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noun ADJ. air, bus, car, coach, rail, sea, train | foreign, international, overseas, world | long-distance | business | leisure | cheap, concessionary, free | first-class | high-speed | return | frequent The job involves frequent travel. | space, time TRAVEL + NOUN agency, business, company, firm, industry | arrangements, plans | allowance, costs, expenses | insurance | document, documentation | itinerary | time The new bypass will reduce travel time to the airport. | sickness | book, brochure, guide, writer PREP. ~ from, ~ to The price includes return rail travel from London Victoria to Dover., verb ADV. fast News travels fast these days. | slowly | regularly business people who travel regularly to the US | widely She travels widely in her job. | freely The dissidents were unable to hold meetings or travel freely. | independently I prefer travelling independently to going on a package holiday. | together | separately We had to travel separately as we couldn't get seats on the same flight. | economy class, first class, etc. I always travel first class. | far, further (afield) for the holidaymaker who wants to travel further afield | abroad The job gives her the opportunity to travel abroad. | home | back, back and forth, down, downstream travelling back and forth across the Channel | north, northwards, etc. VERB + TRAVEL be able/unable to | be free to | want to, wish to | be forced to, have to Hundreds of hospital patients may have to travel long distances for treatment. | refuse to PREP. across, along, around/round, between, by, from, into, through, to We decided to travel by car. We travelled through France and into Germany. PHRASES freedom to travel, go travelling When I finished college I went travelling for six months (= spent time visiting different places). | travel light She travels light, choosing to use as little equipment as possible.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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to travel
travel
to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart:
• We travelled to Russia by train. • I love to travel.
go
to go somewhere – often used instead of travel:
• We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. • He’s gone to London on business. • It’s quicker to go by plane.
commute
to travel to work or school:
• She commutes to work by bicycle.
cross
to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean:
• The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
tour
to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday:
• They’re touring Europe by coach.
go trekking
to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities:
• They went trekking in the mountains. • She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
go backpacking
to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack:
• He went backpacking in Australia.
roam
especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time:
• When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. • The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
journey
literary to travel, especially a long distance:
• He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
people who travel
traveller
British English , traveler American English someone who is travelling a long distance:
• Weary travellers waited at the airport. • My aunt was a great traveller. (= she travelled a lot ) .
tourist
someone who is travelling somewhere for a holiday:
• During the summer, over a million tourists visit the island each year.
passenger
someone who is travelling in a vehicle, plane, ship etc but not driving it or working on it:
• The driver and two passengers were killed in the crash.
commuter
someone who travels to work every day:
• commuters on the train to London
backpacker
someone who travels to a lot of different places, carrying their clothes etc in a rucksack:
• The hostels are great for backpackers.
explorer
someone who travels to places that people have not visited before:
• Potatoes were brought to England by explorers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adverbs
travel abroad
• Only the affluent could afford to take vacations or to travel abroad.
travel widely/extensively
• He travelled extensively in Europe studying geology.
travel light
(= not take many things with you )
• The idea was to travel light, so Travis allowed her to pack only one change of clothing.
phrases
travel by train/car/air etc
• Emily hated travelling by train.
travel the world/country
• They travelled the world together.
travel 2
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + travel
air travel
• There has been a major increase in air travel during the last twenty years.
rail travel
• The measures were introduced to make rail travel safer.
bus/coach/car etc travel
• The price is £98, inclusive of coach travel.
foreign/international/overseas travel
• The job offers opportunities for foreign travel.
long-distance travel
• Long-distance travel is becoming much more common these days.
business travel
• Business travel often took him away from his family.
space travel
• Large rockets are used for space travel and exploration.
travel + NOUN
the travel industry
• The storms have had a huge effect on the country's travel industry.
travel arrangements
• I still have to make all the travel arrangements.
travel expenses/costs
• They offered to pay my travel expenses.
travel insurance
• You are strongly advised to take out travel insurance.
a travel book/guide
• Kyushu looks so lovely in the travel books.
a travel writer
• an award-winning travel writer
phrases
a form/mode/method/means of travel
• I find the train a more comfortable mode of travel.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not use ' a travel ' to mean a journey or a trip , for example by saying ' a long/short travel '. Say a long/short journey or a long/short trip .
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