excursion

英 [ɪkˈskɜːʃn]

美 [ɪkˈskɜːrʒn]

n. (尤指集体)远足，短途旅行; (短期的)涉足，涉猎

复数：excursions　

Collins.1 / BNC.6562 / COCA.8288

牛津词典

noun

（尤指集体）远足，短途旅行
a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people
1. They've gone on an excursion to York.
  他们到约克旅游去了。
（短期的）涉足，涉猎
a short period of trying a new or different activity
1. After a brief excursion into drama, he concentrated on his main interest, which was poetry.
  他短暂涉猎过戏剧之后便把全部精力投入到他的主要兴趣——诗歌中去了。

N-COUNT 短途旅行;远足
You can refer to a short journey as anexcursion, especially if it is made for pleasure or enjoyment.
1. In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier.
  在百慕大，萨姆的父亲带他到附近的珊瑚礁去游玩。
N-COUNT （尤指旅行社组织的）短途旅游
Anexcursionis a trip or visit to an interesting place, especially one that is arranged or recommended by a holiday company or tourist organization.
1. We also recommend a full day optional excursion to the Upper Douro...
  我们还推荐去杜罗河上游的短途自选一日游。
2. Another pleasant excursion is Malaga, 18 miles away.
  另一个非常不错的短途旅游是去18英里以外的马拉加。
N-COUNT 尝试;涉猎
If you describe an activity as anexcursion intosomething, you mean that it is an attempt to develop or understand something new that you have not experienced before.
1. ...Radio 3's latest excursion into ethnic music, dance and literature...
  第三广播台最近开始涉及有关少数民族音乐、舞蹈和文学的节目
2. The few excursions into stylistic experiment do not entirely come off.
  几次体裁上的尝试都不算很成功。

noun

wandering from the main path of a journey
Synonym:digression
a journey taken for pleasure
1. many summer excursions to the shore
2. it was merely a pleasure trip
3. after cautious sashays into the field
Synonym:jauntoutingjunketpleasure tripexpeditionsashay

We went on an excursion to the city.
我们到这个城市去旅行。
We took the weekend excursion to the seashore.
周末我们去海滨游玩了。
But from the Fishing Bridge you can take a boat excursion on the lake.
但是我们可以从钓鱼桥乘船游览黄石湖。
We can take up to30 people on the excursion, but no more.
这次旅行我们至多可以带三十人，多了不行。
The excursion to the seaside was put off because it rained that day.
因为那天下雨，去海滨旅行延期了。
She went on excursion to the West lake.
她到西湖去游玩了。
The excursion will be put off if it is going to rain tomorrow.
明天如果下雨，那末远足就要延期了。
I joined their excursion.
我加入了他们的远足。
The few excursions into stylistic experiment do not entirely come off.
几次体裁上的尝试都不算很成功。
Her husband had also been dragooned into the excursion.
她的丈夫也被拉来参加远足了。