on an excursion• John orders her to join him, Isabella, and her brother, on an excursion to Blaize Castle.• The cover story recalls the Armagh railwaydisaster of June 1889 when 80 people diedon an excursiontrainbound for Warrenpoint.• Even if such a customer is on an excursion, it is not one organised by the trader.• They often went on excursions, always talking away nineteen to the dozen.• During their visit they went on excursions to Styal Mill, Chester and Liverpool.
Originexcursion
(1500-1600)Latinexcursio, from excurrere“to run out”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXCURSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, little, short簡短/短暫/短途旅行▸➤day, evening, full-day, half-day, weekend, week-long白天的/晚上的/全天的/半天的/週末的/一週的旅行➤three-day, two-day, etc.三日、兩日等的遊行▸➤annual年度旅行➤outdoor戶外旅遊▸➤boat, coach, train乘船/乘大客車/乘火車旅行▸➤shopping, sightseeing購物/觀光旅行➤shore海岸旅遊◇We signed up for a shore excursion to New Orleans.我們報名參加了一個去新奧爾良海濱的旅遊。VERB + EXCURSION➤go on, make, take (sb on)去旅行;(帶某人)去旅遊◇We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island.我們決定去島上一日遊。➤arrange, organize, plan安排/組織/計劃旅行➤offer, run提供旅行路線;經營旅遊◇Our ship offers 13 different excursions.我們的船提供 13 種不同的旅遊路線。◇Princess Tours runs independent excursions from selected hotels.公主旅行社在精選出的酒店中經營獨立的旅遊線路。PREPOSITION➤excursion into (figurative) 涉足⋯◇her first excursion into business她第一次涉足商務➤excursion to去⋯旅行◇He took us on an excursion to the ruined city.他帶我們去遊覽那座城市的遺跡。