0 a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look around the place or area and learn about it -- 参观；游历，观光
The England cricket team is on tour in Pakistan. 英格兰板球队正在巴基斯坦打巡回比赛。
She is performing in Birmingham tonight, on the third leg of (= stage of) her nationwide tour. 她今晚将在伯明翰演出，这是她全国性巡回演出的第3站。
The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia. 女王将到澳大利亚进行为期两周的巡访。
Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in sales. 旅行社称预订旅游的人数减少了。
They've just come back from a tour of (UK also round) California's wine country. 他们刚从加州的酿酒区旅行回来。
a cycling tour of Provence 在普罗旺斯骑自行车旅游
a tour guide 导游
A bus took us on a sightseeing tour of the city. 一辆公共汽车载着我们游览了这座城市。
We went on a guided tour of the cathedral/museum/factory. 我们在导游的带领下参观了大教堂／博物馆／工厂。
1 to go on a tour somewhere -- （到…）旅行，游历；（到…）巡回比赛，巡视
The play will be performed first in the capital, and will then tour the rest of the country. 这出戏将在首都首演，然后到国内其他地方巡回演出。
The band is currently touring to promote the new album. 该乐队目前正在各地巡回，推广他们的新唱片。
The president toured US military bases yesterday. 总统昨天巡视了美国军事基地。
The New Zealand team will be touring (in) Europe this winter. 今年冬天新西兰队将去欧洲参加一系列巡回赛。
[ + prep ] We spent a month touring (around/round/in) Kenya. 我们在肯尼亚各地游玩了一个月。
When not touring he worked in bars and nightclubs, playing jazz and popular music.
As the final chords rang round the auditorium, the entire school rose in rapturous applause; the tour had started well.
I briefly toured with them as master carpenter and property master.
No catch for two weeks, all staff being on tour elsewhere on the line.
Provided with an itinerary of the route, a local listener can easily follow the tour, and others can imagine similar scenes.
In other words, the marketplace audience has met the touring company halfway.
The present tour was made up of 24 performances and 27 sessions for education and training activities involving 308 participants.
In this situation corporate sponsorship has helped promoters put on larger, more frequent tours, many of which would previously have been far too expensive.
