expedition

英 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

美 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

n.  远征; 探险; 考察; 远征队; 探险队; 考察队; (短途的)旅行，出行

复数：expeditions　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4361 / COCA.4654

牛津词典

noun

• 远征；探险；考察
  an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known
  1. to plan/lead/go on an expedition to the North Pole
     计划 / 带队 / 去北极探险
• 远征队；探险队；考察队
  the people who go on an expedition
  1. Three members of the Everest expedition were killed.
     三名珠穆朗玛峰探险队员遇难。
• （短途的）旅行，出行
  a short trip that you make when you want or need sth
  1. a shopping expedition
     外出购物

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 远征;探险
  Anexpeditionis an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration.
  1. ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.
     伯德1928年前往南极洲的探险
• N-COUNT 远征队;探险队
  You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as anexpedition.
  1. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
     探险队中43名成员遇难。
• N-COUNT 远足;短途旅行
  Anexpeditionis a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.
  1. Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions.
     卡罗琳加入了他们的购物之旅。
  2. ...a fishing expedition.
     垂钓之旅

英英释义

noun

• a journey organized for a particular purpose
• a journey taken for pleasure
  1. many summer excursions to the shore
  2. it was merely a pleasure trip
  3. after cautious sashays into the field
  Synonym:excursionjauntoutingjunketpleasure tripsashay
• a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
  Synonym:military expeditionhostile expedition
• the property of being prompt and efficient
  1. it was done with dispatch
  Synonym:dispatchdespatchexpeditiousness
• an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
  1. an expedition was sent to explore Mars

双语例句

• A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs.
  一支新的丹麦探险队又在那个遗址上进行一年一度的夏季挖掘。
• So we can continue with the expedition.
  那我们就能继续探险了。
• This was not by any means a daring expedition into the outback, it was a very unambitious exploration.
  这绝不是什么冒险深入内地的远征，只是一次平淡无奇的探险而已。
• They have gone on an expedition to the antarctic.
  他们到南极探险去了。
• They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
  他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。
• How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain
  你怎么能指望我们如此冒险地穿越未知的地域，继续这一探险？
• He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day
  他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
• In1768 his big chance for a major expedition came.
  1768年，他最大的运气就是主要的远征回来了。
• Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
  探险队中43名成员遇难。
• On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster
  出发远征的那个早上，我醒来就有一种灾难即将来临的感觉。