Word · Frequency #11501
trek
牛车旅行
a journey by ox wagon, especially an organized migration by a group of settlers
- 1.
A slow or difficult journey.
缓慢或艰难的旅程
- 2.
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
牛车之旅(尤指移民群体的有组织迁徙)
- 3.
A long walk.
长途步行
- 4.
any long and difficult trip
任何长途而艰难的旅行
缓慢或艰难的旅程；牛车之旅(尤指移民群体的有组织迁徙)；长途步行；任何长途而艰难的旅行；艰苦跋涉
In use
The settlers loaded their belongings and began the long trek to the western valley.
Our guide explained how the pioneers prepared for the trek by checking every wagon wheel.
After weeks of slow travel, the oxen were tired, but the trek was almost over.
trek through/across [place]
trek 作动词时，过去式和过去分词均为 trekked，现在分词为 trekking。
They trekked across the desert.
他们艰苦跋涉穿过了沙漠。
a trek + [prepositional phrase]
trek 作名词时，常与介词短语连用，表示路线或目的地。
The trek up the mountain took six hours.
上山的长途跋涉花了六个小时。
trek + [distance]
trek 后可接距离，表示“徒步走了多远”。
Connections
Collocations
- go for a trek
- 去徒步旅行
- We went for a trek in the mountains.我们去山里徒步旅行了。
- a long trek
- 长途跋涉
- It was a long trek back to camp.回营地是一段长途跋涉。
- trek through the jungle
- 穿越丛林跋涉
- They trekked through the jungle for days.他们连续几天穿越丛林跋涉。
- a tough trek
- 艰难的跋涉
- The tough trek left everyone exhausted.这次艰难的跋涉让所有人都筋疲力尽。
- trek up the mountain
- 登山跋涉
- We trekked up the mountain at sunrise.我们在日出时登山跋涉。
- go trekking
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：一头牛拉着货车在泥路上缓慢前行——trek 就是这种艰难的长途跋涉。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：travel writing、informal conversation、historical narrative trek 的核心意思是“长途而艰苦的旅行或跋涉”，可作名词或动词。在旅行、徒步等书面场景中通常为中性；在日常口语中多用来说“路很远、走得很费劲”，语气比较随意。历史题材中的“乘牛车迁徙”义则多出现在专门的叙述里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 trek 押韵，元音和尾音均为 /ɛk/（tech 拼作 -ch 但读音同）。注意形近词 track /træk/ 与 trek 拼写相似，但元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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