tour
UK [tʊər] UK [tɔ:r] US [tʊr] noun
ESSENTIAL countable
■a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look round the place or area and learn about it 参观；游历，观光•We went on a guided tour of / UK alsoround the cathedral/museum/factory.我们在导游的带领下参观了大教堂／博物馆／工厂。 •A bus took us on a sightseeing tour of the city.一辆公共汽车载着我们游览这座城市。 •a tour guide导游 ESSENTIAL countable
■a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area （尤指作为渡假的）旅行，旅游•a cycling tour of Provence骑车去普罗旺斯旅游 •They've just come back from a tour of / UK alsoround Devon and Cornwall.他们刚从德文郡和康沃尔郡旅行回来。 •Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in bookings.旅行社称预订旅游的人数减少了。 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■a planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as by a politician, sports team or group of performers （政治家、运动队、演出团体等的）巡视，巡回比赛，巡回演出•a lecture/concert tour巡回演讲／音乐会 •The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia.女王将到澳大利亚进行为期两周的巡访。 •She is performing in Birmingham tonight, on the third leg of (= stage of) her nationwide tour.她今晚将在伯明罕演出，这是她全国巡回演出的第三站。 •The England cricket team is on tour in Pakistan.英格兰板球队正在巴基斯坦打巡回比赛。 countable
■a tour of duty 任期；执勤期
UK [tʊər] UK [tɔ:r] US [tʊr] verb
ADVANCED intransitive or transitive
■to go on a tour somewhere （到…）旅行，游历；（到…）巡回比赛，巡视•[+ prep] We spent a month touring (around/round/in) Kenya.我们在肯亚各地游玩了一个月。 •The New Zealand team will be touring (in) Europe this winter.今年冬天纽西兰队将去欧洲参加一系列比赛。 •The President toured US military bases yesterday.总统昨天巡视了美国军事基地。 •The band are currently touring to promote their new album.该乐队目前正在各地巡回以推广他们的新唱片。 transitive
■If a play tours a particular area, it is performed in several places there 在…作巡回演出•The play will be performed first in London, and will then tour the rest of the country.这出戏将在伦敦首演，然后到国内其他地方巡回演出。 |