expedition英 [?eksp??d??(?)n] 美 [?eksp??d??n]

n. 远征，考察；探险队，考察队；动作敏捷，迅速

[ 复数 expeditions ]

短语

Perry Expedition 黑船来航

northern expedition 北伐

Puzzle Expedition 谜题探险

expedition [ ,ekspi'di??n ]

n.a military caign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country同义词： military expedition hostile expedition

an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose"an expedition was sent to explore Mars"

a journey organized for a particular purpose

a journey taken for pleasure同义词： excursion jaunt outing junket pleasure trip sashay

the property of being prompt and efficient同义词： dispatch despatch expeditiousness

以上来源于: WordNet

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

expedition /??ksp??d???n/ CET6 TEM4

1. N-COUNT An expedition is an organized trip made for a particular purpose such as exploration. (以探险等为目的的) 有组织的旅行

例：...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.

…伯德1982年到南极洲的探险之旅。

2. N-COUNT You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition. (以探险等为目的的) 旅行队

例：Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

探险队中43名成员丧生。

3. N-COUNT An expedition is a short trip that you make for pleasure. 短程旅行

例：...Officer Goss was on a fishing expedition.

…戈斯军官正在进行一次垂钓之旅。

词组短语同近义词同根词词语辨析fishing expedition 审前盘问；非法调查

n. 远征；探险队；迅速velocity , speed

词根： expedite

adj.expedite 畅通的；迅速的；方便的

expeditious 迅速的；敏捷的

expeditionary 远征的；探险的；讨伐的；考察的

adv.expeditiously 迅速地；敏捷地

n.expeditiousness 敏捷；迅速

vt.expedite 加快；促进；发出

expedition, voyage, journey, trip, travel, excursion, tour, cruise

这组词都有“旅行”的意思，其区别是：

expedition 指有特定目的远征或探险。

voyage 指在水上旅行，尤指海上旅行，也可指空中旅行。

journey 最普通用词，侧重指时间较长、距离较远的单程陆上旅行，也指水上或空中的旅行。

trip 普通用词，口语多用，常指为公务或游玩作的较短暂的旅行。

travel 泛指旅行的行为而不指某次具体的旅行，多指到远方作长期旅行，不强调直接目的地，单、复数均可用。

excursion 较正式用词，常指不超过一天的短时期娱乐性游玩，也可指乘火车或轮船往返特定景点的远足旅游。

tour 指最后反回出发地，旅途中有停留游览点，距离可长可短，目的各异的周游或巡行。

cruise 主要指乘船的游览并在多处停靠。

原声例句权威例句

The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.

探险队深受恶劣天气的困扰。

Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

探险队中43名成员丧生。

It won't be labelled in any way as a military expedition.

它无论如何也称不上是一次军事远征。

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