motoring
motoring — noun
1. the hobby or activity of driving a car for pleasure, often along scenic roads or
the hobby or activity of driving a car for pleasure, often along scenic roads or on long trips.
Owen took up motoring after his retirement and now drives to the coast every weekend.
take up motoring (start the hobby)
The magazine covers motoring news, road safety tips, and reviews of new family cars.
noun-modifier: motoring news / magazine / column
Sunday motoring through the hills became a tradition for the Aoyama family.
Élise wrote a book about motoring across France in a small electric car.
Rising fuel prices have made weekend motoring much more expensive in many countries.
文法句型
go motoring
motoring + through/around/in [place]
用法筆記
Mainly British English; carries a leisure or hobby flavour rather than the simple act of driving from A to B. Often used as a noun-modifier in compounds: motoring magazine, motoring offence, motoring organisation.
常見錯誤
motoring — adjective
1. used before a noun to describe things connected with cars, the people who drive
used before a noun to describe things connected with cars, the people who drive them, or the activity of driving for pleasure.
Karim writes a weekly motoring column for a London newspaper.
motoring column / journalist / correspondent
The motoring club organised a charity drive through the Scottish Highlands last summer.
motoring club / association / organisation
Speeding is one of the most common motoring offences on rural roads.
Many motoring magazines now publish detailed reviews of electric and hybrid cars.
Ravindra books a quiet motoring holiday in the Lake District every September.
- automotive
wider — covers the whole industry that builds vehicles, not just the activity of driving
- driving
as a modifier ('driving licence', 'driving school'); more neutral and everyday than 'motoring'
文法句型
motoring + noun (offence, journalist, magazine, club, holiday)
用法筆記
Attributive only — appears before a noun, never after 'be'. Cannot say 'the trip was motoring'; use 'motoring trip' instead. Distinguish from sense noun/1 by position: as an adjective it always sits in front of another noun.
常見錯誤
motoring — verb
1. to make a trip by car, usually in a relaxed way and often without rushing; mostl
to make a trip by car, usually in a relaxed way and often without rushing; mostly used in the -ing form ('motoring') as the present participle.
Yumi and her grandfather were motoring along the coast road when the storm started.
be motoring + along/down/through (continuous tense)
Nicholas spent the morning motoring around the lake, stopping at small villages on the way.
motoring around + place
We were motoring down a quiet country lane when a deer crossed our path.
Eitan and Sirin enjoyed motoring through Tuscany during their honeymoon.
The old couple were happily motoring across the desert in their classic Land Rover.
文法句型
motor + adverb of direction (along, down, around, through, into)
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the -ing form with a directional phrase ('motoring along/around/through X'). The bare verb forms 'motor' / 'motored' sound dated outside this pattern. Distinguish from sense noun/1: the verb describes the act in progress, while the noun names the activity itself.