jaunt /ˈʤɔnt, ˈʤɑnt/
遠足,徒步旅遊(vi.)遠足,徒步旅遊
Jaunt v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.]
1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. To ride on a jaunting car.
Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.]
Jaunt, v. t. To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.]
Jaunt, n.
1. A wearisome journey. [R.]
Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind
After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore.
Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. --Milton.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
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jaunt
n : a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
sashays into the field" [syn: excursion, outing, junket,
pleasure trip, expedition, sashay]
v : make a trip for pleasure [syn: travel, trip]