sightseeing
sightseeing — 名詞
1. the enjoyable activity of walking or travelling around a city or area to look at
觀光
到各處參觀名勝古蹟的活動
the enjoyable activity of walking or travelling around a city or area to look at famous landmarks, historic buildings, and other notable attractions, typically while on holiday
Joon and his wife went sightseeing around the old town after breakfast.
Joon 和太太吃完早餐後，就到老城區四處觀光。
go sightseeing — most common verb collocation
The best sightseeing in this city is along the river and costs nothing.
這個城市最好的觀光地點都在河邊，而且完全免費。
Nkechi prefers sightseeing to lying on the beach all day.
Nkechi 比較喜歡觀光，不喜歡整天躺在沙灘上。
Beatrix bought a guidebook and spent the whole afternoon sightseeing.
Beatrix 買了一本旅遊指南，然後逛了一整個下午。
Ziad and Yumi did some sightseeing before their flight home.
Ziad 和 Yumi 在搭機回家前出去觀光了一下。
文法句型
go sightseeing
do some sightseeing
spend [time] sightseeing
用法筆記
Sightseeing is uncountable, so phrases like 'a sightseeing' or 'sightseeings' are not correct. Use patterns such as 'go sightseeing', 'do some sightseeing', or 'a day of sightseeing' instead.
常見錯誤
sightseeing — 形容詞
1. describing things that are designed or used for looking at famous buildings and
觀光用的
專供遊客參觀名勝使用
describing things that are designed or used for looking at famous buildings and landmarks while visiting a place — for example, a sightseeing bus, a sightseeing tour, or a sightseeing map
A sightseeing boat took tourists around the busy harbour every hour.
觀光船每小時載著遊客繞行繁忙的港口一圈。
sightseeing + noun — attributive adjective for vehicles
The city's sightseeing pass saved Christopher a lot of money on museum tickets.
這座城市的觀光通行證幫 Christopher 省了很多博物館門票錢。
Eitan followed the signs for the sightseeing bus stop near the station.
Eitan 跟著標誌找到了車站附近的觀光巴士站。
Rafael went on a sightseeing tour of the old palace gardens.
Rafael 參加了舊皇宮花園的觀光導覽行程。
The local sightseeing map showed all important landmarks with a star.
當地的觀光地圖用星星標示了所有重要的地標。
文法句型
sightseeing + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is only used before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'The bus is sightseeing' or 'This tour is very sightseeing'. It combines freely with nouns related to travel and tourism.