voyage

noun
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
jump to other results
  1. a long journey, especially by sea or in space航行;(尤指)航海,航天
    • an around-the-world voyage环球航行
    • a voyage in space航天
    • The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage (= first journey).泰坦尼克号首航便沉没了。🔊🔊
    • (figurative) Going to college can be a voyage of self-discovery.上大学可以算作自我发现之行。🔊🔊
    • Darwin’s epic voyage of exploration达尔文史诗般的探索之旅
    Extra Examples
    • Lady Franklin kept a journal during the voyage.富兰克林夫人在航行期间一直写日记。
    • The ship completed her maiden voyage in May.这艘船 5 月份结束了处女航。
    • There were mainly scientists on the voyage.远航的主要都是科研人员。
    • Bering's voyage of discovery was one of many scientific expeditions in the 18th century.白令的发现之旅是18世纪众多科学探险之一。
    • The ship began its return voyage to Europe.该船开始返回欧洲的航程。
    • The ship was badly damaged during the voyage from Plymouth.从普利茅斯航行期间,该船严重受损。
    • They set off on their voyage around the world.他们出发前往世界各地。
    • Writing a biography can be an absorbing voyage of discovery.写传记可以是一次发现之旅。
    Topics Transport by waterb2, Spaceb2, Holidaysb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • epic
    • great
    • long
    verb + voyage
    • embark on
    • go on
    • make
    preposition
    • during a/​the voyage
    • on a/​the voyage
    • voyage from
    phrases
    • a voyage of discovery
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting a journey): from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum ‘provisions for a journey’ (in late Latin ‘journey’).

voyage

verb
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
[intransitive] (literary)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they voyage
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/
he / she / it voyages
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒɪz/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒɪz/
past simple voyaged
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒd/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒd/
past participle voyaged
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒd/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒd/
-ing form voyaging
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒɪŋ/
🔊/ˈvɔɪɪdʒɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1. + adv./prep. to travel, especially by sea or in space over a long distance航行;远行;(尤指)远航
    Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun denoting a journey): from Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum ‘provisions for a journey’ (in late Latin ‘journey’).