Oxford Basic American Dictionary

journey a long and often difficult trip from one place to another: It was a dangerous journey across the mountains. ♦ They continued their journey on foot. expedition a long, organized trip to find out about a place or to do something special: He led the first expedition to the North Pole. ♦ She made two expeditions to Brazil to study the wild plants. voyage a long trip by water or in space: The Titantic sank on its first voyage. ♦ The spacecraft began its voyage to Jupiter.

trav • el a • gen • cy / ' trrevl ^^ansi / noun [ count ] ( plural trav . el a . gen . cies )

a company that plans vacations and trips for people

trav • el a • gent / ' tr®vi ^^ant /noun

[count]

a person who works in a travel agency

trav • el • er / ' trrevbar / noun [ count ]

a person who is traveling

trav • el • er's check / ' trrevbarz |tjek / [ count ]

a special check that you can use when you go to other countries

tray / trei / noun [ count ]

a flat object that you use for carrying food or drinks

trea • son / ' trizn / noun

[ noncount ]

the crime of harming your country by helping its enemies

treas • ure 1 / ' t^r / noun

[ noncount ]

a collection of gold, silver, jewelry, or other things that are worth a lot of money

They were searching for buried treasure .

treas • ure 2 / ' tre₃ar / verb

( treas . ures , treas . ur . ing , treas ured )

to think that someone or something is very special and important

I will treasure those memories forever.

treas • ur • er / '1г£₃эгэг / noun

[count]

a person who is in charge of the money of a club or an organization

treat 1 Ф/ trit / verb (treats, treat ing, treat ed)

to behave in a certain way toward someone or something How does your boss treat you?

Treat these glasses with care.

to think about something in a certain way They treated my idea as a joke.

to try to make a sick person well again Several people are being treated for burns.

to give yourself or another person something special or enjoyable

I treated the children to ice cream.

treat2 / trit / noun

[count]

something special or enjoyable that makes someone happy My parents took me to the theater as a treat for my birthday.

treat .ment Ф /'tritmsnt/ noun

[ count, noncount ] ( HEALTH ) the things that a doctor does to try to make a sick person well again

a new treatment for cancer Collocations Illness getting sick catch a cold/the flu/a virus/a bug get sick/a cold/a headache have a cold/an infection/a fever/a toothache feel sick/hot/dizzy treatment examine a patient be on medication/antibiotics get/have a shot/an injection/an X-ray need/receive/get treatment

— Look at the note at injury .

Collocations

Injuries

being injured

hurt/injure yourself/your ankle/your arm break a bone/your leg/three ribs bruise/cut/graze your arm/your knee/your shoulder sprain/twist your ankle/your wrist treatment

examine/clean/disinfect a wound put on a Band-Aid™/a bandage be on/take painkillers/antibiotics —Look at the note at illness .

[ noncount ] the way that you behave toward someone or something

Their treatment of the animals was very cruel.

trea • ty / ' triti / noun [count] ( plural trea . ties )

a written agreement between countries The two countries signed a peace treaty.

tree Ф / tri / noun [count]