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单词 expedition
释义
expeditionex‧pe‧di‧tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/ ●●○ noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Both the water and the heat from such active areas would be of great value to a Mars expedition.
  • I forgot, I had this fishing expedition planned.
  • It's not his first scientific expedition.
  • It has been 14 years since we had an expedition book from him.
  • The expedition acquired the character of a vast plundering raid.
  • The expedition used tried and tested methodology and modified it where necessary.
  • The Headmaster was furious and demanded they start the expedition to catch the Bookman immediately.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
especially British English an occasion when you travel from one place to another – used especially about travelling a long distance, or travelling somewhere regularly: · The journey took us over three hours.· My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.· a four-hour train journey
a journey to visit a place: · How about a trip to the seaside on Saturday?· a business trip
a journey for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · Last summer we went on a tour of Europe.
a short journey by a group of people to visit a place, especially while they are on holiday: · The cost of the holiday includes excursions to nearby places of interest.
a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Scott’s expedition to the Antarctic· a military expedition
the journey to and from work that someone does every day: · People are fed up with the daily commute on overcrowded trains.
a journey to a holy place for religious reasons: · the annual pilgrimage to Mecca
a long journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially one that people do on foot for pleasure: · a two-week trek across the Atlas Mountains
noun [uncountable] the general activity of moving from one place to another: · Her new job involves a lot of travel.
noun [plural] someone’s journeys to or in places that are far away: · I’m longing to hear all about your travels in China.
different types of trip
noun [countable] a trip for pleasure, during which you visit several different towns, areas etc: · She’s on a three week tour of Europe.
noun [countable] a short trip to visit a place on holiday, usually by a group of people: · You can go on an afternoon excursion to Catalina Island.
noun [countable] a long and carefully organized trip, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place: · Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America· Scott led an expedition to the South Pole.
noun [countable] a trip to or from work that someone does every day: · How long is your daily commute?
noun [countable] a trip by boat from one piece of land to another: · The Atlantic crossing was rough and stormy.
noun [countable] a trip by boat for pleasure: · We went on a cruise around the Caribbean.
noun [countable] a very long trip in which you travel by ship or in a spacecraft: · Columbus set out on his voyage across the ocean.
noun [countable] a long and difficult trip on foot, in a place far from towns and cities: · They did a trek across the Atlas Mountains.
noun [countable] a trip to a holy place for religious reasons: · She went on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Longman Language Activatora journey
especially British the period you spend travelling from one place to another - use this especially about someone travelling for a long distance or when talking about someone regularly travelling somewhere, for example to school or work: · We had an awful journey - there was heavy snow and the car broke downbus/train/car etc journey: · It was a long train journey to St Petersburg.a two-hour/five-mile journey: · They arrived in Nice after an eight-hour journey by car.make a journey: · These birds make an incredible 10,000-kilometre journey to Africa every winter.
a journey in which you go to a place, stay there for a short time, and then come back. In American English, trip can be used to mean any journey: · We had a fantastic trip - the flight was fine and the hotel was perfect.· The trip to the coast took longer than we expected.take a trip/go on a trip: · They decided to take a trip to Paris.on a trip (=taking a trip): · My husband's away on a business trip in China.business/school/skiing etc trip: · My dad and I used to go on a camping trip alone together every summer.a two-hour/five-mile etc trip American: · It's only a three-hour trip by plane to Seattle.boat/car/plane etc trip: · It's such a nice day - how about going on a boat trip?road trip American (=a long trip in a car): · My friend and I took several road trips to New York City.
a journey for pleasure during which you visit several different towns, areas etc. A tour is also an organized journey made by an entertainer, sports team, or politician in order to perform, play, or speak in several places: · Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?tour of: · We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.· The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.on tour: · Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.a leg of a tour (=part of a tour): · The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.package tour (=planned holiday with all costs included): · They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.
a journey in a plane: · All flights to Tokyo were delayed because of bad weather.a 30-minute/3-hour etc flight: · It's a 7-hour flight to New York.
a short journey in a vehicle such as a car, or on a bicycle or a horse: · He pretended to be asleep for the entire two hour ride.bike/car/horse etc ride: · On the car ride back from the airport he told her all about his trip.go for a ride (=ride somewhere just for enjoyment): · She took me to see the horse and asked if I wanted to go for a ride.
a journey in a car: · It's a beautiful day for a drive in the country.a 12-hour/15-minute etc drive: · It's about a 20-minute drive into the city from here.take a drive/go for a drive: · Let's take a drive out to the farm.
a short journey in a boat or ship from one side of a lake, river, or sea to the other: · The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.
a long journey in a boat or ship: · In those days, the voyage to Australia was long and dangerous.
a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to visit a dangerous place or a place that has never been visited before: · The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.· an expedition to the North Pole
a long and difficult journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially when you are walking. Some people also go on treks for interest and enjoyment: · The team is preparing for a two week trek across the Atlas Mountains.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs
· After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia.
