| 单词 | tourist |
| 释义 | tourist (once / 440 pages) n Someone who visits a city, town, or historic site just for the pleasure of exploring it can be described as a tourist. When you travel for fun, you're a tourist. Some local inhabitants of vacation destinations might have a negative image of obnoxious, camera-toting tourists, but really they're just travelers who are curious about different parts of the world. Beaches, amusement parks, castles, and big cities are all places you're likely to run into tourists. The term "tourist trap," or a place that exists only to take tourists' money, was first used in 1939 by the novelist Graham Greene. WORD FAMILYtourist: tourists, touristy+/tour: toured, tourer, touring, tourism/tourer: tourers/tourism: tourist USAGE EXAMPLESTens of thousands of people visit annually, including tourists from the United States. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) According to the Post, signs warned visitors about the crocodiles and tourists were told to keep to the nature trail. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “They were just tourists, married for five months, and they wanted to find the perfect place to spend New Year’s Eve,” said Deek. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) n someone who travels for pleasure Syn|Hypo|Hyper holidaymaker, tourer excursionist, rubberneck, sightseer, tripper a tourist who is visiting sights of interest traveler, traveller a person who changes location |
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