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Trip Meaning, Examples & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：short pleasure journey (trip)

trip 🔊

/trɪp/

n./v.

A short journey you take for fun or to visit a place, often for a few days.

Trip as journey: hiker with backpack on scenic mountain trail

short pleasure journey 🔊

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/ʃɔːrt ˈplɛʒər ˈdʒɜːrni/

n./v.

A brief journey taken for enjoyment or to visit a place, usually lasting a few days.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'tripier' (to dance/hop) and Germanic root, originally meant 'to step lightly'.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a playful dance where you both move forward (journey) and might catch your foot (stumble)—both are 'trips'.

📖 Example

We are planning a weekend trip to the mountains to see the autumn leaves. 🔊 We are planning a weekend trip to the mountains to see the autumn leaves.

🔗 Collocations

business trip – a journey made for work purposes

day trip – a journey completed within a single day

road trip – a long journey traveled by car

🔄 Synonyms

journey (n.) – the act of traveling from one place to another

excursion (n.) – a short trip for pleasure

outing (n.) – a short leisure trip away from home

🚫 Antonyms

stay (n.) – a period of remaining in one place

homecoming (n.) – the act of returning home

🌱 Derivatives

tripper (n.) – a person who takes a short pleasure trip

tripping (adj.) – related to taking a trip (e.g., tripping season)

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Old French 'tripier' and Frankish *trippōn, 'trip' originally described a light dance step. It later shifted to mean a journey (via 'a short excursion') and a stumble (via 'to catch one's foot').

Meaning 2：stumble (trip)

trip 🔊

/trɪp/

n./v.

When your foot hits something by accident and you almost fall down.

stumble 🔊

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/ˈstʌmbəl/

n./v.

To lose your balance by accidentally striking your foot against something, often causing a near fall.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Be careful not to trip over the tree root sticking out of the ground while you're running in the park. 🔊 Be careful not to trip over the tree root sticking out of the ground while you're running in the park.

🔗 Collocations

trip over – to stumble because your foot hits something

trip on – to catch your foot on something and lose balance

trip up – to make a mistake or cause someone to stumble

🔄 Synonyms

stumble (v.) – to trip or lose balance while walking

slip (v.) – to slide unintentionally and lose balance

fall (v.) – to drop down from a standing position

🚫 Antonyms

steady (adj.) – firmly balanced; not likely to fall

balance (v.) – to keep steady and upright