sightseeing

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sight·see·ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] DLTVISITwhen you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists 〔尤指游客的〕观光，游览 She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed. 她游泳，晒日光浴，观光，放松。

Examples from the Corpus

sightseeing• Cost: $ 2,300 per person, double occupancy, including hotels, most meals, ground transportation and sightseeing.• We spent the days sightseeing and the evenings sitting in cosy bars drinking the local wine.• Included in the cost are round-trip airfare from New York, hotel accommodations, kosher breakfasts and dinners, sightseeing and transfers.• On most days the official programme occupied only the evenings so that day time was available for sightseeing.• Two days do not give much time for sightseeing.• Why don't we go sightseeing tomorrow?• In London, participants will go sightseeing and then attend the Farnborough Air Show.• After an afternoon's sightseeing we were all exhausted.• I set off to do some sightseeing in San Antonio with a sense of well-being.• He took girls to the opera and went sightseeing.went sightseeing• He took girls to the opera and went sightseeing.

sight·see·ing nounChineseSyllable

famous places, interesting when visit tourists especially Corpus or as you

sightseeing
sight‧see‧ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/

noun [uncountable]
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists:

She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.

sight·see·ing

BrE

/ˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ/

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NAmE

/ˈsaɪtsiːɪŋ/

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noun

[uncountable]

the activity of visiting interesting buildings and places as a tourist 观光；游览

◆to go sightseeing去观光

◆Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing? 你有没有出去游览的机会？

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◆a sightseeing tour of the city游览那座城市

abroad, backpack, border, guide, passport, resort, sightseeing, tourist, travel, visa

<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