excursion

noun

/ɪkˈskɜːʃn/

/ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/

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a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
- on an excursion They've gone on an excursion to York.
- There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer.
Synonyms trip
trip
- journey
- tour
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- day out
These are all words for an act of travelling to a place.
- trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
  a business trip
  a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
  a long and difficult journey across the mountains
trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys.
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
  a tour of Bavaria
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
  the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
  We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
  The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
  We had a day out at the beach.
Patterns
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Wordfinder
- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel
Extra Examples
- Our ship offers 13 different excursions.
- Princess Tours runs independent excursions from selected hotels.
- We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island.
- We signed up for a shore excursion to New Orleans.
- Optional excursions include a tour of the ancient city and a day's horse-riding.
Topics Holidaysb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- little
- short
- …
verb + excursion
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
preposition
- excursion into
- excursion to
See full entry
excursion into something (formal) a short period of trying a new or different activity
- After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
- her first excursion into business
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- little
- short
- …
verb + excursion
- go on
- make
- take (somebody on)
- …
preposition
- excursion into
- excursion to
See full entry

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘act of running out’), from Latin excursio(n-), from the verb excurrere ‘run out’, from ex- ‘out’ + currere ‘to run’.

单词	excursion
释义	excursion noun /ɪkˈskɜːʃn/ /ɪkˈskɜːrʒn/ jump to other results a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people on an excursion They've gone on an excursion to York. There are regular weekend excursions throughout the summer. Synonyms triptrip journey tour expedition excursion outing day out These are all words for an act of travelling to a place. trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: a long and difficult journey across the mountains trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys. tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: a tour of Bavaria expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: the first expedition to the South Pole excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island. outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: The children were on a day’s outing from school. day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure: We had a day out at the beach. Patterns a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion Wordfinder commute departure destination excursion expedition itinerary journey pilgrimage safari travel Extra Examples Our ship offers 13 different excursions. Princess Tours runs independent excursions from selected hotels. We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island. We signed up for a shore excursion to New Orleans. Optional excursions include a tour of the ancient city and a day's horse-riding. Topics Holidaysb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brief little short … verb + excursion go on make take (somebody on) … preposition excursion into excursion to See full entry excursion into something (formal) a short period of trying a new or different activity After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry. her first excursion into business Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brief little short … verb + excursion go on make take (somebody on) … preposition excursion into excursion to See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘act of running out’), from Latin excursio(n-), from the verb excurrere ‘run out’, from ex- ‘out’ + currere ‘to run’.
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