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单词 travels
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travel

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verb

trav·​el ˈtra-vəl How to pronounce travel (audio)
traveled or travelled; traveling or travelling ˈtra-və-liŋ How to pronounce travel (audio)
ˈtrav-liŋ

intransitive verb

1
a
: to go on or as if on a trip or tour : journey
b(1)
: to go as if by traveling : pass
the news traveled fast
(2)
: associate
travels with a sophisticated crowd
c
: to go from place to place as a sales representative or business agent
2
a(1)
: to move or undergo transmission from one place to another
goods traveling by plane
(2)
: to withstand relocation successfully
a dish that travels well
b
: to move in a given direction or path or through a given distance
the stylus travels in a groove
c
: to move rapidly
a car that can really travel
3
: to take more steps while holding a basketball than the rules allow

transitive verb

1
a
: to journey through or over
b
: to follow (a course or path) as if by traveling
2
: to traverse (a specified distance)
3
: to cover (an area) as a commercial traveler

travel

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noun

1
a
: the act of traveling : passage
b
: a journey especially to a distant or unfamiliar place : tour, trip
often used in plural
2
travels plural : an account of one's travels
3
: the number traveling : traffic
4
a
: movement, progression
the travel of satellites around the earth
b
: the motion of a piece of machinery
especially : reciprocating motion
Phrases
travel light
: to travel with a minimum of equipment or baggage

Synonyms

Verb

  • journey
  • peregrinate
  • pilgrimage
  • tour
  • trek
  • trip
  • voyage

Noun

  • expedition
  • journey
  • passage
  • peregrination
  • trek
  • trip
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Example Sentences

Verb The birds are traveling south for the winter. His job requires him to travel frequently. She enjoys traveling around Europe. They traveled cross-country from New York to California. The pain traveled down his back. the way that sound travels in an empty room That car was really traveling when it passed us. The order is traveling by plane. Noun She doesn't enjoy foreign travel. Air travel was affected by the storm. The book discusses the future of travel in outer space. We extended our travels for another week. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
However, funerals involve more than just funeral directors, and may have to be postponed if crematoriums or cemetery operators are closed, or if faith leaders do not work or cannot travel to the location of the funeral. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Godard received an honorary Oscar in 2010, but didn’t travel to pick up the award. Angelina Rascouet, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Women couldn’t travel alone, and were often deemed not as talented as their male counterparts. Crystal B. Shepeard, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 He was awarded an honorary Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2010 but didn’t travel to California to pick up the award. Nick Kostov, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 His wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, did not travel with him, a spokesperson said earlier Thursday. Mike Memoli, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 Kate Middleton also did not travel to Balmoral, staying behind in Windsor to take care of her and William's three children. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 8 Sep. 2022 The meetings were held at Balmoral, rather than at Buckingham Palace, as is customary, because the 96-year-old queen is suffering problems with her mobility and was advised by her doctors not to travel. Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 The Los Angeles schools currently do not travel much more than about 1,000 miles and one time zone to play conference games. Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022
Noun
Authors said world leaders needed to coordinate with each other on policies including travel protocols, testing, public health mitigation measures, commodity supply chains, data and reporting systems, and public messaging. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2022 But the flip side of excitement is anxiety—and my return to business travel has brought plenty of it. Alexandra Samuel, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 With the easing of lockdowns and border restrictions across the globe, international travel has well and truly ramped up. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2022 As inflation leads households to tighten their entertainment and travel budgets, many are forgoing trips to museums and cultural institutions, where tickets can often top $25 per person. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2022 So there was no mystery that USA TODAY placed a special emphasis on travel coverage. USA Today, 15 Sep. 2022 These crafts include works of art, as well as more practical items, such as gardening supplies and a homemade travel kit. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors received an email late Friday night — after the court’s deadline — indicating the defense expert planned to testify about the travel industry, Mosby’s investment portfolio and the stock market during the COVID-19 crisis. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Sunset’s Insider Guide series highlights seasonal diversions and secret travel tips from local experts. Sunset Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English travailen, travelen to torment, labor, strive, journey, from Anglo-French travailler

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

travel 1 of 2

verb

trav·​el ˈtra-vəl How to pronounce travel (audio)
traveled or travelled; traveling or travelling
1
: to journey from place to place or to a distant place
2
: to get around : pass from one place to another
The news traveled fast.
3
: to journey through or over
We're traveling the countryside.

travel

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noun

1
: the act or a means of journeying from one place to another
Air travel is fast.
2
: journey entry 1, trip
often used in pl.
I've collected many souvenirs from my travels.
3
: the number journeying
There is heavy travel around Thanksgiving.

