每日单词：trek

trek

英 [trek] 美 [trek]

vi.长途跋涉 n.艰苦跋涉

◉词源

“Trek”源自南非荷兰语“trek”，意为“迁移、长途跋涉”，由荷兰语“trekken”（拉、移动）衍生。19世纪进入英语，最初指南非布尔人长途迁移，后泛指“艰苦的长途旅行”，常用于描述冒险或艰难的旅程。

◉外刊例句

·《National Geographic》 (2025年8月15日)

They trekked through the Himalayan trails.

他们跋涉穿过喜马拉雅山道。

·《The Guardian》 (2024年12月10日)

Her daily trek to work exhausted her.

她每天上班的长途跋涉让她筋疲力尽。

◉经典名著

·《白鲸》（Moby-Dick） by Herman Melville (1851)

They trekked across the icy deck.

他们跋涉穿过冰冷的甲板。

·《汤姆·索亚历险记》（The Adventures of Tom Sawyer） by Mark Twain (1876)

The boys trekked to the cave.

男孩们跋涉到洞穴。

◉Usage Examples

(1) It took us a week to trek to the foot of the mountain.

(2) I hate having to trek up that hill with all the groceries.

(3) The trek is especially difficult for us.

(4) My boots were punished by our long trek in the mountains.

(5) We set off on another four-hour trek through the swamps.

(1) 我们花了一星期才跋涉到山脚。

(2) 我很不愿意得带着这么多吃用杂物爬上那个山头。

(3) 我们走起来更加艰难。

(4) 我的靴子因为我们在山中漫长的徒步而受损。

(5) 我们开始了穿过沼泽地的又一个四小时的长途跋涉。

◉Usage Notes

Want to go on a trek through the mountains? Make sure you have good shoes, drinking water, and snacks. A trek is a long and difficult journey.

The word trek implies an extended trip that is hard — a climb up a mountain or a journey through dense forests. In the movies and TV shows called "Star Trek," the crew of the Enterprise is on a journey through space that will last a long time. You wouldn't say that you took a trek to the corner grocery unless you had to fight through three feet of snow to get there.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [VERB 动词](通常指徒步)艰难旅行，跋涉，远足 If you trek somewhere, you go on a journey across difficult country, usually on foot. [V prep/adv] [V-ing] [Also V] [usu sing]

...trekking through the jungles...

徒步穿过丛林

This year we're going trekking in Nepal.

今年我们准备去尼泊尔远足。

Trek is also a noun.

He is on a trek through the South Gobi desert.

他正徒步穿越南戈壁沙漠。

2. [VERB 动词](通常因疲惫而缓慢勉强地)行进，拖着腿走 If you trek somewhere, you go there rather slowly and unwillingly, usually because you are tired. [V prep/adv]

They trekked from shop to shop in search of white knee-length socks.

他们拖着步子从一家商店走到另一家，寻找齐膝的白袜子。

Trek is also a noun.

The World Trade Centre is a bit of a trek from Soho, but it's worth it.

从苏豪区到世贸中心走起来是有点远，但还是值得的。