a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people(常指结伴同行的)远足,短途旅行
This year's annual excursion will be to Lincoln.今年的年度短途旅行目的地是林肯。
Next week we're going on an excursion.下周我们要去远足。
excursion into sth a short involvement in a new activity(短暂)涉猎;(短期)涉足
A teacher by profession, this is her first excursion into writing.她的职业是教师,这是她首次涉足文学创作。