tour

noun

1. 旅行；旅游
   a journey made for pleasure during which several different towns, countries, etc. are visited
   1. a walking/sightseeing, etc. tour
      徒步、观光等旅行
   2. a coach tour of northern France
      乘长途汽车在法国北部旅游
   3. a tour operator (= a person or company that organizes tours)
      旅游经营商
2. 游览；参观；观光
   an act of walking around a town, building, etc. in order to visit it
   1. We were given a guided tour (= by sb who knows about the place) of the palace.
      我们由导游带领参观游览了那座宫殿。
   2. a tour guide
      导游
   3. a tour of inspection (= an official visit of a factory, classroom, etc. made by sb whose job is to check that everything is working as expected)
      视察
3. 巡回比赛（或演出等）；巡视
   an official series of visits made to different places by a sports team, an orchestra , an important person, etc.
   1. The band is currently on a nine-day tour of France.
      这支乐队目前正在法国进行九天的巡回演出。
   2. The band is on tour in France.
      这支乐队正在法国巡回演出。
   3. a concert tour
      巡回音乐会
   4. The Prince will visit Boston on the last leg (= part) of his American tour.
      亲王美国之行的最后一站是波士顿。
   5. The soldiers all used to do a six-month tour of duty in Northern Ireland.
      士兵过去都要在北爱尔兰服役六个月。

verb

1. 在…旅游；在…巡回演出（或做宣传广告等）
   to travel around a place, for example on holiday/vacation, or to perform, to advertise sth, etc.
   1. He toured America with his one-man show.
      他在美国进行了个人巡回演出。
   2. She toured the country promoting her book.
      她在全国巡回推销自己的书。
   3. We spent four weeks touring around Europe.
      我们花了四个星期周游欧洲。

1. N-COUNT 巡回访问;巡回演出；巡回比赛
   A tour is an organized trip that people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform.
   1. The band are currently on a two-month tour of Europe...
      乐队目前正在欧洲进行为期两个月的巡回演出。
   2. It will be the first official cricket tour of South Africa for 22 years.
      这将是 22 年来南非首次正式的板球巡回赛。
   3. ...a presidential campaign tour in Illinois.
      在伊利诺伊州的总统竞选巡回活动
2. VERB 作巡回活动(或演出、比赛)
   When people such as musicians, politicians, or theatre companies tour, they go on a tour, for example in order to perform or to meet people.
   1. A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow...
      几年前他们在全国作了巡回演出。
   2. He toured for nearly two years and played 500 sell-out shows...
      他巡回演出了近两年，500场演出场场爆满。
   3. Dean Jones is with the Australian touring team in Sri Lanka.
      迪安·琼斯正随澳大利亚巡回赛队在斯里兰卡。
3. N-COUNT 旅行;游历;观光
   A tour is a journey during which you visit several places that interest you.
   1. It was week five of my tour of the major cities of Europe.
      那是我在欧洲主要城市游历的第 5 周。
4. N-COUNT （短时间的）游览，参观,观光
   A tour is a short trip that you make round a place, for example round a historical building, so that you can look at it.
   1. ...a guided tour of a ruined Scottish castle.
      由导游带领游览苏格兰荒废城堡
5. VERB 在…旅行;游历;游览;参观
   If you tour a place, you go on a journey or trip round it.
   1. You can also tour the site on modern coaches equipped with videos...
      您也可以乘坐配有视频设备的现代化长途汽车游览那处遗址。
   2. We toured the streets of Milan.
      我们游览了米兰的街道。