(=go on an expedition)· The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils.
(also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition)· Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.
(=plan, organize, and begin an expedition)· Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expedition
· He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon.
· I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions.
· The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region.
(=one an army undertakes to punish someone)· The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups.
 Meaning 2NOUN + expedition
(=when you go shopping)· I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester.
· We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week.
· He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.
(=when you search for food)· On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries.
verbs
· We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London.
· He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· His shopping trip with Uncle Billy had been a thorough success.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Such fishing expeditions were not allowed, and he ordered that the liquidators could claim the public interest immunity.
· His military expeditions were sometimes ill-fated.· And then Bourbollon, that indolent fool, would launch military expeditions to retake the other five planets.
· Maybe he would even mount a punitive expedition tonight, striking while the iron was hot, and all that.· No mention was ever made of the 270 deaths at the Apalachicola fort or the punitive expedition against the settlement at Fowlton.· First Hutus massacred Tutsis, then Tutsi soldiers went on punitive expeditions against the Hutus.· The punitive expedition of a Merovingian monarch was not quickly forgotten.
· It's not his first scientific expedition.· So Rockefeller organized his own scientific expedition to the region: a small team of demographic scientists and health professionals.· He collected rocks and butterflies and devoured accounts of recent scientific expeditions.· For a scientific expedition, it was an odd group.
NOUN
· He was allegedly detained at the town's Safeway Supermarket after a Friday afternoon shopping expedition went wrong.· Later in the day, after their shopping expedition, Jessica and Karen drove down to the docks.· In the afternoon, I was conducted on a shopping expedition by from Alligarh, an ex-student of ours from Lancaster.· Small semi-serious shopping expeditions are valued as a relief from the social isolation and the work of housework.· She was concentrating on her appearance, adding the finishing touches before setting out on yet another shopping expedition.
VERB
· That is their excuse to send the Special Branch, traditionally regarded as MI5's footsoldiers, on a disgraceful fishing expedition.· If anyone asked what they were up to, they planned to say they were on a fishing expedition.· Then the cliffs come alive with sea birds gliding effortlessly along the coastline on fishing or scavenging expeditions.· The Senate Whitewater Committee hearings proved nothing, and its license to continue its fishing expedition has expired.· How is it that they are getting away with this fishing expedition among 90 people?· I forgot, I had this fishing expedition planned.
· John had made quite a serious attempt to stop him joining the mining expedition, and then had dropped it.· As a result, plans were laid for Gould to join Sturt's surveying expedition to the Murray River later that year.
· He personally led the last expedition to the Blighted Isle and reclaimed it from the Dark Elves.· The Quebec-born layman Louis Jolliet was to lead the expedition.· Instead I resolved to lead an expedition to Borneo the following year.· Chris is hired by Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the legendary ocean explorer, to lead an expedition aboard the futuristic Antares.· Ian and Barbara will lead a small expedition into the city from the rear, while the larger group creates a diversion.
· Maybe he would even mount a punitive expedition tonight, striking while the iron was hot, and all that.· So his son, no doubt unwillingly, was compelled to mount an expedition to discipline the count.
· How do you spend the rest of your time when you're not on or planning an expedition?
· Even hardy explorers needed strongpoints to which they could return after exhausting expeditions into unknown regions.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • If anyone asked what they were up to, they planned to say they were on a fishing expedition.
1[countable] a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey:  an expedition to the North Pole another Everest expeditionon an expedition He went on an expedition to Borneo.► see thesaurus at journey2[countable] a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose SYN  trip:  a shopping expedition a fishing expeditionCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsgo on an expedition· After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia.make an expedition (=go on an expedition)· The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils.set off on an expedition (also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition)· Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.mount/launch an expedition (=plan, organize, and begin an expedition)· Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expeditiona scientific expedition· He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon.an Arctic/Antarctic expedition· I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions.a military expedition· The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region.a punitive expedition (=one an army undertakes to punish someone)· The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2NOUN + expeditiona shopping expedition (=when you go shopping)· I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester.a fishing expedition· We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week.a hunting expedition· He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.a foraging expedition (=when you search for food)· On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries.verbsgo on an expedition· We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London.take someone on an expedition· He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.
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