tourist

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tour·ist /ˈtʊərɪst $ ˈtʊr-/ W3 noun [countable] 1 DLTHOLIDAYsomeone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday 游客，游人，观光客 Cambridge is always full of tourists in the summer. 剑桥在夏季总是挤满了游客。 The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction. 自由女神像是主要的旅游景点。 What effect will this have on the local tourist industry? 这对当地的旅游业会有什么影响？tourist centre/destination/resort etc Durham, with its cathedral and castle, is a popular tourist centre. 达勒姆有大教堂和城堡，是个十分受欢迎的旅游中心。► see thesaurus at traveln2. medical/sex/libel etc tourist someone who travels to a foreign country in order to do a particular thing, especially because they cannot do it in their own country or it is more expensive or less easy theren COLLOCATIONSadjectivesforeign touristsMillions of foreign tourists visit the capital every year.an American/Japanese etc touristShe saw a crowd of Japanese tourists, cameras at the ready, wandering down the path.verbstourists visit a placeAbout six million tourists visit the country each year.tourists flock to a place (=visit it in large numbers)Tourists have flocked to the area ever since the TV series was filmed there.attract/draw touristsThey hope to change the image of the city and attract more tourists.tourist + NOUNa tourist attraction (=an interesting place for tourists to see or an enjoyable activity for them to do)Yellowstone National Park is a major tourist attraction.a tourist destination/centre/spotEgypt became a popular tourist destination in the nineteenth century.the tourist industryThe tourist industry is booming, with more visitors this year than ever before.the tourist season (=the period in a year when large numbers of tourists visit a place)Even in the tourist season the beaches don’t get packed.phrasesa group/party of touristsThe guide was talking to a party of tourists. THESAURUStourist someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday 游客The hotel is very popular with tourists. 这家酒店很受游客欢迎。a major tourist destination 一个主要的旅游目的地traveller British English, traveler American English someone who travels somewhere 旅行者,旅客a weary traveller returning home after a long journey 远游归来的疲惫游客The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers. 大楼的豪华内部设施将会吸引商务旅客。The strike will affect air travellers. 此次罢工将会对航空旅客造成影响。nPaul Theroux, the American traveller, once went from London to India by train. visitor someone who comes to visit a particular country, area, museum etc 游客；参观者Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually. 时代广场每年吸引超过3,000万的游客。holiday-maker British English, vacationer American English someone who is on holiday somewhere 度假者The beach was packed with holiday-makers. 海滩上挤满了度假者。n75 percent of Alamo's rentals are to vacationers.sightseer a tourist who is visiting a famous or interesting place 观光客Crowds of sightseers come to London every year. 每年都有成群的观光客来到伦敦。backpacker someone who is travelling for pleasure, staying in cheap accommodation and carrying a backpack 背包客a cheap hotel which is used mainly by backpackers 主要为背包客入住的廉价旅馆

Examples from the Corpus

tourist• Tourists can use the colour-coded map to guide themselves on walks of the city.• A tourist visa is required for most nationalities.• More than 3 million American tourists visit Britain every year.• It was neither feasible nor necessary to deny tourists who were lured to the Falls the attractions they expected.• Britain is one of the world's top five tourist destinations.• On his visit the authorities had been suspicious of Western visitors who asked to travel outside the main tourist spots.• And Pau is not in the mass tourist market.• Millions of tourists visit it every year.• Read in studio A decision to cut a town's tourist budget by more than half has angered shopkeepers and hoteliers.• A park ranger was answering the tourists' questions as they looked out over the canyon.• Three tourists were reported to have been wounded by gunfire in separate attacks on Nile cruise ships during October.• Sure, the majority were tourists.tourist attraction• The following year, the local middle classes organised the new Bonfire Societies and controlled popular effervescence became a tourist attraction.• The magnificent hall itself and its gardens became a tourist attraction.• Starting from the Scenic Tunnel, long a tourist attraction, the pair headed for the opening that had previously been blasted.• And about the same time a mystery blaze broke out at Madame Tussaud's, another of the capitals major tourist attractions.• It is the newest tourist attraction at the Kennedy Space Center.• St Michael's Mount, left, is a popular tourist attraction.• That our lovely, blue planet is not a popular tourist attraction for extraterrestrials.From Longman Business Dictionarytouristtour‧ist /ˈtʊərəstˈtʊr-/ noun [countable]TRAVEL someone who travels to visit a place for pleasure or a holidayAbout 40,000 Americans go there each year, mostly for business but some as tourists.The city relies on its tourist industry and many of its citizens are shopkeepers and guides.The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction (=a place, building etc that many tourists go to see).

