tour1 /tʊə $ tʊr/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countableC] 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 journey 2 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
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.