pleasure trip
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈplɛʒər trɪp/
:
viaje de placer
- "He's under no obligation to take the editorial staff on Sunday pleasure trips."
Examples
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Business trip or pleasure trip, Mrs. Levi?
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Just last week I was up in Chicago on a pleasure trip... ...when six of Scarf ace's boys asked me for the time.
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Some of the pleasure trips I have coming up that are exciting me are to Yosemite and Hawaii.
Blog text (1) -
It wasn't exactly a pleasure trip!
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Which is bad news for a group of hikers taking a pleasure trip up into a forested mountain.
Blog text (22) -
Arniel and Nyr's pleasure trip became a journey through nightmares.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the midst of a pleasure trip, however, both work in a bit of business - Alec travels to Washington, D.C. to consult with the U.S. government, and Daisy to New York to meet with her American magazine editor.
Blog text (28) -
I wonder now if many of that persuasion find it hard to explain the extravagant use of private jets for pleasure trips by those who preach global warming.
Blog text (27) -
My husband is back from a business/pleasure trip to Nova Scotia (which was very much improved by advice and recommendations in some past AskMes), and he brought the sun back with him.
Blog text (2) -
They planned a pleasure trip to the beach to relax and have fun.
Synonyms
420
2.8
A journey on a large ship for pleasure that visits several places
83
1.1
A short trip with other people for pleasure
52
3.0
A short trip to relax and leave daily routine
43
3.6
A short trip for pleasure, often with a group
15
4.8
A short trip for fun
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2.1
A holiday for rest and quiet with few planned activities
How Recreational
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journey taken for enjoyment' is directly derivable from combining 'pleasure' (enjoyment) with 'trip' (a journey); the modifier clearly indicates the trip's purpose. This noun–noun composition follows common English patterns (compare 'business trip') and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand it.
Etymology
Pleasure trip paints a simple picture: you pack a bag with fun things, not work papers. Here pleasure means enjoyment and trip means a journey, so the phrase refers to a journey 'for enjoyment' rather than 'for work'.