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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·cur·sion ETYMOLOGY Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere DATE circa 1587 1. a. a going out or forth : expedition b. (1) a usually brief pleasure trip (2) a trip at special reduced rates 2. deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course; especially : digression needless excursions into abstruse theory 3. a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis; also : the distance traversed : amplitude the excursion of a piston English Etymology excursion 1574, "a deviation in argument," from L. excursionem (nom.excursio) "a running forth, excursion," from excursum, pp. of excurrere "run out," from ex- "out" + currere "to run" (see current). Sense of "journey" first recorded in Eng. 1665. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 excursion ex·cur·sion / ik5skE:Fn; NAmE ik5skE:rVn / noun1. a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people (尤指集体)远足,短途旅行: They've gone on an excursion to York. 他们到约克旅游去了。 ⇨ note at trip 2. ~ into sth (formal) a short period of trying a new or different activity (短期的)涉足,涉猎: 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English excursion noun ADJ. brief, short | day, evening, full-day, half-day, weekend | annual | organized | boat, coach, train | holiday, shopping, sightseeing VERB + EXCURSION go on, make We decided to make an all-day excursion to the island. | arrange, organize | take sb on PREP. ~ to He took us on an excursion to the ruined city. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 a trip not involving a prolonged or definite separation from one's usual abode or way of life FF1C;an afternoon excursion to the cityFF1E; Synonyms: jaunt, junket, outing, roundabout, sally Related Words: expedition, journey, trek, trip, safari; circuit, tour; one-way trip, pleasure trip, round trip; ||pasear, paseo, walk, ||walkabout 2 Synonyms: DIGRESSION , aside, discursion, divagation, excursus, parenthesisWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·cur·sion I. \ikˈskər]zhən, ek-, -kə̄], -kəi], chiefly Brit ]shən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin excursion-, excursio, from excursus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : a going out or forth as from a place of confinement: as a. : a military expedition : raid , sortie — obs. except in the phrase alarums and excursions b. in Elizabethan stage directions : a movement of soldiers across the stage c. : a journey chiefly for recreation : a usually brief pleasure trip; often : a trip (as by rail or steamship) at special reduced rates < the railway ran Sunday excursions to the city > d. : a trip made with the positive intention of returning to the starting point : round trip : a trip that is not planned to involve prolonged or definite separation from one's usually or normal place or way of life < his summer excursions to the Colorado Rockies > < made several excursions into the Amazon valley > 2. : the persons participating in or going together on an excursion 3. : departure from a direct or proper course : deviation from a definite path; usually : a wandering from a subject : digression < his excursions into abstruse theory > 4. obsolete : a projection or extension (as of a building) 5. archaic : a sally or outburst (as of wit or feeling) especially when overstepping accepted or customary bounds 6. : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis 7. a. : a single vibratory motion (as of a diaphragm or membrane); sometimes : the distance traversed in such a movement : amplitude b. : one complete movement of inspiratory expansion and expiratory contraction of the lungs and their membranes II. intransitive verb (excursioned ; excursioned ; excursioning \-zh(ə)niŋ, -sh(-\ ; excursions) : to go on an excursion III. adjective : relating to or used for excursions < an excursion rate > < excursion trains > < a packed excursion steamer > |
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