abroad外出溜达

【使用地区】：美国南部

【释义】：

Heard especially among old—fashioned speakers in the American South，a trip abroad is often not a journey overseas but a trip or visit within the community，even a stroll down to the store．It can，however，mean a distance of fifty miles or more，as in the common newspaper expression“〔Mr．Jones〕has returned from his trip abroad．”

在美国南部上了年纪的人们当中流行，a trip abroad不是说出国旅行，而仅仅是在社区里溜达溜达或看望他人而已，甚至可以指去逛商店。但也可指50英里或者更远的距离，就像报纸里的常用语：“(某某)已外出回来了。”