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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    lug·gage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  DLTTthe cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling 行李 SYN American English baggage They searched his luggage for illegal drugs. 他们搜查他的行李看是否藏有毒品。 → hand luggage →4  See picture of 见图 luggagen THESAURUSluggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travellingheavy luggageSecurity officers checked every piece of luggage.baggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling – used especially when the bags are being looked after by an airline, train company etcCheck your baggage in at the desk.He’s a baggage handler for British Airways.The airline charges for excess baggage (=things that weigh more than the amount that you allowed to take with you on a plane).Some of their baggage was stolen.bags bags that you carry when you are travellingThey were packing their bags ready for the trip.things/stuff informal all the things that someone has with them when they are travellingHe put the stuff in the car and started to drive away.Have you got your things?5 GRAMMAR 语法• Luggage is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. You can refer to one or more piece ( s ) /item ( s ) of luggage. luggage 是不可数名词，没有复数形式，须接单数动词。 表示一件或多件行李时，可用 piece ( s ) /item ( s ) of luggageAll my luggage was ready.我的行李都准备好了 。n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Luggage is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: He carried our luggage to our room. ✗Don’t say: He carried our luggages to our room.• Luggage is always followed by a singular verb: What happens if my luggage gets lost?• When talking about one suitcase or bag, you say a piece of luggage or an item of luggage: Each piece of luggage can weigh up to 20 kilos.
    Examples from the Corpus
    luggage• Some bring aboard luggage so large it has its own wheels.• I could see her working out how many jars she'd be able to carry in her hand luggage.• Two other boats followed with his luggage.• Comprehensive ticket wallet including luggage labels, exclusive full colour street map of Amsterdam and detailed travel itinerary.• A trail of missed connections and mislaid luggage follows these travelers.• From now on, we will hand-search more luggage and screen more bags.• There were 28 hijackings of U-S. passenger aircraft in 1972, despite profiling to determine whose carry-on luggage would be X-rayed.• He recommends losing as much of Earth's luggage as possible.    Origin luggage (1500-1600) → LUG1 + -age (as in baggage)
    lug·gage noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
    →n THESAURUS1    LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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    luggage
    lug‧gage /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: ⇨ lug1 + -age (as in baggage)
    the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling
       SYN  baggage American English:
        They searched his luggage for illegal drugs. ⇨ hand luggage
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ luggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling: heavy luggage | Security officers checked every piece of luggage.
       ▪ baggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling – used especially when the bags are being looked after by an airline, train company etc: Check your baggage in at the desk. | He’s a baggage handler for British Airways. | The airline charges for excess baggage (=things that weigh more than the amount that you allowed to take with you on a plane). | Some of their baggage was stolen.
       ▪ bags bags that you carry when you are travelling: They were packing their bags ready for the trip.
       ▪ things/stuff informal all the things that someone has with them when they are travelling: He put the stuff in the car and started to drive away. | Have you got your things?
         
    GRAMMAR
      Luggage.is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it. You can refer to one or more pieces/items of luggage:
      ▪ All my luggage was ready.


    🔑 lug·gageBrE /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ 🔊 (especially BrE) (also bag·gage especially in NAmE ) noun [uncountable] bags, cases, etc. that contain sb's clothes and things when they are travelling 行李◆There's room for one more piece of luggage. 还有地方再放一件行李。🔊🔊◆You stay there with the luggage while I find a cab. 你看着行李，我去找出租车。🔊🔊<titled tranID="40" status="2">Travel and tourism<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>旅游和旅游业</chn></titled>

    Holidays/vacations 假期

    • have/take (BrE) a holiday/(NAmE) a vacation/a break/a day off/(BrE) a gap year 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假
    • go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage 去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣
    • go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing 去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览
    • plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary 计划旅行／假期／行程
    • book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets 预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票
    • have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially BrE) booking 预订；取消预订
    • rent a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a holiday cottage 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅
    • (especially BrE) hire/ (especially NAmE) rent a car/bicycle/moped 租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车
    • stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a caravan 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里
    • cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(BrE) en suite room 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元
    • check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room 入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间
    • pack/unpack your suitcase/bags 把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西
    • call/order room service 打电话叫／叫客房服务
    • cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation 取消／缩短旅程／假期

    Foreign travel 出国旅行

    • apply for/get/renew a/your passport 申请／拿到／续签护照
    • take out/buy/get travel insurance 获得／购买／取得旅游保险
    • catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight 赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班
    • fly (in)/travel in business/economy class 乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行
    • make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(NAmE also) layover in Hong Kong 在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留
    • experience/cause/lead to delays 遇上／引起／导致延误
    • check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially BrE) luggage/(especially NAmE) baggage 托运／取／弄丢行李
    • be charged for/pay excess baggage 被收取／支付超重行李费
    • board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry 上／下飞机／船／渡船
    • taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway 在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道
    • experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence 遇到强烈的气流
    • suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness 遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车

    The tourist industry 旅游业

    • attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors 吸引游客
    • encourage/promote/hurt tourism 鼓励／促进／损害旅游业
    • promote/develop ecotourism 促进／发展生态旅游
    • build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially BrE) seaside/beach/ski resort 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地
    • work for/be operated by a major hotel chain 就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营
    • be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially NAmE) low-fare/budget airlines 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争
    • book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent 通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办
    • contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator 联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询
    • book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour 预订／进行／去包价旅游
    • buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs 购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
    <titled tranID="9" status="1">baggage / luggage</titled>
    • Luggage is the usual word in BrE, but baggage is also used, especially in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In NAmE baggage is usually used. 英式英语常用 luggage，但也用 baggage，尤指旅客乘飞机时所带的行李。美式英语通常用 baggage。
    • Both these words are uncountable nouns. 两者均为不可数名词：◆Do you have a lot of luggage? 你的行李多吗？◆Two pieces of luggage have gone missing. 有两件行李丢失了。◆Never leave baggage unattended. 切勿丢下行李不管。
      ➡  see also hand luggage, left-luggage office     <titled tranID="9" status="1">baggage / luggage</titled>
    • Luggage is the usual word in BrE, but baggage is also used, especially in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. In NAmE baggage is usually used. 英式英语常用 luggage，但也用 baggage，尤指旅客乘飞机时所带的行李。美式英语通常用 baggage。
    • Both these words are uncountable nouns. 两者均为不可数名词：◆Do you have a lot of luggage? 你的行李多吗？◆Two pieces of luggage have gone missing. 有两件行李丢失了。◆Never leave baggage unattended. 切勿丢下行李不管。