motoring
motoring — 名詞
1. the hobby or activity of driving a car for pleasure, often along scenic roads or
開車兜風
以開車為休閒的活動
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.
Owen 退休後開始迷上開車兜風，現在每個週末都開車到海邊。
take up motoring (start the hobby)
The magazine covers motoring news, road safety tips, and reviews of new family cars.
這本雜誌專門報導開車兜風相關的新聞、道路安全建議，以及家庭房車的試駕評論。
noun-modifier: motoring news / magazine / column
Sunday motoring through the hills became a tradition for the Aoyama family.
週日開車兜風穿越山區成了 Aoyama 一家的傳統活動。
Élise wrote a book about motoring across France in a small electric car.
Élise 寫了一本書，記錄她開著一輛小電動車兜風走遍法國的旅程。
Rising fuel prices have made weekend motoring much more expensive in many countries.
油價上漲，使得許多國家的週末開車兜風變得貴上不少。
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 — 形容詞
1. used before a noun to describe things connected with cars, the people who drive
汽車的；駕車
與汽車或開車活動相關的
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.
Karim 為一家倫敦的報社撰寫每週一次的汽車專欄。
motoring column / journalist / correspondent
The motoring club organised a charity drive through the Scottish Highlands last summer.
去年夏天，那家駕車俱樂部安排了一趟穿越蘇格蘭高地的慈善開車活動。
motoring club / association / organisation
Speeding is one of the most common motoring offences on rural roads.
在鄉間道路上，超速是最常見的駕車違規行為之一。
Many motoring magazines now publish detailed reviews of electric and hybrid cars.
現在許多汽車雜誌都會刊登電動車和油電混合車的詳細試駕報告。
Ravindra books a quiet motoring holiday in the Lake District every September.
Ravindra 每年九月都會在湖區安排一趟悠閒的駕車度假。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to make a trip by car, usually in a relaxed way and often without rushing; mostl
駕車出遊
悠閒地開車旅行（多用進行式）
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.
Yumi 和她的祖父正沿著海岸公路駕車出遊，這時暴風雨突然襲來。
be motoring + along/down/through (continuous tense)
Nicholas spent the morning motoring around the lake, stopping at small villages on the way.
Nicholas 整個上午都在湖邊駕車閒晃，沿途還停在幾個小村莊休息。
motoring around + place
We were motoring down a quiet country lane when a deer crossed our path.
我們當時正開車駛過一條安靜的鄉間小路，突然有一隻鹿橫越我們的車道。
Eitan and Sirin enjoyed motoring through Tuscany during their honeymoon.
Eitan 和 Sirin 在蜜月期間，享受開車穿越托斯卡尼的時光。
The old couple were happily motoring across the desert in their classic Land Rover.
那對老夫婦開著他們的經典 Land Rover，愉快地駕車橫越沙漠。
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.