Word · Frequency #1132
travels
旅行；出行
travels is the plural of travel.
The act of going from one place to another; traveling.
- 1.
The act of traveling; passage from place to place.
旅行的行为；从一个地方到另一个地方的过程
- 2.
the act of going from one place to another
从一个地方到另一个地方的行为
- 3.
A series of journeys.
一系列旅行
- 4.
a movement through space that changes the location of something
改变某物位置的空间移动
- 5.
An account of one's travels.
旅行记述
- 6.
self-propelled movement
自我推动的移动
- 7.
The activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.
沿路线或通过某点的活动或交通
- 8.
The working motion of a piece of machinery; the length of a mechanical stroke.
机械部件的工作运动；机械行程的长度
- 9.
Distance that a keyboard's key moves vertically when depressed.
键盘按键被按下时垂直移动的距离
游历；旅程；移动；运动；游记；旅行见闻；交通流量；通行；行程；键程
In use
Travel can be expensive, so we save up all year.
He kept a journal of his travels across India.
I watched the slow travel of clouds across the sky.
he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- travel light
- 轻装旅行I always travel light to avoid checked baggage fees.我总是轻装旅行，以避免行李托运费。
- travel broadens the mind
- 旅行开阔眼界Many people say that travel broadens the mind.很多人说旅行开阔眼界。
- travel bug
- 旅行瘾，旅游热After her first trip abroad, she caught the travel bug.第一次出国旅行后，她迷上了旅行。
Pop culture & quotes
- The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
- 世界是一本书，不旅行的人只读了其中一页。This quote by Saint Augustine emphasizes that travel enriches one's perspective.圣奥古斯丁的这句话强调旅行能丰富人的视野。
- Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
- 旅行对于偏见、固执和心胸狭隘是致命的。Mark Twain's quote highlights how travel can overcome prejudice.马克·吐温的这句话突出了旅行如何克服偏见。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'travel'中的字母'v'视为山谷，'t'是旅行者，穿越山谷去旅行。
Context & Register
neutral
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但也可用复数形式指多次旅行
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'gravel' rhymes with 'travel' (both /ævəl/). Words like level, devil, shovel, novel, marvel are spelling lookalikes but have different vowels: /ɛvəl/, /ɛvəl/, /ʌvəl/, /ɑvəl/, /ɑrvəl/ respectively.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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