travels 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of travel
1
as in journeys
to take a trip especially of some distance the couple loves to travel and has been to 34 countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • journeys
  • treks
  • trips
  • tours
  • voyages
  • wanders
  • roams
  • pilgrimages
  • migrates
  • sails
  • jaunts
  • flies
  • cruises
  • rides
  • drives
  • rambles
  • roves
  • peregrinates
  • hops
  • traipses
  • gallivants
  • road-trips
  • buses
  • navigates
  • gigs
  • coaches
  • galavants
  • busses
  • motors
  • cabs
  • jets
  • trundles
  • perambulates
  • knocks (about)
  • rolls
  • barnstorms
2
as in traverses
to make one's way through, across, or over will travel the river for a while and then continue on land

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • traverses
  • walks
  • follows
  • crosses
  • navigates
  • tracks
  • rides
  • transits
  • covers
  • goes
  • hikes
  • courses
  • traipses
  • peregrinates
  • perambulates
  • proceeds (along)
  • crisscrosses
  • runs
  • treads
  • passes (over)
  • cuts (across)
  • tramps
3
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly that racehorse can definitely travel

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • speeds
  • drives
  • races
  • flies
  • rushes
  • scurries
  • trots
  • hurries
  • chases
  • runs
  • zips
  • jumps
  • buzzes
  • blows
  • jogs
  • scoots
  • shoots
  • steps
  • darts
  • zooms
  • scuttles
  • blasts
  • bowls
  • hustles
  • dashes
  • tears
  • whirls
  • rips
  • whisks
  • breezes
  • hurtles
  • courses
  • hurls
  • careers
  • hies
  • bolts
  • bustles
  • hastens
  • motors
  • blazes
  • barrels
  • rams
  • careens
  • rustles
  • beats it
  • rockets
  • jets
  • cannonballs
  • belts
  • humps
  • bundles
  • pelts
  • flits
  • nips
  • gallops
  • hares
  • bombs
  • highballs
  • shakes a leg
  • steps on it
  • makes tracks
  • scampers
  • cracks (on)
  • accelerates
  • gets a move on
  • sprints
  • beetles
  • hotfoots (it)
  • whizzes
  • scuffles
  • streaks
  • stampedes
  • overtakes
  • quickens
  • outruns
  • outpaces
  • steps out
  • arrows
  • outstrips
  • scuds
  • beelines
  • fast-forwards
  • catches up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crawls
  • drags
  • pokes
  • lingers
  • lags
  • creeps
  • strolls
  • loiters
  • hangs (around or out)
  • pokes
  • ambles
  • saunters
  • dawdles
  • shuffles
  • tarries
  • decelerates
  • dallies
  • plods
  • lumbers
  • slows (down or up)
  • dillydallies
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4
as in associates
to come or be together as friends he traveled with a fast crowd when he was in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • associates
  • runs
  • connects
  • collaborates
  • mixes
  • joins
  • bonds
  • mingles
  • relates
  • sorts
  • befriends
  • friends
  • companies
  • chums
  • consociates
  • fraternizes
  • hooks up
  • cooperates
  • rallies
  • consorts
  • hobnobs
  • ties
  • teams
  • allies
  • groups
  • rubs elbows (with)
  • rubs shoulders (with)
  • clubs
  • sides
  • links
  • couples
  • socializes
  • messes around
  • bands
  • attaches
  • takes up with
  • hangs (around or out)
  • gets along
  • leagues
  • falls in with
  • confederates
  • gets on
  • pals (around)
  • keeps company (with)
  • affiliates
  • gangs
  • knots
  • weds
  • colludes
  • interrelates
  • conjoins
  • is friends with

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avoids
  • shuns
  • disperses
  • snubs
  • splits
  • alienates
  • breaks up
  • splits (up)
  • estranges
  • cold-shoulders
  • disbands
  • divorces
  • disjoins
  • dissociates
  • severs
  • disunites
  • sunders
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travels

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noun

plural of travel
as in trip
a going from one place to another usually of some distance in all his travels he never met pleasanter people than he had in that village

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • trip
  • journey
  • expedition
  • tour
  • trek
  • voyage
  • progress
  • cruise
  • flight
  • walk
  • ride
  • peregrination
  • drive
  • sail
  • passage
  • commute
  • excursion
  • pilgrimage
  • odyssey
  • errand
  • jaunt
  • quest
  • commutation
  • outing
  • hop
  • junket
  • sally
  • safari
  • spin
  • hike
  • sortie
  • walkabout
  • tramp
  • grand tour
  • slog
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