excursion
n
(a) short journey, esp one made by a group of people together for pleasure 短程旅行; 远足
go on/make a day excursion to the mountains, ie there and back in one day 到山上游玩一天
Many excursions had been arranged by the holiday company. 短程旅游原先多由度假服务公司安排的.
[attrib 作定语]
an excursion train 游览火车
an excursion ticket, ie one issued at a reduced fare 旅游特惠票.
(b) short journey made for a particular purpose 短途行程
a shopping excursion 购物之行. =>Usage at journey 用法见journey.
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
He was caught, put in chains, and sent to America as a slave.
他被抓住了,带上镣铐,送到美国当奴隶。
The cave led back into the rockface and the earth by the entrance was dry.