tour
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tour1 /tʊə $ tʊr/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable] 1 DLTTRAVELa journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc 〔观光〕旅游，旅行tour of/around/round a 10-day tour of China 中国十日游a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour a cycling tour of Cornwall 康沃尔骑车游 We met on a coach tour in Italy. 我们是在意大利乘长途客车旅游时相识的。 → package tour► see thesaurus at journey2 DLTTRAVELa short trip through a place to see it 〔短暂的〕参观，游览tour of/around/round a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center 肯尼迪航天中心的导游陪同参观 Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer. 金去年夏天在剑桥当导游。3 APDSa planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places 巡回演出；巡回比赛tour of the England cricket team’s tour of India 英格兰板球队在印度的巡回比赛on tour The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour. 莫斯科交响乐团来这里进行巡回演出。 the first leg of the band’s European tour (=the first part of it) 乐队在欧洲巡回演出的第一站4 PERIOD OF TIMEa period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work 〔尤指军人在外地、通常是国外的〕服役期；任职期 his third tour in Northern Ireland 他在北爱尔兰的第三个派驻期5. tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance 〔正式的〕视察访问，巡察
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tour• Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke is putting up a crab cake dinner, and a tour of Baltimore.• We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.• a bicycle tour• Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?• Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.• They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.• Package tours that include tickets to Olympic events have sold well.• Half its resorts have snowshoe tours.• Naturally there's plenty of wine-tasting tours, visits to the huge cellars and between June and October wine festivals are held.• It was the latter's first innings of the tour.• The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.• The tour includes stops in Salzburg and Vienna.• The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.• a three-year tour in Germany with the Armytour of/around/round• The day commenced with a tour of the now almost deserted facility at Wadeville.• Stephenson drew huge, rabid crowds on his barnstorming tours of the Indiana countryside.• Prior to Feakle, army battalions were able to spend only five months outside Northern Ireland between tours of duty.• Today one can enjoy a relaxing boat tour around the harbour.• A large, blue twin-engine air boat that normally is used for tours of the Everglades serves as the major on-site platform.tour of/around/round• The day commenced with a tour of the now almost deserted facility at Wadeville.• Stephenson drew huge, rabid crowds on his barnstorming tours of the Indiana countryside.• Prior to Feakle, army battalions were able to spend only five months outside Northern Ireland between tours of duty.• Today one can enjoy a relaxing boat tour around the harbour.• A large, blue twin-engine air boat that normally is used for tours of the Everglades serves as the major on-site platform.tour of• The musical is making a year-long tour of the U.S. and Canada.• a four-month tour of South Americatour2 ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]DLTTRAVEL to visit several parts of a country or area 旅游，游历，观光 We’re touring the Greek islands this summer. 我们今年夏天去希腊的海岛旅游。► see thesaurus at travel2 [transitive] to go round or be shown round a place 巡视；参观 The minister had been invited to tour the new factory. 部长受邀到新工厂进行巡视。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
tour• The team is currently touring Australia in a series of friendly games.• Steve and Maggie have toured extensively and together present a unique blend of traditional and Tilston material.• The theatre company will tour later this year.• He seemed to be touring other worlds.• The following morning there will be an opportunity to tour some of the local cultural attractions in informal groups.• For our summer vacation this year we're touring Spain in a camper.• We shall tour the city for two hours and then meet back at the bus.• The man behind the craze is currently touring the country in a one man and his puppets show.• Lots of boats and ferries tour the islands, and many excursions are available.• Sosa toured the world with an Afro-Cuban jazz band.• Relentless international touring was to keep the company afloat financially for three years.• Haynes recorded with Charlie Parker and toured with Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s.Origin tour1 (1300-1400) Old French tour, tourn “circular course, turn”; → TURN1tour1 nountour2 verbChinese
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tour1 S3 W2 /tʊə $ tʊr/ 
noun [countable]1. a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc
tour of/around/round
a 10-day tour of China
a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour
a cycling tour of Cornwall
We met on a coach tour in Italy. ⇨ package tour
2. a short trip through a place to see it
tour of/around/round
a guided tour around the Kennedy Space Center
Kim worked as a tour guide in Cambridge last summer.
3. a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places
tour of
the England cricket team’s tour of India
on tour
The Moscow Symphony Orchestra is here on tour.
the first leg of the band’s European tour (=the first part of it)
4. a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work:
his third tour in Northern Ireland
5. tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance
tour2 verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to visit several parts of a country or area:
We’re touring the Greek islands this summer.
2. [transitive] to go round or be shown round a place:
The minister had been invited to tour the new factory.
■ to travel
▪travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: We travelled to Russia by train. | I love to travel.
▪go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. | He’s gone to London on business. | It’s quicker to go by plane.
▪commute to travel to work or school: She commutes to work by bicycle.
▪cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
▪tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: They’re touring Europe by coach.
▪go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: They went trekking in the mountains. | She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
▪go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack: He went backpacking in Australia.
▪roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. | The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
▪journey literary to travel, especially a long distance: He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
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noun [countable]1. a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etctour of/around/round
a walking/cycling/sightseeing etc tour
2. a short trip through a place to see it
tour of/around/round
3. a planned journey made by musicians, a sports team etc in order to perform or play in several places
tour of
on tour
4. a period during which you go to live somewhere, usually abroad, to do your job, especially military work:
5. tour of inspection an official visit to a place, institution, group etc in order to check its quality or performance
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to visit several parts of a country or area:
2. [transitive] to go round or be shown round a place:
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trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again 通常指往返的旅行 ：◆ a business trip 出差 ◆ a five-minute trip by taxi 五分钟的出租车车程 journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart 尤指长途旅行 ：◆ a long and difficult journey across the mountains 漫长而艰难的翻山旅行
trip or journey? 用 trip 还是 journey？
tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited 指游览多地的旅行、旅游 ：◆ a tour of Bavaria 巴伐利亚之旅 expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known 指远征、探险、考察 ：◆ the first expedition to the South Pole 首次去南极的探险 excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people 尤指集体远足、短途旅行 ：◆ We went on an all-day excursion to the island. 我们到岛上去游览了一整天。 outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day 指集体出外游玩或学习，通常不超过一天 ：◆ The children were on a day's outing from school. 孩子们离校游览了一天。 day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure 指一日游 ：◆ We had a day out at the beach. 我们在海滩玩了一天。
Patterns
a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expeditiona bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tourto go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day outto set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursionto make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 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/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 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/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 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/( en suite roomBrE 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/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
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)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 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/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 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/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 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