|
English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to go overseas |
to travel outside your country |
I want to go overseas. |
| 2 |
to take a vacation |
to travel somewhere for pleasure |
Let's take a vacation |
| 3 |
to go on a class trip |
to travel with your school class on a school related trip |
We went on a class trip to Tokyo. |
| 4 |
to set off |
to leave |
We set off at 8:00 am. |
| 5 |
to set sail |
to leave (by boat) |
What time do we set sail? |
| 6 |
a youth hostel |
a cheap hotel where young people can stay and usually share
rooms |
I used to stay at youth hostels when I was younger. |
| 7 |
to know one’s way around somewhere |
to know how to travel around a local area very well |
I know my way around Tokyo quite well |
| 8 |
a destination |
the place you are going to |
What's your destination? |
| 9 |
a journey |
a trip |
It was a long journey. |
| 10 |
to backpack |
to travel with a large backpack |
I want to backpack across Europe. |
| 11 |
to catch the travel bug |
to become interested in travelling |
I caught the travel bug when I went to China for the first
time. |
| 12 |
a layover |
to wait at an airport while changing planes |
We had a three hour layover in Taiwan. |
| 13 |
to go on a cruise |
to travel somewhere by luxurious boat |
I'm planning to go on a cruise next year. |
| 14 |
to be jet-lagged |
to feel tired because of the time difference |
I am so jet-lagged. |
| 15 |
to knock around somewhere |
to travel somewhere |
I knocked around Asia for a few years after university. |
| 16 |
a staycation |
to stay home instead of taking a vacation (stay +
vacation) |
Because I was broke last month I decided to have staycation
instead of going somewhere |
| 17 |
to rough it |
to travel with little luxury |
Tom likes to rough it when he travels. |
| 18 |
to travel in style |
to travel with lots of luxury |
I prefer to travel in style. |
| 19 |
to travel light |
to travel without much luggage |
My wife always travels light. |
| 20 |
to travel off the beaten track |
to go to places that aren't frequently visited |
I really enjoy travelling off the beaten track. |
| 21 |
a bucket list |
a list of things you want to do before you die |
What's on your bucket list? |