| 单词 | on safari |
| 释义 | > as lemmason safari a. A journey; a cross-country expedition, typically in an African country, esp. for exploration and (in the past) hunting, or (now) to see wild animals in their natural habitat. Frequently in on safari.Safaris frequently include camping in tents, but guest lodges are now also available. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > expedition > cross-country safari1893 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 413 Collect! pack! set out! Safari! safari leo!—a journey, a journey to-day!] 1893 Current Lit. Feb. 226/2 Zanzibaris porters could never be induced to go..on safari (journey) led solely by a woman. 1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo vi. 61 [He] had left me and gone on safari (a caravan journey) to Uganda. 1928 Daily Express 16 Nov. 9 The royal safari—as a shooting expedition of this nature is described in Africa—is complete to the minutest detail. 1935 E. Hemingway Green Hills Afr. ii. iii. 46 We had gone on a foot safari to hunt rhino in the forest. 1989 J. Trollope Village Affair ii. 24 The boys went skiing and both had been on safari in Kenya. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 38/2 No safari is complete without a chorus of gasps at the first lilac-breasted roller or superb glossy starling. < as lemmas |
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