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单词 road trip
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road tripn.

Brit. /ˈrəʊd trɪp/, U.S. /ˈroʊd ˌtrɪp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., trip n.1
Etymology: < road n. + trip n.1
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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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