
trip
词源
源自中古英语 'trippen',意为“轻快地走”或“绊倒”,可能与古法语 'triper'(跳舞或跳跃)有关。
noun
❶ 指短途旅行或出行,通常时间较短且目的地明确,可以是休闲、工作或其他目的。
“We took a weekend trip to the mountains.”
(我们周末去山里短途旅行。)
“She planned a business trip to New York.”
(她计划了一次去纽约的商务旅行。)
❶ 指因绊倒或失去平衡而跌倒的动作,通常是因为被某物阻挡或脚部动作失误。
“He had a nasty trip on the uneven pavement.”
(他在不平的人行道上绊了一跤。)
“The cat caused her to trip over.”
(那只猫让她绊倒了。)
verb
❶ 指因被某物阻挡或脚部动作失误而失去平衡跌倒。
“She tripped over the toy left on the floor.”
(她被留在地板上的玩具绊倒了。)
“He tripped on the stairs and hurt his knee.”
(他在楼梯上绊倒,膝盖受伤了。)
❶ 指触发某种机制或反应,通常用于描述启动设备或引起某种状态变化。
“The alarm trips when the door is opened.”
(门一打开,警报就会触发。)
“The circuit breaker tripped during the storm.”
(暴风雨期间断路器跳闸了。)
常见短语
trip up — 指因被某物绊倒或因为错误而陷入困境,常用于描述因疏忽导致的失误。
“He tripped up on the last question of the exam.”
(他在考试的最后一题上出错了。)
trip the light fantastic — 一种幽默或诗意的表达,指跳舞或轻快地移动。
“They spent the evening tripping the light fantastic at the ball.”
(他们整晚在舞会上翩翩起舞。)