| 单词 | backpacker |
| 释义 | backpacker (once / 49871 pages) n A backpacker is a hiker who carries supplies in a backpack. If you hike the Appalachian Trail carrying everything you need on your back, you can call yourself a backpacker. A backpacker carries her things in a special bag with straps that can easily be worn on her back — a backpack or rucksack. Some backpackers hike through the woods, while others travel from city to city on buses or trains, lugging a backpack along with them. Backpacker comes from backpack, which appeared in the early 20th century as both a noun and a verb. WORD FAMILYbackpacker: backpackers+/backpack: backpacked, backpacker, backpacking, backpacks USAGE EXAMPLESThis year it is 20 years since Alex Garland first published his backpacker classic The Beach. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) That August, two backpackers were killed in separate grizzly-bear attacks during one night at Glacier National Park. The New Yorker(Oct 11, 2016) “Black male in short shorts, I’m double suspect,” he rapped, on “Backpackers.” The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) n a hiker who wears a backpack Syn|Hyper packer hiker, tramp, tramper a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
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