tour·ist noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable

who place holiday Business on a is visiting someone Corpus pleasure for

tourist
tour‧ist W3 /ˈtʊərəst, ˈtʊərɪst $ ˈtʊr-/

noun [countable]
someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday:

Cambridge is always full of tourists in the summer.

The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction.

What effect will this have on the local tourist industry?
tourist centre/destination/resort etc

Durham, with its cathedral and castle, is a popular tourist centre.

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ foreign tourists Millions of foreign tourists visit the capital every year.
   ▪ an American/Japanese etc tourist She saw a crowd of Japanese tourists, cameras at the ready, wandering down the path.
■ verbs
   ▪ tourists visit a place About six million tourists visit the country each year.
   ▪ tourists flock to a place (=visit it in large numbers) Tourists have flocked to the area ever since the TV series was filmed there.
   ▪ attract/draw tourists They hope to change the image of the city and attract more tourists.
■ tourist + NOUN
   ▪ a tourist attraction (=an interesting place for tourists to see or an enjoyable activity for them to do) Yellowstone National Park is a major tourist attraction.
   ▪ a tourist destination/centre/spot Egypt became a popular tourist destination in the nineteenth century.
   ▪ the tourist industry The tourist industry is booming, with more visitors this year than ever before.
   ▪ the tourist season (=the period in a year when large numbers of tourists visit a place) Even in the tourist season the beaches don’t get packed.
■ phrases
   ▪ a group/party of tourists The guide was talking to a party of tourists.

THESAURUS

   ▪ tourist someone who is visiting a place for pleasure on holiday: The hotel is very popular with tourists. | a major tourist destination
   ▪ traveller British English, traveler American English someone who travels somewhere: a weary traveller returning home after a long journey | The building’s luxurious interior will appeal to business travellers. | The strike will affect air travellers. | Paul Theroux, the American traveller, once went from London to India by train.
   ▪ visitor someone who comes to visit a particular country, area, museum etc: Times Square attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.
   ▪ holiday-maker British English, vacationer American English someone who is on holiday somewhere: The beach was packed with holiday-makers. | 75 percent of Alamo's rentals are to vacationers.
   ▪ sightseer a tourist who is visiting a famous or interesting place: Crowds of sightseers come to London every year.
   ▪ backpacker someone who is travelling for pleasure, staying in cheap accommodation and carrying a backpack: a cheap hotel which is used mainly by backpackers

🔑 tour·ist

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/ˈtʊərɪst/

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/ˈtɔːrɪst/

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NAmE

/ˈtʊrɪst/

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noun

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a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure 旅游者；观光者；游客

◆busloads of foreign tourists一车一车的外国观光客

◆a popular

tourist attraction/destination/resort

为游客所喜爱的旅游景点／目的地／胜地

◆the

tourist industry/sector

旅游业／部门

◆Further information is available from the local tourist office. 进一步详情可向当地的旅游办事处查询。

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break, camp, cruise, holiday, honeymoon, package tour, self-catering, tourist, travel, visa

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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

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

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a member of a sports team that is playing a series of official games in a foreign country （在国外参加）巡回比赛的运动队队员