ex·cur·sion /ɪkˈskɝʒən/
遠足,遊覽,短程旅行
ex·cur·sion /ɪkˈskɝʒən/ 名詞
偏移,偏差
Ex·cur·sion
1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.
Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.
They would make excursions and waste the country. --Holland.
2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief tour; as, an excursion into the country.
3. A wandering from a subject; digression.
I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore make no excursions. --Cowper.
4. Mach. Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An awkward use of the word.]
Syn: -- Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See Journey.
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excursion
n 1: a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the
shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious
sashays into the field" [syn: jaunt, outing, junket,
pleasure trip, expedition, sashay]
2: wandering from the main path of a journey [syn: digression]