trav·el·ling1British EnglishBrE, traveling American English /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ ●○○adjectiveadj [only before noun]
1.travelling expensesmoney that is used to pay for the cost of travelling while someone is on a trip for their company 差旅费
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travelling expenses• His astronomicaltravelling expenses all but bankrupted the club, and his non-appearance at over half the games sappedteammorale.• The clergy's travelling expenses are chargeable as extras.• She was awarded £60 travelling expenses by the court.• The full amount of excesstravelling expenses can be reclaimed.• The company also paid travelling expenses for all employees following the move of their department for a six-month period.• A trainingallowance and travelling expenses for the 16 weeks of the programme.• The prize includes up to £500 travelling expenses for you and your party.• It was held that he was not entitled to claim his travelling expenses from the advertiser.
2.travelling companionsomeone you are on a journey with 旅伴
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travelling companion• A lot has to do with one's travelling companion.• Blake sighed, and ran to catch up with his travelling companion.• Indeed, I worship the little devil, but only as a travelling companion.• Sad for the bulk of his travelling companions; glad that his own destiny was different.• Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.• My other travelling companion, John Lawrence, would describe himself first and foremost as a writer.• In the back of the taxi, our two temporarytravelling companions sit as far apart as possible.• Thesiger invited him and his travelling companion to spend the night with his caravan.
3.travelling musician/circus/exhibition etcTRAVELsomeone or something that goes from place to place 巡回演出的音乐家/巡回演出的马戏团/巡回展览等
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travelling musician/circus/exhibition etc• A Bradford Museums Service travelling exhibition.• However, John Reynolds, the latest addition to this high-speedtravelling circus, could be one of the surprisepackets.• The stables turned out to be remarkably solidstructures for a travelling circus, made mostly of wood with canvasroofs.• This year a travelling circus put up its tent and offered the public a horse-riding show.
4.travelling rug/clock etcBritish EnglishBrEDLT a clock etc designed to be used when you are travelling 旅行毯/旅行钟等
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travelling rug/clock etc• At a quarter to four by the little travelling clock at his bedside he got out of bed and went to the window.• And he takes a travelling rug with him - another of those fussy bag-and-baggage objects which assert the novel's tonality.
travelling people/folk• I get the impression the indigenous locals know the travelling people keep disappearing to have some blow, and resent it.• There are areas that are perfectly acceptable to the travelling people who use York.• In the past, pearlfishing was often carried out by travelling people who used a glass-bottomed bucket to locate them.
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travelling• The full amount of excesstravellingexpenses can be reclaimed.• He'd never hankered after the travelling life.• His father was a travellingsalesman and was very rarely at home.
travelling2British EnglishBrE, traveling American English noun [uncountableU]
1the act or activity of going from one place to another, especially places that are far away 旅行
After retiring, we’ll do some travelling.
退休后我们要出去走走。
2.taking more than three steps while holding the ball in basketball 〔篮球运动中的〕走步