trip
noun uk/trɪp/ us/trɪp/
(JOURNEY)
A2 [ C ]（通常指短途的）旅行，行程
a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train. 乘火车从约克到纽卡斯尔大约要花1个小时。
We're going on a trip to Norway this summer. 我们今年夏天去挪威旅行。
I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round/around the bay. 我觉得我们可以租一艘汽艇，绕着海湾兜一圈。
mainly UK We can't afford another trip abroad this year. 今年我们没钱再次去国外旅行。
It's a ten-mile trip from the airport to the hotel. 从机场到市中心有10英里路。
She's away on a business trip and won't be back until next week. 她出差了，下周才回来。
Do you want to go on the school trip to France this year? 今年你想参加学校的法国旅行活动吗？
I was thinking we could go on a shopping trip to New York this weekend. 我在想我们周末可以去纽约购物。
Synonyms: excursionexpeditionjaunt journey (TRIP)junket outing
- More examples
- You should always check your oil, water and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
- How about a trip to the zoo this afternoon?
- She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid.
- The travel company has written giving information about the trip.
- He's always going off around the world on business trips, leaving his wife to cope with the babies by herself.
(FALL)
[ C usually singular ]绊，绊倒
an occasion when you knock your foot against something and fall or lose your balance, or someone causes you to do this, when you are walking or running
She broke her ankle when she had a nasty trip on the stairs. 她在楼梯上重重地绊了一跤，把脚踝摔断了。
(EXPERIENCE)
[ C ] slang（服用毒品后）产生幻觉
an experience in which someone sees, hears, or feels things that do not exist as a result of taking an illegal drug
If you take this stuff when you're depressed, you'll have a really bad trip. 如果你心情沮丧时服用这种东西，会产生一种特别不舒服的幻觉。
[ C usually singular ] mainly US informal奇怪的，有娱乐性的，令人激动的人（或经历）
a person or experience that is strange or entertaining and exciting
My science teacher is such a trip - he says the most bizarre things. 我的科学课老师真有娱乐性，他会说一些最奇怪的事情。
guilt/power/ego tripdisapproving 强烈的内疚／拥有权力的快感／极度自负心理
a period of time when you experience a particular feeling strongly
She's been on a real power trip since she became the office manager. 自从成为办公室主管后，她就一直陶醉在拥有权力的喜悦之中。
I suffer from the classic working mother's guilt trip. 我像众多有工作的妈妈一样，对孩子深感歉疚。
trip
verb uk/trɪp/ us/trɪp/ -pp-
(LOSE BALANCE)
B2 [ I or T ]绊，绊倒
to lose your balance after knocking your foot against something when you are walking or running, or to cause someone to do this
He tripped and fell down, grazing his knee. 他绊了个跟头，擦伤了膝盖。
That cable is dangerous. Someone might trip over it. 那根电缆很危险，可能会绊到人。
He was sent off for deliberately tripping Robson when he was about to score. 他因故意绊倒正要起脚射门得分的罗布森而被罚下场。
- More examples
- The bowler tripped as he was delivering the ball .
- She tripped and fell over.
- I tripped as I got off the bus.
- She tripped over the rug.
- I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path.
(MOVE)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]轻快地走
to move with quick, gentle steps
She looked stunning as she tripped down the stairs in her ball gown. 她身着晚礼服轻盈地走下楼梯，显得光彩照人。
(SWITCH)
[ T ]转动（开关）;转动开关开动（或关掉）
to move a switch that operates an electrical system, or to cause such a system to start or stop working by moving a switch
A special system prevents the circuitry from being tripped accidentally by a power surge or lightning strike. 有一种特殊系统防止电路因电力激增或闪电而被意外切断。
(EXPERIENCE)
[ I ] slang（服用毒品后）产生幻觉
to experience the effects of taking an illegal drug that causes the user to see, hear, or feel things that do not exist
As a student he spent a lot of time tripping out on LSD. 他在学生时代经常服用迷幻药，成天晕晕乎乎。
Idiom
trip off the tongueidiom 很容易说出（或发音）
Something that trips off the tongue is easy to say or pronounce
The new company will need to have a name that trips off the tongue and is easy to remember. 这家新公司需要取一个顺口易记的名字。
Phrasal verb
trip (someone) up 绊，绊倒（某人）
to fall because you hit your foot on something, or to make someone fall by putting your foot in front of the other person's foot
I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to trip you up. 实在对不起，我不是有意要绊倒你的。
She tripped up on the rug. 她在小地毯上绊了一下。
informal（使某人）犯错
to make a mistake, or to cause someone to make a mistake
The exam went quite well, until I tripped up on the last question. 考试进展得很顺利，只是最后一道题把我难住了。
In the interview, they kept trying to trip me up. 采访时，他们一直想方设法让我说错话。