n (1)旅游，旅行(long journey for pleasure，including the visiting of a number of places in sequence)[C]：take/make a three-week～of France/the Greek isles 对法国/希腊(诸)岛进行三周的观光;cycling/coach/bus/walking/round-the-world～骑自行车/乘长途汽车/乘大轿车/徒步/环球旅行;～operators 经营旅游的人;〖同〗trip，journey;

(2)参观，短暂访问(brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it)[C]：a conducted (guided)～有导游的游览;make (do) a～of the palace/museum/ruins 参观(参观)皇宫/博物馆/遗迹;go on a～of printing plant 去参观印刷厂;take sb on a～of the house and gardens/the town 带某人参观房子和花园/市容;

(3)视察;巡回演出或比赛(inspect;journey to fulfill a round of engagements in several places)[C;U (on)]：The manager is making a～of Canada/overseas branches next year. 明年经理将去加拿大/海外各分支机构访问(视察)。the Australian cricket team's～of India/England 澳大利亚板球队到印度/英格兰的巡回比赛;a concert～巡回音乐会;be on～in France 正在法国巡回演出(旅行);

(4)出差，(尤)海外任职期间(length of time during which one has to do sth，often as part of one's job，in a particular place or area，esp abroad)[C]：a～of six months as a lecturer in Scotland 在苏格兰担任讲师工作六个月;a 2-year～in Japan 在日本任职两年;do a～of duty in Fiji/the Far East 在斐济/远东出差;

v 旅游(行)，巡回(travel from place to place or through (a place))[I，I+prep，T+n]：They are～ing in France. 他们正在法国旅行。spend one's holidays～ing Britain/Italy 去英国/意大利观光度假;The football stars/national opera company will～the provinces next month. 足球明星们/国家歌剧团将于下月去各地巡回比赛(演出)。〖同〗visit，travel;

→′tourism n 观光(旅游)业;′tourist n 旅游者;参加巡回演出(比赛)的人(队)员;′touristy adj 吸引旅客的;

【辨异】tour 与excursion、journey、travel、trip和voyage的区别见EXCURSION。