey or trip journeyjaunt, travel, trip - make a trip for pleasuretour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"globe-trot - travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeingsledge - ride in or travel with a sledge; "the antarctic expedition sledged along the coastline"; "The children sledged all day by the lake"navigate, voyage, sail - travel on water propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"trek - make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"trek - journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"
	3.	travel - make a trip for pleasure jaunt, tripjunket, junketeer - go on a pleasure triptravel to, visit - go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?"journey, travel - undertake a journey or tripply, run - travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and homeperegrinate - travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"
	4.	travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"journeygo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"journey, travel - undertake a journey or tripsail - traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"ship - travel by shipride - ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California"fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"cruise - drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; "She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible"
	5.	travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"fly - travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"ride - be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day"
	6.	travel - travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judgemove aroundgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"itinerate - travel from place to place, as for work; "an itinerating merchant"

travel

verb1. go, journey, proceed, make a journey, move, walk, cross, tour, progress, wander, trek, voyage, roam, ramble, traverse, rove, take a trip, make your way, wend your way You can travel to Helsinki tomorrow.2. be transmitted, move, advance, proceed, get through Light travels at around 300 million metres per second.3. go fast, race, hurry, hasten, whizz, hurtle, burn rubber, go hell for leather (informal), tear along, belt along, bomb along (informal), whip along, hotfoot it, go like a bat out of hell (informal), go at breakneck speed, go rapidly, go like (greased) lightning The horse was really travelling.noun1. (usually plural) journey, wandering, expedition, globetrotting, walk, tour, touring, movement, trip, passage, voyage, excursion, ramble, peregrination He collects things for the house on his travels.Related words
adjective itinerant
like dromomania
fear hodophobiaQuotations
"Travel, at its best, is a process of continually conquering disbelief" [Michael Palin Pole to Pole]
"Travel is glamorous only in retrospect" [Paul Theroux]
"In America there are two classes of travel - first class and with children" [Robert Benchley]
"They change their clime, but not their minds, who rush across the sea" [Horace Epistles]
"Whenever I prepare for a journey I prepare as though for death" [Katherine Mansfield Journal]
"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move" [Robert Louis Stevenson Travels with a Donkey]Proverbs
"Travel broadens the mind"

travel

verb1. To make or go on a journey:journey, pass, peregrinate, trek, trip.Idiom: hit the road.2. To move along a particular course:fare, go, journey, pass, proceed, push on, remove, wend.Idiom: make one's way.3. To become known far and wide:circulate, get around, go around, spread.Idiom: go the rounds.

Translations

旅行游历行走传播旅游

travel

(ˈtrӕvl) – past tense, past participle ˈtravelled , (American) ˈtraveled – verb1. to go from place to place; to journey. I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school. 行走，游历 2. to move. Light travels in a straight line.传播3. to visit places, especially foreign countries. He has travelled a great deal. （国外）旅游 noun the act of travelling. Travel to and from work can be very tiring.旅行ˈtraveller noun a person who travels. a weary traveller.旅行者ˈtravelogue , (American) ˈtravelog noun a film, article, talk etc about travels. 旅行见闻讲演（常用电影、文章、讲话等） ˈtravels noun plural the visiting of foreign countries etc. She's off on her travels again.旅行travel agency, travel bureau a place where one can arrange journeys, book tickets etc. We went to the travel agency to book our holidays.旅行社travel agent a person in charge of, or working in, a travel agency. 旅行代理人ˈtraveller's cheque noun (American traveler's check) a cheque that a person can use in a foreign country instead of money, or to change into local money. 旅行支票

ˈtraveller's palm

a palm of the banana family, with a row of large leaves at the crown. 旅人蕉

travel

→ 旅行zhCN

I would like to travel first class → 我要头等舱的
Air travel → 乘飞机旅行
I suffer from travel sickness (US)
I get travel-sick (UK) → 我晕车／晕机
I don't have travel insurance → 我没有旅行保险

travel

mile a minute

At a very rapid pace. Taylor was so excited to tell me about her first day at school that she was talking a mile a minute.See also: mile, minute

at a good clip

Quickly; at a fast pace. That horse is moving at a good clip—I think he might win the race!See also: clip, good

bad news travels fast

Bad news circulates quickly (because people are apt to hear it and then share it with others). A: "How does the whole school already know that I got suspended?" B: "Well, bad news travels fast."See also: bad, fast, news, travel

have (something), will travel

A phrase used when one has the ability or skill to do something and could do it anywhere. Once you get your degree, you can do anything you want with your life—have degree, will travel!See also: have, travel, will

travel light

To travel without bringing much luggage. I hate lugging around a big suitcase, so I always try to travel light.See also: light, travel

off the beaten track

Little-known or in a remote or lesser-known area, as of a place or business. A "beaten track" refers to a route that is heavily traveled. We'll definitely be able to get a table at that restaurant, it's really off the beaten track. I chose that island as a vacation spot because I knew it was off the beaten track and would give me some much-needed solitude.See also: beaten, off, track

he travels fastest who travels alone

One can accomplish things faster without the presence or influence of other people or things, especially family members and responsibilities. Oh, it's definitely true that he travels fastest who travels alone—I couldn't have gone back to school if I'd had kids to take care of. I want this to be a quick trip to the grocery store, so I'm not taking anyone with me. I know that he travels fastest who travels alone.See also: alone, fast, he, travel, who

in a body

In a group. Send the kids to the auditorium in a body—no stragglers!See also: body

travel in a body

To go to some place in a group Why do we have to travel in a body? I'd rather not be stuck in a car with my whole family for hours on end, thanks.See also: body, travel

it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive

One's focus should not be the end result or the destination, especially to the extent that the journey becomes unenjoyable. Don't stress so much about getting the kids ready to go back to school—they're only this young once, and it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.See also: arrive, better, travel

*at a good clip

and *at a fast cliprapidly. (*Typically: go ~; move ~; run ~; travel ~.) We were moving along at a good clip when a state trooper stopped us.See also: clip, good

Bad news travels fast.

