trips
/trɪp/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈɪps] /trɪp/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈɪps] /ˈtrip How to pronounce trip (audio)/ (ame, mw)
trips — noun
1. Journeys that take people away from home and back again, usually lasting only a
Journeys that take people away from home and back again, usually lasting only a few hours or days.
Tara takes bus trips from Taipei to Kaohsiung to visit her grandmother.
trips + from [place] + to [place]
The school organizes day trips to the National Museum of History each spring.
day trips — plural compound noun
Christopher makes business trips to Tokyo every three months.
My family plans weekend trips to the beach whenever the weather stays warm.
Trips to the supermarket take Megan longer than expected because of the traffic.
- journeys
more formal and often longer; can be one-way
- outings
short pleasure trips, often for a few hours
- excursions
short trips made for a specific purpose, often by a group
文法句型
trips + to + place
trips + from + place + to + place
on + adj + trips
用法筆記
Countable noun. Commonly used with descriptive adjectives such as day, business, school, field, or weekend before the word trips.
常見錯誤
2. Occasions when someone catches a foot on something and loses balance, sometimes
Occasions when someone catches a foot on something and loses balance, sometimes falling to the ground.
Selim's trips over tree roots made hiking with him slow and careful.
trips + over + object
The nurse recorded several trips on the ward after the floor became wet.
several trips — repeated events
Faisal's trips on the loose carpet kept spilling coffee onto his shirt.
A string of trips on the school stairs worried Sivan's parents.
Hyun's trips on rocky trails have twisted the same ankle twice.
文法句型
trips + on + object
trips + over + object
a series of trips
用法筆記
Usually refers to the whole event of stumbling, not only the moment when the foot catches. Often used with over for physical objects and on for surfaces or obstacles.
常見錯誤
3. Powerful mental experiences caused by hallucinogenic drugs, during which people
Powerful mental experiences caused by hallucinogenic drugs, during which people sense things that are not really there.
In the 1960s, some musicians wrote songs about their acid trips.
acid trips — specific compound for LSD experiences
Hugo described his trips as terrifying but deeply life-changing experiences.
The documentary warned young people about the dangers of bad trips.
Maeve's first few trips on hallucinogenic mushrooms lasted more than twelve hours.
- hallucinations
a medical or clinical term for sensing things that are not real
- psychedelic experiences
more formal and neutral than trips
文法句型
acid trips
bad trips
have trips
用法筆記
Informal. Usually refers to psychedelic drugs such as LSD or magic mushrooms. A bad trip is frightening, while an acid trip points specifically to LSD.
4. People, events, or activities that feel wildly unusual or entertaining in a fun
People, events, or activities that feel wildly unusual or entertaining in a fun and surprising way.
Those late-night music festivals were such trips that we still talk about them.
such trips — evaluative slang pattern
Lakan's uncles are real trips; they tell the wildest stories about their travels.
real trips — describing people
The virtual reality games at the expo were complete trips for the whole class.
Those street performances were trips from start to finish, full of noise and surprise.
文法句型
be trips
real trips
such trips
用法筆記
Very informal slang. Use with caution in formal writing. Often appears after words such as such, real, or complete.
5. Periods when people become strongly absorbed in a feeling, attitude, or way of b
Periods when people become strongly absorbed in a feeling, attitude, or way of behaving, often in an unhealthy way.
After winning the award, Hugo went on ego trips that annoyed his colleagues.
ego trips — compound for excessive self-importance
Guilt trips from her mother made Tanvi dread every family phone call.
guilt trips — emotional pressure pattern
Power trips by the new supervisor pushed two workers to quit.
Antonia's weekend nostalgia trips through old photo albums often ended in tears.
文法句型
ego trips
guilt trips
power trips
nostalgia trips
用法筆記
Most often appears in compound patterns such as ego trip, guilt trip, power trip, or nostalgia trip. These usually describe temporary but intense states.
6. Small unintentional errors, especially ones that cause awkwardness or embarrassm
Small unintentional errors, especially ones that cause awkwardness or embarrassment.