1. The tour will include games against the Australian Barbarians
   这次巡回赛将包括和澳大利亚野人队的比赛。
2. This is the end of a tour so I'm a little antsy, I guess.
   旅途就此结束了，这让我有点坐立不安，我想是吧。
3. To assuage his wife's grief, he took her on a tour of Europe
   为了减轻妻子的悲痛，他带她去了欧洲旅游。
4. A sightseeing tour of the city is included to help you get your bearings
   市区观光游也包含在内，帮助你熟悉一下这里的情况。
5. Tour buses have replaced railway cars.
   观光巴士已经取代了火车。
6. He took her on tour of Europe, but the travel only hastened her consumptive decline and death.
   他带她周游欧洲，但这趟旅行只是使她的结核病恶化更快，加速了她的死亡。
7. In July comes the Tour de France, when 200 cyclists cover a course of 2,000 miles.
   7月份迎来了环法自行车赛，200名自行车选手要骑行2,000英里的赛程。
8. The group made a 13-concert cross-country tour, including a stop in New York.
   该乐队举行了13场全国巡回演唱会，其中包括在纽约的一站。
9. Our tour departs from Heathrow Airport on 31 March and returns 16 April
   我们这次旅行于3月31号从希思罗机场出发，4月16号返回。
10. Sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycles
    最好是乘坐旅游巴士或骑自行车观光。
11. He spent the first few months on a walking and sketching tour, before fetching up in Dublin.
    他头几个月的行程都是边走边画，不期然间竟然到了都柏林。
12. We've arranged a walking tour of the city with your guide.
    我们已安排大家在导游的带领下步行游览这座城市。
13. By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.
    那时已是10月，我们已经完成了行程的一大半了。
14. We made a tour of the yacht, checking lashings and emergency gear.
    我们在那艘游艇上四处看了看，检查了它的系索和应急装置。
15. Bob Dylan is lining up a two-week UK tour for the New Year.
    鲍勃·迪伦正在组织一个为期两周的英国新年巡回演唱会。
16. I had done enough after being recalled against Pakistan to have got on the tour to India.
    在被征召入队参加与巴基斯坦的比赛后，我为前往印度的行程做了充分准备。
17. Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those in the holiday brochures.
    我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。
18. It is about time tour operators respected the law and their own code of conduct.
    旅行社是时候该遵守法律和行业规范了。
19. Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of a tour which also included Egypt and Israel.
    库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊，他此行还包括了埃及和以色列。
20. The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy tour was Paris
    库克先生漫长旅程中的最后一站是巴黎。
21. The band are currently on a two-month tour of Europe
    乐队目前正在欧洲进行为期两个月的巡回演出。
22. It will be the first official cricket tour of South Africa for 22 years.
    这将是22年来南非首次正式的板球巡回赛。
23. A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow
    几年前他们在全国作了巡回演出。
24. Dean Jones is with the Australian touring team in Sri Lanka.
    迪安·琼斯正随澳大利亚巡回赛队在斯里兰卡。
25. You can also tour the site on modern coaches equipped with videos
    您也可以乘坐配有视频设备的现代化长途汽车游览那处遗址。
26. We toured the streets of Milan.
    我们游览了米兰的街道。
27. We welcome you to join us on a special tour which explores this unique Australian attraction
    我们欢迎你加入探索这处独特的澳大利亚景观的特别之旅。
28. The tour of Guilin glutted my eyes.
    桂林一游使我大饱眼福。

  journey tour travel trip voyage【导航词义：旅行】

  journey n. 〈尤英〉旅行

〔辨析〕最普通用词，主要指时间较长、距离较远的单程陆上旅行，有时也指水上或空中的旅行。

  tour n. 旅游，观光

〔辨析〕指以游乐为目的、最后返回出发地的观光游览，途中走访数个不同地点，距离可长可短。

  travel n. 旅行

〔辨析〕泛指旅行的行为而非某次具体的旅行，用复数形式时多指到远方作长期旅行或旅游，不强调直接目的地。

  trip n. 旅行

〔辨析〕普通用词，常指短途往返的旅行或不常为之的旅行，强调目的地或出行原因。

  voyage n. 航行，旅行

〔辨析〕指乘船或宇宙飞船的长途航行，尤用于书面语。

noun

1. a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
   1. they took an extended tour of Europe
   2. we took a quick circuit of the park
   3. a ten-day coach circuit of the island

   Synonym:    circuit

2. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
   1. it's my go
   2. a spell of work

   Synonym:    gospellturn

3. a period of time spent in military service

   Synonym:    enlistmenthitchterm of enlistmenttour of dutyduty tour

verb

1. make a tour of a certain place
   1. We toured the Provence this summer