excursion

英 [ɪkˈskɜːʃn]

美 [ɪkˈskɜːrʒn]

n. (尤指集体)远足，短途旅行; (短期的)涉足，涉猎

复数：excursions　

Collins.1 / BNC.6562 / COCA.8288

牛津词典

noun

（尤指集体）远足，短途旅行
a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
1. They've gone on an excursion to York.
  他们到约克旅游去了。
（短期的）涉足，涉猎
a short period of trying a new or different activity
1. After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
  他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。

N-COUNT 短途旅行;远足
You can refer to a short journey as anexcursion, especially if it is made for pleasure or enjoyment.
1. In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
  在百慕大，萨姆的父亲带他到附近的珊瑚礁去游玩。
N-COUNT （尤指旅行社组织的）短途旅游
Anexcursionis a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization.
1. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro...
  我们还推荐去杜罗河上游的短途自选一日游。
2. Another pleasant excursion is Malaga, 18 miles away.
  另一个非常不错的短途旅游是去18英里以外的马拉加。
N-COUNT 尝试;涉猎
If you describe an activity as anexcursion intosomething, you mean that it is an attempt to develop or understand something new that you have not experienced before.
1. ...Radio 3's latest excursion into ethnic music, dance and literature...
  第三广播台最近开始涉及有关少数民族音乐、舞蹈和文学的节目
2. The few excursions into stylistic experiment do not entirely come off.
  几次体裁上的尝试都不算很成功。

noun

wandering from the main path of a journey
Synonym:digression
a journey taken for pleasure
1. many summer excursions to the shore
2. it was merely a pleasure trip
3. after cautious sashays into the field
Synonym:jauntoutingjunketpleasure tripexpeditionsashay

The whole excursion took ten hours.
整个短途旅游花了十个小时。
Another pleasant excursion is Malaga, 18 miles away.
另一个非常不错的短途旅游是去18英里以外的马拉加。
The few excursions into stylistic experiment do not entirely come off.
几次体裁上的尝试都不算很成功。
Last year, Mary and her friends had an interesting excursion in Kunming.
去年，玛丽和她的朋友去昆明进行了一次愉快地旅行。
We took the weekend excursion to the seashore.
周末我们去海滨游玩了。
If you're an avid camper or hiker, you should practice building a shelter on your next excursion.
如果你是一个求知若渴的露营者或者是徒步旅行者，你应该在你的下次远足中锻炼一下建造一个容身之处。
She felt more than usually hungry after her excursion
远足后，她比平时感觉更饿。
We can take up to30 people on the excursion, but no more.
这次旅行我们至多可以带三十人，多了不行。
Our class will make an excursion to the seaside.
我们班将去海边旅行。
A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.
旅游团为了这样一种旅行或一更短的观光旅行而组织在一起的一群人。