travel, journey, trip, tour等辨析

Travel, Journey, Trip, Tour, Voyage, Outing and Excursion
I Dictionary Meaning
1. Travel
[vi.] make a journey, typically of some length or abroad
E.g.: He is traveling in Africa.
[n.] a. (mass) the action of travelling, typically abroad
E.g.: I have a job which involves quite a lot of travel.
b. (c.) journeys, especially long or exotic ones
E.g.: Perhaps you'll write a book about your travels.
2. Journey
[vi.] travel somewhere
E.g.: They journeyed south.
[n., c.] an act of travelling from one place to another
E.g.: She went on a long journey.
your journey through life
3. Trip
[vi.] go on a short journey
E. g.: When tripping in Chengdu, please take some time to pay us a visit.
[n., c.] a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure
E.g.: Mother took me downtown on a shopping trip.
We had a trip to the coast last Saturday.
4. Tour
[n., c.] a. a journey for pleasure in which several different places are visited
E.g.: He is planning a tour of the world.
b. a short trip to or through a place in order to view or inspect something.
E.g.: My father has gone down-town on a shopping tour.
[vt. or vi.] make a tour of (an area)
E.g.: He decided to tour France.
He toured in America and Europe.
5. Voyage
[n. c.] a long journey involving travel by sea or in space
E.g.: They made a voyage across the Pacific by air.
[vi.] go on a long journey, typically by sea or in space
E.g.: He has voyaged through places like Venezuela and Peru.
6. Outing
[n., c.] a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less (（尤指一日内的）外出游玩)
E.g.: They would go on family outings to the movies.
7. Excursion
[n., c.] a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
E.g.: He took us on an all-day excursion to the ruined city.
II Comparison
1. Travel
[suggests going out here and there for pleasure, on business or other purposes, esp. that over a long distance and staying away for long, without implication of a definite destination.]
通常泛指“旅行”，词义广泛，可以指长期、短期的，不论何种目的，不论使用何种交通工具的旅行，尤指长途的海外旅行。travels用来表示“包括访问几个地方的一次长时间的旅行、国外旅行”，也用来表示“旅行笔记”。
He wrote a book about his travels. 他写了本游记。
2. Journey
[implies the distance traveled (esp. on land) in going to a place, esp. a distant place.]
表示“旅行，旅程”，意示去某一地方的陆地旅行的距离，适用范围广，多指陆上旅行。不用于指距离很短的旅行。
3. Trip
[suggests a (short) journey, esp. one for pleasure or business, alone or in group, often used in connection with words indicating the occasion.]
一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远

足”，也可以指长途旅行。在非正式用语中可代替journey。
a weekend (holiday, honeymoon) trip, a business trip, make a trip to Hong Kong
We made a boat trip to the island last week and had a good time.I will be on a trip to / journey to the south next summer holiday.
4. Tour
[suggests planned journey out and home again, during which several or many places are visited.]
意示“周游、巡视、购物、演出”，常带有根据一定的路线，事先预定了一些逗留地点，最后仍回到出发地。
I will tour the world in the future.
My father has gone down-town on a shopping tour.
III Exercise
1．The voyage from America to France used to take two months.
2．How did you enjoy your travels in Europe?
3．I go to work by train, and the trip/journey takes half an hour.
4．He made a five-month tour of India and the Far East.
5．He took us on a tour of his new house.
6．The voyage across the sea was smooth.
7．She had been away on a long trip/journey.
8．I don’t believe we’ll be able to afford any travel.
9．Will you please bring back some sugar on your next journey to the kitchen?
10. Tours were arranged for the foreign visitors to see the Great Wall.