jaunt
jaunt 英 [dʒɔ:nt] 美 [dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt]
n. 远足；短途旅游 vi. 远足；作短途旅游
进行时:jaunting 过去式:jaunted 过去分词:jaunted 第三人称单数:jaunts 名词复数:jaunts
- Running out to get pizza to bring back before the big game? This short, quick, pleasurable trip could be called a jaunt (unless of course, you get your pizza from Italy, that’s called “time to get a closer pizza place”).
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- n. 远足；短途旅游
- vi. 远足；作短途旅游
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1. The picture was taken on their first jaunt before their children were born.
这是他们第一次做长途旅游，孩子们还没出世。
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2. Whether a short jaunt to a nearby bed and breakfast or a more adventurous outing across the country it’s a nice way to rejuvenate your spirit and connect with your husband.
不管是短足到附近一个床边或去吃早餐，或者是穿越户外穿越国家的有点冒险的远足，度假都是一个很好的恢复精神并与丈夫联结的好方法。
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3. Whether a four-day trip or an afternoon jaunt, whether you take the wheel yourself or hire a driver, your route is out there.
不论是一次三、四天的远行，还是短短一个下午的小游，不论是自己驾车还是雇司机同行，道路都在那里等候你的到来。
- jaunt (n.) 1670s in modern sense of "short pleasure trip," earlier "tiresome journey" (1590s), from jaunt (v.).
- jaunt (v.) "tire (a horse) by riding back and forth on it, ride hard," 1560s, of unknown origin, "the word being confused with other words of similar or related meanings" [Century Dictionary]. Not found in Middle English, perhaps from some obscure French word. Also "be jolted or shaken up" (1570s), main modern sense "wander here and there for pleasure" is from 1640s. Related: Jaunted; jaunting.
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