单词 | road trip |
释义 | road tripn. 1. A journey made by road or (occasionally) by rail (cf. road n. 4d); a journey by car or other road vehicle, esp. one which is part of a holiday or covers a long distance. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > [noun] > a journey by railway railway journey1846 train journey1849 road trip1865 train ride1875 1865 Leeds Mercury 1 June 4/2 The road trip is yet the favourite means of reaching Epsom with those who possess carriages of their own, or can afford to hire vehicles for the purpose. 1915 Locomotive Firemen's Mag. June 730 The rule is intended to be a penalty imposed upon railroads..that permit engineers and firemen to be detained after they have completed a road trip. 1933 Sci. News Let. 13 May 301/3 One driver..repeated a 128-mile road trip, using 10 per cent. alcohol gas, regular gas, and ethyl gas. 1968 Times 7 Sept. 9/7 The boat survived the 33-mile road trip from the main base camp. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Aug. d4/3 Our family..took a..road trip through five states, stopping at a different extended-stay hotel almost every night. 2. North American. A series of sporting fixtures played away from home. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1903 N.Y. Times 10 May 10/ The New York players did not come up to expectations during the first part of their road trip. 1961 Newsweek 14 Aug. 44/3 He broadened teammates' minds by reading sensitive passages aloud during road trips. 1997 Chicago Tribune 31 May ii. 3/4 The White Sox dropped to 1–2 on the road trip and 1–3 this season against the Brewers. Derivatives ˈroad ˌtripper n. a person who goes on a road trip, esp. as part of a holiday. ΚΠ 1930 Manch. Guardian 15 Mar. 9/7 Nor had he heard of any such [rowdy] behaviour by road trippers. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 Feb. c1/1 Think about the road tripper who pounds an energy drink to stay awake on a long-haul drive. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865 |
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