- a journey to a place and back again, especially a short one for pleasure or a particular purpose
- Did you have a good trip?
- We went on a trip to the mountains.
- a boat/coach/bus trip
- a business/school/shopping trip
- a fishing/camping trip
- They took a trip down the river.
- We had to make several trips to bring all the equipment over.
- Jack made a return trip (= another visit to the same place) later that year.
- The return trip (= back to the place where you started) on the bike was much easier and quicker than the outbound trip.
- He went with her on her overseas trips.
- She's away on a short trip.
- He is planning a trip to Vienna.
- They organize short bike trips.
- He has just returned from a three-day trip to Australia.
Synonyms triptripjourney ▪ tour ▪ expedition ▪ excursion ▪ outing ▪ day outThese are all words for an act of travelling to a place.trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:- a business trip
- a five-minute trip by taxi
- a long and difficult journey across the mountains
- a tour of Bavaria
- the first expedition to the South Pole
- We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- We had a day out at the beach.
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/vacations- have/take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/a break/a day off/(British English) a gap year
- go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
- go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
- plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
- book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
- have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
- rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
- (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/bicycle/moped
- stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/a caravan
- cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(British English) en suite room
- check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
- pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
- call/order room service
- cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
- apply for/get/renew a/your passport
- take out/buy/get travel insurance
- catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
- fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
- make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
- experience/cause/lead to delays
- check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
- be charged for/pay excess baggage
- board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
- taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
- experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
- suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
- attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
- encourage/promote/hurt tourism
- promote/develop ecotourism
- build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially British English) seaside/beach/ski resort
- work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
- be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/budget airlines
- book something through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
- contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
- book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
- buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysa1- Enjoy your trip!
- He makes frequent trips to Poland.
- He's just back from a trip to Alaska.
- I had to cut short my trip when my wallet was stolen.
- My last trip abroad was two years ago.
- Don't make a special trip just to get my newspaper.
- In their last two away trips, Everton were defeated by Spurs.
- The first prize is a free trip to New York.
- The food alone made the trip worthwhile.
- The rest of our trip was uneventful.
- The trip home took us five hours!
- They are hoping to complete the trip in four days.
- They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.
- Well, have a safe trip back!
- a five-minute trip by taxi
- her dream trip to New Zealand
- Because of bad weather conditions, the trip was cancelled.
- Tomorrow there will be a boat trip to the island.
- We used to go on school trips to France when we were kids.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extended
- long
- brief
- …
- be (away) on
- do
- go on
- …
- on trip
- trip by
- trip to
- …
- a trip abroad
- the trip home
- the trip of a lifetime
- …
- (slang) the experience that somebody has if they take a powerful drug that affects the mind and makes them imagine things
- an acid (= LSD) trip
- an act of falling or nearly falling down, because you hit your foot against something
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop’.
Idioms
See trip in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee trip in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha guilt trip
- (informal) things you say to somebody in order to make them feel guilty about something
- Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.
- She was trying to lay a guilt trip on me.
a trip/walk down memory lane
- time that you spend thinking about and remembering the past or going to a place again in order to remind yourself of past experiences
- Visiting my old school was a real trip down memory lane.
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