trek

trek

T0337500 (trĕk)intr.v. trekked, trek·king, treks 1. To make a slow or arduous journey.2. To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas.3. South African To travel by ox wagon.n.1. A journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult.2. South African A journey by ox wagon, especially a migration such as that of the Boers from 1835 to 1837.

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[Afrikaans, to travel by ox wagon, from Dutch trekken, to travel, from Middle Dutch trecken, to pull.]

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trek′ker n.Word History: In South Africa in the 1800s, a common way of talking about the length of an overland journey was not in miles but in treks—the original meaning of the word trek in English was "a day of traveling by ox cart, one stage in a journey by ox cart." (Transport in the vast spaces of colonial South Africa was often by ox cart, as it was on the Great Plains of the United States during the 1800s, too.) Trek comes from Afrikaans, the language of South Africa that descends from the dialects spoken by the Dutch settlers in the region. The British took control of the Cape Colony of the Dutch in 1806, and eventually the descendants of the Dutch settlers, called the Boers, left the Cape Colony because of economic problems, conflict with the Xhosa, and discontent with British colonial authorities, who had forbidden the slave trade and postulated the equality of whites and nonwhites. From 1835 to 1843, more than 10,000 Boers, the Voortrekkers ("The Foretrekkers"), traveled north and northeast as part of the Groot Trek ("Great Trek") and established independent Afrikaans-speaking states that were eventually incorporated into the British Empire and became part of the modern nation of South Africa. As British settlers arrived in the South African colonies in the 19th century and British influence in the region grew, many Afrikaans words entered the English of South Africa. Eventually, in the 1900s, trek began to be used in other varieties of English with the meaning "a journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult."

trek

(trɛk) n1. a long and often difficult journey2. (Historical Terms) South African a journey or stage of a journey, esp a migration by ox wagonvb, treks, trekking or trekked3. (intr) to make a trek4. (tr) South African (of an ox, etc) to draw (a load)[C19: from Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch trekken to travel; related to Old Frisian trekka] ˈtrekker n

trek

(trɛk)

v. trekked, trek•king,
n. v.i. 1. to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with difficulty. 2. South Africa. to travel by ox wagon. n. 3. a journey or trip, esp. one involving difficulty or hardship. 4. South Africa. a migration or expedition. [1815–25; < Afrikaans < Dutch trek (n.), trekken (v.) to draw (a vehicle or load), migrate] trek′ker, n.

Trek

 a movement of people or animals from one place to another, 1895; an organized migration or trek of the Boers.Example: trek of elephants, 1850.

trek

Past participle: trekked
Gerund: trekking

Imperative
trek
trek

Present
I trek
you trek
he/she/it treks
we trek
you trek
they trek

Preterite
I trekked
you trekked
he/she/it trekked
we trekked
you trekked
they trekked

Present Continuous
I am trekking
you are trekking
he/she/it is trekking
we are trekking
you are trekking
they are trekking

Present Perfect
I have trekked
you have trekked
he/she/it has trekked
we have trekked
you have trekked
they have trekked

Past Continuous
I was trekking
you were trekking
he/she/it was trekking
we were trekking
you were trekking
they were trekking

Past Perfect
I had trekked
you had trekked
he/she/it had trekked
we had trekked
you had trekked
they had trekked

Future
I will trek
you will trek
he/she/it will trek
we will trek
you will trek
they will trek

Future Perfect
I will have trekked
you will have trekked
he/she/it will have trekked
we will have trekked
you will have trekked
they will have trekked

Future Continuous
I will be trekking
you will be trekking
he/she/it will be trekking
we will be trekking
you will be trekking
they will be trekking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trekking
you have been trekking
he/she/it has been trekking
we have been trekking
you have been trekking
they have been trekking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trekking
you will have been trekking
he/she/it will have been trekking
we will have been trekking
you will have been trekking
they will have been trekking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trekking
you had been trekking
he/she/it had been trekking
we had been trekking
you had been trekking
they had been trekking

Conditional
I would trek
you would trek
he/she/it would trek
we would trek
you would trek
they would trek

Past Conditional
I would have trekked
you would have trekked
he/she/it would have trekked
we would have trekked
you would have trekked
they would have trekked

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trek - a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherRepublic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
	2.	trek - any long and difficult trip trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"
Verb	1.	trek - journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip
	2.	trek - make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip

trek

verb1. journey, march, range, hike, roam, tramp, rove, go walkabout (Austral.) trekking through the jungles2. trudge, plod, traipse (informal), footslog, slog They trekked from shop to shop looking for knee-length socks.noun1. slog, tramp, long haul, footslog It's a bit of a trek, but it's worth it.2. journey, hike, expedition, safari, march, odyssey He is on a trek through the South Gobi desert.

trek

verb1. To make or go on a journey:journey, pass, peregrinate, travel, trip.Idiom: hit the road.2. To travel about or journey on foot:backpack, hike, march, peregrinate, traipse, tramp.nounA journey undertaken with a specific objective:expedition, pilgrimage, safari, tour, voyage.

Translations

艰苦跋涉艰苦的旅行

trek

(trek) – past tense, past participle trekked – verb to make a long, hard journey. 艱苦跋涉 艰苦跋涉 noun a long, hard journey. a trek through the mountains; a trek round the supermarket. 艱苦的旅行 艰苦的旅行

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