Several trips on the client's name made the lawyer look unprepared in court.
trips on a name — verbal slip pattern
Amira's trips in the calculations led to a major loss for the company.
Small trips in the spelling of her name ruined three certificates.
Hyun's trips during the presentation made the audience laugh, but he recovered smoothly.
文法句型
trips in + noun
several trips during + event
用法筆記
Less common than mistakes or errors. Often describes verbal slips or small oversights rather than serious faults.
trips — verb
- tripspresent simple I / you / we / they
- tripses3rd person singular
- tripsing-ing form
- tripsedpast simple
1. To catch a foot on an obstacle while walking or running, so that someone loses b
To catch a foot on an obstacle while walking or running, so that someone loses balance and may fall.
Antonia trips over the edge of the rug whenever she rushes inside.
trips + over + object
Lakan trips on the uneven pavement during his morning jog after rain.
trips + on + surface
The low box trips anyone who enters the dark storage room too fast.
The runner trips on a hurdle and falls forward onto the track.
Megan trips over her shoelaces if she forgets to tie them tightly.
- stumble
you can stumble without falling; tripping usually involves an external obstacle
- lose your footing
more formal; the cause may be slippery ground rather than an object
文法句型
trips + over + object
trips + on + object
object + trips + someone
用法筆記
Intransitive is most common: a person trips. In the transitive pattern, a person or object trips someone.
常見錯誤
2. To move with light, quick, graceful steps, as if the feet barely touch the groun
To move with light, quick, graceful steps, as if the feet barely touch the ground.
The little girl trips happily down the garden path each morning before school.
trips + happily + direction
Christopher trips lightly across the stage during the final dance scene.
trips + lightly — manner adverb
A deer trips through the misty meadow at dawn before vanishing.
Sari trips down the stairs in new shoes, full of morning energy.
文法句型
trips + adverb of direction
trips + along/down/across
用法筆記
Literary or old-fashioned. It appears mostly in stories, poems, and descriptive writing rather than in everyday conversation.
3. To operate a switch, button, lever, or system control so that a device or circui
To operate a switch, button, lever, or system control so that a device or circuit starts or stops working.
The old space heater trips the circuit breaker every winter.
trips + circuit breaker — electrical collocation
The back door trips the alarm system if the lock is not reset.
trips + alarm system — security collocation
Hugo trips the main switch, and the whole room lights up immediately.
That red lever trips the emergency shutdown sequence in seconds.
The system trips automatically when it detects a power surge.
文法句型
trips + a switch/lever
trips + a circuit breaker
trips + an alarm
用法筆記
Transitive is more common when a person or object activates the control. In the intransitive pattern, the subject is usually the device or system itself.
4. To take a hallucinogenic drug and experience unreal sights, sounds, or feelings
To take a hallucinogenic drug and experience unreal sights, sounds, or feelings because of its effects.
Cyrus says he trips on LSD and sees colours moving through the air.
trips + on + [drug name]
The documentary shows how some people trip on hallucinogenic mushrooms.
In old rock stories, one musician trips while the others try to calm him.
Ingrid says nobody should trip alone because the effects can turn frightening.
- hallucinate
the clinical or medical term; not slang
文法句型
trips + on + drug
is tripping
用法筆記
Slang. It almost always refers to psychedelic or hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD or psilocybin.
5. To make a short journey somewhere, usually for pleasure or for a specific purpos
To make a short journey somewhere, usually for pleasure or for a specific purpose.
Their family trips through the mountains of central Taiwan every summer.
trips + through + [area]
Faisal trips along the coast road whenever he needs quiet time.
The hiking club trips to the countryside for short camping weekends.
Tomás trips to the neighbouring town each Saturday for the morning market.
- travel
broader and more common; can apply to any distance or duration
文法句型
trips + to + place
trips + through + place
trips + along + route
用法筆記
This verb is much less common than the noun trip. In modern English, take a trip is usually more natural for planned travel.