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tour

US /tʊr/

noun, verb Core · B1 Du lịch & lưu trú Giải trí & truyền thông

Definition

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The hotel offers a guided tour of the historic city center.

Word Family

NounNoun
tour gốc tourism tourist
VerbVerb
tour gốc
AdjectiveAdj
touristy
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • excursiona journey taken for pleasure
  • tripa journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
  • journeythe act of traveling from one place to another

Collocations

  • Easy guided city tour
    to guided city tour, meaning to direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • Medium tour of the factory facilities
    to tour of the factory facilities, meaning to make a tour of a certain place
  • Hard extensive promotional tour
    describing extensive promotional tour (large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity)
  • Very Hard embark on a grand tour of diplomatic outreach
    to embark on a grand tour of diplomatic outreach, meaning to go on board
  • Easy guided tour
    to guided tour, meaning to direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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