walkabout

noun

1. （要人的）出巡
   an occasion when an important person walks among ordinary people to meet and talk to them
2. （澳大利亚土著为回归传统生活而进行的）短期丛林流浪
   a journey (originally on foot) that is made by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the traditional manner

1. N-COUNT (国王、女王或其他要人为亲近民众在公共场所进行的)巡行
   A walkabout is a walk by a king, queen, or other important person through a public place in order to meet people in an informal way.
   1. He was ambushed by angry protesters during a walkabout in Bolton.
      他在博尔顿巡行时遭到愤怒的抗议者的围攻。

1. He was ambushed by angry protesters during a walkabout in Bolton.
   他在博尔顿巡行时遭到愤怒的抗议者的围攻。
2. The royal family went on a walkabout at the barbecue party, shaking hands with ordinary people.
   皇室成员穿梭在烤肉排队的人群中，频频和群众握手。
3. From Australia, English took the words nugget, boomerang and walkabout-and in fact the whole concept of chain pubs.
   英国人从澳洲拿来了炸鸡块、飞去来器和徒步旅行实际上是连锁酒吧的整体概念。
4. On our night walkabout underneath the Southern Cross, we saw a half-dozen big gray kangaroos feeding on brush.
   当晚，我们头顶着南十字星徒步旅行，看到五、六只大灰袋鼠以树丛为食。
5. Plant orientation tour: a brief walkabout of factory site and associated facilities ( labs, offices etc.), the materials, materials flow, site security.
   参观厂房、设备（实验室，办公室等）、原辅料、物料流程，工厂安全系统。
6. The Pope suddenly went walkabout.
   教皇突然露面来到人群之中。
7. My pen was here this morning but it seems to have gone walkabout.
   今天早上我的笔还在这儿，但现在好像已经不知去向了。
8. New Zealanders are understandably proud that the Queen chose their country for the first-ever walkabout eleven years ago.
   11年前女王选择了新西兰进行首次非正式访问，新西兰人对感到自豪，是可以理解的。
9. Put on some stout shoes and go walkabout in the countryside.
   穿上结实的鞋子到乡间去走走吧。
10. The princess went on a walkabout in the town centre.
    公主在市中心散步露面。
11. The prime minister went walkabout in the town centre.
    首相在镇中心和老百姓闲谈。
12. The queen went on a walkabout in Toronto today.
    王后今天到多伦多巡游了。
13. Training of paraplegic patients fitted with Walkabout improves their performance of activities of daily living
    截瘫患者装配行走器后的训练与日常生活活动能力分析

n.

go walkabout

• 迷路；丢失
  to be lost or not where you should be
  1. My rucksack seems to have gone walkabout.
     我的旅行包好像是丢了。
• （澳大利亚土著远离白人社会到乡间）进行丛林漫游
  (of an Australian Aboriginal) to go into the country away from white society in order to live in the traditional manner

noun

1. nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine

2. a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally

3. a walking trip or tour