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单词 trek
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trek

noun
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  1. a long, hard walk lasting several days or weeks, especially in the mountains
    • They reached the refugee camp after an arduous two-day trek across the mountains.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • marathon
    • 20-mile
    • …
    verb + trek
    • go on
    • make
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the trek
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  2. (informal) a long walk synonym tramp
    • It's a long trek into town.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • long
    • marathon
    • 20-mile
    • …
    verb + trek
    • go on
    • make
    • take
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the trek
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from South African Dutch trek (noun), trekken (verb) ‘pull, travel’.

trek

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they trek
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he / she / it treks
/treks/
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past simple trekked
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past participle trekked
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-ing form trekking
/ˈtrekɪŋ/
/ˈtrekɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to make a long or difficult journey, especially on foot
    • I hate having to trek up that hill with all the groceries.
    • Finally, we trekked across the wet sands towards the camp.
  2. (also go trekking)
     [intransitive, transitive] to spend time walking, especially in mountains and for pleasure and interest
    • (+ adv./prep.) We went trekking in Nepal.
    • During the expedition, they trekked ten to thirteen hours a day.
    • trek something He spent the summer trekking the Taurus mountains.
    see also pony-trekking
    Extra Examples
    • She trekked across southern Africa when she was younger.
    • The couple disappeared while trekking in Canada last year.
    • They trekked the 45 miles across the glacier.
    Topics Holidaysb2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from South African Dutch trek (noun), trekken (verb) ‘pull, travel’.
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