| 单词 | excursion |
| 释义 | excursion (once / 444 pages) n An excursion is taken more for pleasure than for practical reasons. Your business trip, when you spent most of the week waiting in airports and adjusting to different time zones, does not count as an excursion. The Latin root for excursion is excurrere, meaning "to run out." So if you run out for a bit to get some fresh air, you've gone on an excursion. If you leave specifically to buy milk from the corner store and end up swimming in a stream, you've probably taken an excursion into the woods. WORD FAMILYexcursion: excursionist, excursions+/excursionist: excursionists USAGE EXAMPLESUSC players looked mostly relieved to be freed from the public-relations boondoggle that is the annual Rose Bowl excursion to Disneyland. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Instead, top donors are offered a private reception with “VIPs and celebrities associated with the event” and “a multi-day outdoor excursion.” Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) “The hunting/fishing excursion is not confirmed and is not something we are offering to sponsors.” Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1n a journey taken for pleasure many summer excursions to the shore Syn|Hypo|Hyper expedition, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay airing a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air field tripa group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another 2n wandering from the main path of a journey Syn|Hyper digression journey, journeying the act of traveling from one place to another |
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