backpacking

backpacking — 名詞

1. Exploring cities, towns, or natural areas with only the essentials packed into a

1.名詞B1
釋義

背包旅行

揹背包、節省費用的旅行方式

Exploring cities, towns, or natural areas with only the essentials packed into a backpack, typically on a limited budget by staying in hostels or camping.

例句

Lucas and Aiko spent three months backpacking through Southeast Asia on a very tight budget.

Lucas 和 Aiko 揹著背包在東南亞旅行了三個月，預算非常有限。

spent three months backpacking

Many young travellers start their backpacking journey with just a simple backpack and a guidebook.

許多年輕旅人僅帶著一個簡單的背包和一本旅遊指南，便展開了他們的背包旅行。

backpacking journey

同義詞
  • budget travel

    similar emphasis on low cost, but 'budget travel' can include non-backpack methods like train passes

  • gap-year travel

    often overlaps but implies a young traveller taking a break from study or work

反義詞
  • luxury travel

    involves high-cost accommodation and organised tours

文法句型

go + backpacking

backpacking + noun

用法筆記

This sense often appears in the phrase 'go backpacking' (e.g. 'They went backpacking in New Zealand'). The object of the journey is typically a region or country, not a single building or city.

常見錯誤

❌I went backpacking to the museum.
✅I went backpacking through Vietnam.
💡'backpacking' describes a multi-stop style of travel, not a visit to one location.
❌Backpacking is when you carry a bag.
✅Backpacking is a style of budget travel with a backpack.
💡The word emphasises the low-cost, independent nature of the trip, not just carrying a bag.

2. Walking through forests, mountains, or other wild areas for several days while c

2.名詞B2
釋義

健行露營

揹負裝備在野外徒步並露營

Walking through forests, mountains, or other wild areas for several days while carrying your own tent, food, and clothing on your back.

例句

Kwame packed a lightweight tent and stove for his backpacking trip in the Rockies.

Kwame 打包了一頂輕便帳篷和一個爐具，準備去洛磯山脈健行露營。

backpacking trip

Heavy snowfall forced the backpacking group to turn back before reaching the mountain shelter.

大雪迫使健行露營團隊在抵達山間避難所之前折返。

backpacking group

同義詞
  • trekking

    more common for multi-day walks in remote or mountainous regions, especially in Asia and South America

  • wilderness camping

    focuses on the camping aspect rather than the walking

反義詞
  • day hiking

    a walk that ends on the same day with no overnight gear

文法句型

backpacking + noun (attributive use)

go + backpacking

用法筆記

Unlike the 'budget travel' sense (noun/1), this sense specifically involves walking on trails and sleeping outdoors. Day hiking is shorter and does not involve carrying overnight gear.

常見錯誤

❌I did a short backpacking walk after lunch.
✅I went backpacking for three days in the national park.
💡Backpacking in this sense implies an overnight trip with camping gear, not a short walk.

backpacking — 動詞