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.
It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. Do you see it, over there?
好象有一条很粗的废水管从镇上通到海里。您看见了吗?在那边?
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
She left home when she was eighteen and has lived in Los Angeles for the past fifteen years.