Prov. Information about trouble or misfortune disseminates quickly (more quickly than good news). John: Hi, Andy. I'm sorry to hear you got fired. Andy: How did you know about that already? It only happened this morning. John: Bad news travels fast. I called my mother to tell her about my car accident, but my aunt had already told her. Bad news travels fast.See also: bad, fast, news, travel

He travels fastest who travels alone.

Prov. It is easier to achieve your goals if you do not have a spouse, children, or other connections to consider. Jill: Don't go yet! Wait for me to get ready. Jane: But you always take at least half an hour. No wonder they always say that he travels fastest who travels alone.See also: alone, fast, he, travel, who

*in a body

Fig. as a group of people; as a group; in a group. (*Typically: arrive some place ~; go ~; leave ~; reach some place ~; travel ~.) The tour members always traveled in a body.See also: body

It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

Prov. You should enjoy the process of doing something, rather than anticipate the result of doing it. Bill: I can't wait till I get my high school diploma. Fred: You should concentrate on enjoying high school instead. It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.See also: arrive, better, travel

*mile a minute

Fig. very fast. (*Typically: go ~; move ~; talk ~; travel ~.) She talks a mile a minute and is very hard to keep up with.See also: mile, minute

*off the beaten track

and *off the beaten pathFig. away from the frequently traveled routes. (*Typically: be ~; go ~; travel ~.) We found a nice little Italian restaurant off the beaten track.See also: beaten, off, track

travel across something

to make a journey across something or some place. We have to travel across the desert to get there. I do not want to travel across that rickety bridge on the way back.See also: across, travel

Travel broadens the mind.

Prov. When you travel, you learn things about the people and places you see. Marie: I never realized how well-off most Americans are until I visited India. Jane: So it's true that travel broadens the mind, huh? Everyone who gets the chance should go abroad. Travel broadens the mind.See also: broaden, mind, travel

travel by something

1. to make a journey, using a particular conveyance. I will go by train, since I don't like to travel by plane. We traveled by car, since that is the cheapest. 2. to make a journey under particular conditions. I don't ever travel by night. We like to travel by day so we can see the scenery.See also: by, travel

travel for someone or something

to go from place to place selling for someone or a company. Walter travels for his uncle, who runs a toy factory. She travels for a company that makes men's clothing.See also: travel

travel on something

1. to make a journey on a particular conveyance. Do you like to travel on the train? I do not care to travel on the bus. 2. to travel having certain bodily states, such as on an empty stomach, on a full stomach. I hate traveling on a full stomach. I can't stand to travel on a full stomach.See also: on, travel

travel over something

1. to go over something as part of a journey. We had to travel over an old bridge over the Mississippi to get to my sister's house. We will travel over a long narrow strip of land to get to the marina. 2. to travel widely over a great area. She spent the summer traveling over Europe. I have traveled over the entire country and never failed to find someone I could talk to.See also: over, travel

travel through something

1. to make a journey through some area or country. We will have to travel through Germany to get there. Do you want to travel through the desert or through the mountains? 2. to make a journey through some kind of weather condition. I hate to travel through the rain. I refuse to travel through a snowstorm.See also: through, travel

travel with someone

1. to associate with someone; to move about in association with someone. She travels with a sophisticated crowd. I am afraid that Walter is traveling with the wrong group of friends. 2. to make a journey with someone. Do you mind if I travel with you? Who are you going to travel with?See also: travel

travel with something

to have something with one as one travels. I always travel with extra money. I hate to travel with three suitcases. That is more than I can handle.See also: travel

off the beaten track

An unusual route or destination, as in We found a great vacation spot, off the beaten track. This term alludes to a well-worn path trodden down by many feet and was first recorded in 1860, although the phrase beaten track was recorded in 1638 in reference to the usual, unoriginal way of doing something. See also: beaten, off, track

travel light

Take little baggage; also, be relatively free of responsibilities or deep thoughts, as in I can be ready in half an hour; I always travel light, or I don't want to buy a house and get tied down; I like to travel light, or It's hard to figure out whom they'll attack next, because ideologically they travel light . The literal use dates from the 1920s, the figurative from the mid-1900s. See also: light, travel

off the beaten track

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off the beaten path

AMERICANCOMMON If a place is off the beaten track, it is far away from places where most people live or go. The house is sufficiently off the beaten track to deter all but a few tourists. Rents at these malls, which are generally off the beaten path, are lower than at most suburban shopping centers. Note: A track here is a footpath or narrow road. See also: beaten, off, track

off the beaten track (or path)

1 in or into an isolated place. 2 unusual. 2 1992 Iain Banks The Crow Road ‘Your Uncle Hamish…’ She looked troubled. ‘He's a bit off the beaten track, that boy.’ See also: beaten, off, track

off the ˌbeaten ˈtrack

far away from where people normally live or go: Our house is a bit off the beaten track.See also: beaten, off, track

travel ˈlight

travel with very little luggage: We’re travelling light with one small bag each.See also: light, travel

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verb go

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verb be transmitted

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verb go fast

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noun journey

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verb to make or go on a journey

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verb to move along a particular course

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verb to become known far and wide

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noun the act of going from one place to another

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noun a movement through space that changes the location of something

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