2025年1月

New words:

contour ['kɔntur] n. 轮廓;外形
coastline ['kəustlain] n. 海岸线


Sample Sentences:

The contour of that mountain looks like a dragon.
The road follows the natural contours of the coastline.
Some people in California were warned to avoid the coastline for 12 hours.


New words:

detour ['di:tuə]
v.绕道
n.弯路;绕行道


Sample Sentences:

Detour. Road under repair.
They made a detour to avoid the town center.
During the construction we had to take a detour.


New words:

tour [tʊr]
n.旅游;旅行;参观;游览;巡回演出
v.在…旅游;在…巡回演出(或做宣传广告等)

journey‌:常指长距离的旅行,通常是单程的陆路旅行,但有时也指水上或空中旅行。除了表示旅行、旅程外,还有历程、过程的意思。

travel‌:泛指旅行,不特指某次具体的旅行。通常指长途旅行,不强调旅行的目的地。在表示抽象意义的“旅行”时也使用travel。

tour‌:通常指周游、巡视,这种旅行距离可长可短,常带有根据一定的路线,旅途中有停留游览点,最后仍回到出发地,常用于观光、商业旅行等。例如,音乐会巡演可以称为tour。

trip‌:通常指短期的短程旅行,尤其是指暂时到外地办理业务或观光。

在实际语境中,tour、trip和travel的运用非常广泛。

例如,当说到“我们去欧洲旅游”时,如果是有组织、有计划且包含多个停留点的旅行,那么使用tour更为贴切。

如果说“我计划周末去郊外进行一次短途旅行”,那么使用trip更为恰当。

而如果描述一个人长期在外旅行、探险或工作,那么使用travel则更为合适。


Sample Sentences:

They're going on a world tour.
We are touring Italy for our holidays.
Many Americans tour by car in summer.
Mr. Adams made a tour around East Asia last year.
We saw so many places on the tour I can't remember them all.


New words:

canal [kə'næl] n. 运河;沟渠
oceangoing ['əuʃən.gəuiŋ] adj. 远洋航行的;远洋的
Suez Canal [ˈsuːɪz kəˈnæl] 苏伊士运河


Sample Sentences:

Coal used to be sent here by canal.
Many oceangoing ships are sailing on the canal.
The ship is sailing towards Europe through the Suez Canal.