jaunt

/dʤɔ:nt/

Thân thiện

We took a short jaunt to the seaside town.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A short journey or trip taken for pleasure or recreation: A jaunt typically refers to a brief, casual outing, often for enjoyment rather than a specific purpose.
   • A brief excursion: It implies a lighthearted, spontaneous, or leisurely trip.

2. Verb:

   • To make a short trip for pleasure: To go on a brief, enjoyable journey or outing.

Usage and Examples

• Noun: We went for a delightful jaunt into the countryside over the weekend.Her afternoon jaunt to the museum was both fun and educational.

• Verb: They decided to jaunt down to the beach for a few hours.After lunch, we jaunted over to the park to enjoy the sunshine.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a jaunt": to be in the process of taking a short, pleasurable trip. The family is currently on a jaunt through the wine region.

• "to take a jaunt": to go on a short, enjoyable trip. Let's take a jaunt to the new bakery in town.

Variants and Related Words

• Jaunty (adj): Having a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner. (Note: This is a related adjective, not a direct variant of "jaunt" itself).

Synonyms

• Noun: Excursion, outing, trip, spin, ramble.
• Verb: Trip, travel, journey, sally.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word is not commonly used with phrasal verbs. Its usage is typically straightforward as a noun or verb.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms that use the exact word "jaunt." It is typically used in its literal sense.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a journey taken for pleasure
   • many summer excursions to the shore
   • it was merely a pleasure trip
   • after cautious sashays into the field

Verb

1. make a trip for pleasure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• excursion
• outing
• junket
• pleasure trip
• expedition
• sashay
• travel
• trip