travel
verb
noun
ˈtrævəl verb
1
JOURNEY
旅行
a. to go from one place to another, or to several places, especially ones that are far away b. to go to most parts of the world or of a particular country 周游世界/全国 I
Someday I’d like to travel abroad .
哪天我想出国旅行去。
[+ to/across/through/around etc ]
We’re planning to travel across America this summer.
我们计划今年夏天横穿美国。
travel widely/extensively
He has travelled extensively in China.
他游历了中国的很多地方。
travel by train/car/air etc
We travelled by train across Eastern Europe.
我们乘火车穿越了东欧。
He’d travelled far, but he’d travelled light (=without taking many possessions) .
他旅途遥远，却一路轻装。
2
DISTANCE
距离
to go a particular distance or at a particular speed 走过（某距离）;（以某速度）行进 I,T
[+ at ]
The train was travelling at 100 mph.
火车正以每小时 100 英里的速度行驶。
They travelled 200 miles on the first day.
他们第一天走了 200 英里。
3
well-travelled widely-travelled
a. also 又作 having travelled to many different countries b. having been travelled on by many people 交通（运输）量大的
a well-travelled businesswoman
游历很广的女商人
a well-travelled road
交通繁忙的道路
4
NEWS
消息
to be passed quickly from one person or place to another 很快地传播开来 I
News travels fast.
消息传起来很快。
5
travel well
to remain in good condition or be equally successful when taken to another country 经得起长途运输; 盛行各地
Exporters have to find wines that travel well.
出口商得找到经得起长途运输的葡萄酒。
Many British television programmes don’t travel well.
英国的许多电视节目走出国门就不受欢迎了。
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EYES
眼睛
if your eyes travel over something, you look at different parts of it [书面] 〔目光〕扫视，移动 I always + adv/prep | written
His gaze travelled over her face.
他的目光在她脸上移动。
7
LIGHT/SOUND
光/声音
to move at a particular speed or in a particular direction 〔以某一速度或朝某一方向〕行进，移动 I
Light travels faster than sound.
光比声音传得快。
8
SPORT
体育运动
to take more than three steps while you are holding the ball in BASKETBALL 〔篮球比赛中〕持球走步 I
noun
9 the activity of travelling 旅行，出行
The new job involves a fair amount of travel.
新工作需要经常出差。
form/means/mode of travel (the type of vehicle you use) 出行方式
We went by bus – the cheapest means of travel.
我们是乘公共汽车去的 — 那是最便宜的出行方式。
rail/air/space travel
Rail travel in Britain seems to be getting more and more unreliable.
英国的火车旅行似乎越来越不准时。
10
travels
journeys to places that are far away, usually for pleasure 旅行，旅游 plural 复数
on sb’s travels
We met some very interesting people on our travels in Thailand.
我们在泰国旅游时碰到一些非常有趣的人。
11
Travel travelling
(uncountable noun) and are used to mean the general activity of moving from place to place. travel （不可数名词）和 travelling 泛指从一个地方到另一个地方的旅行
Air travel is becoming cheaper.
乘飞机旅行越来越便宜。
Her work involves a lot of travelling.
她的工作需要经常出差。
12 You do not say ‘a travel’. 不要说 a travel。
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journey
Use to talk about travelling a long distance or travelling regularly, when the emphasis is on the travelling itself. journey 指长途旅行或经常性的旅行，强调旅行本身
a long and difficult journey (NOT 不说 travel) through the mountains
一段艰难的山中长途跋涉
I read during the train journey to work.
我坐火车去上班的途中会看书。
Did you have a good journey? (=Were you comfortable, was the train on time etc?)
旅途顺利吗？
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trip
A is when you go on a short journey, or a journey you do not usually make, and come back again. Use this when the emphasis is on where you are going or why you are going there. trip 是指短途往返的旅行，或指不常为之的旅行，强调目的地或出行原因
my first trip to the States
我的第一次美国之行
a business trip
出差
Was it a good trip? (=Did you achieve what you wanted to or have a good time there?)
旅行顺利吗？
15
Voyage
is used for a long sea journey. voyage 指长途海上旅行
a voyage across the ocean
穿越大洋的航程
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Crossing
is used for a fairly short sea journey. crossing 指很短的海上旅程
The crossing takes 90 minutes.
旅程需要 90 分钟。
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Flight
is used for a journey by air. flight 指乘飞机旅行
Have a good flight!
旅途愉快！