expedition

noun

/ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/

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an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known
- to plan/lead/go on an expedition
- expedition to something Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole
- on an expedition Hawkins had died on the same expedition a few weeks earlier.
Wordfinder
- commute
- departure
- destination
- excursion
- expedition
- itinerary
- journey
- pilgrimage
- safari
- travel
Extra Examples
- He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants.
- He led a military expedition against the rebels.
- John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to the Arctic
- Spanish exploratory expeditions in the 16th century
- The British agreed to a joint expedition with the French.
- They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains.
- an expedition into the interior of Australia
- The first successful expedition was in 1894.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- little
- small
- …
verb + expedition
- go on
- make
- embark on
- …
expedition + verb
- leave
- set off
- set out
- …
expedition + noun
- leader
- member
- party
- …
preposition
- on an/the expedition
- expedition against
- expedition into
- …
phrases
- the leader of an expedition
- a member of an expedition
See full entry
the people who go on an expedition
- Three members of the Everest expedition were killed.
Extra Examples
- The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left.
- Finally, the great expedition set off for the long journey to the Holy Land.
- On 21 January the expedition reached the South Pole.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- little
- small
- …
verb + expedition
- go on
- make
- embark on
- …
expedition + verb
- leave
- set off
- set out
- …
expedition + noun
- leader
- member
- party
- …
preposition
- on an/the expedition
- expedition against
- expedition into
- …
phrases
- the leader of an expedition
- a member of an expedition
See full entry
(sometimes humorous) a short trip that you make when you want or need something
- Win a fantastic shopping expedition to New York!
Synonyms trip
trip
- journey
- tour
- expedition
- excursion
- outing
- day out
These are all words for an act of travelling to a place.
- trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
  a business trip
  a five-minute trip by taxi
- journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
  a long and difficult journey across the mountains
trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys.
- tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
  a tour of Bavaria
- expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
  the first expedition to the South Pole
- excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
  We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
- outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
  The children were on a day’s outing from school.
- day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
  We had a day out at the beach.
Patterns
- a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
- a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
- to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
- to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
- to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- little
- small
- …
verb + expedition
- go on
- make
- embark on
- …
expedition + verb
- leave
- set off
- set out
- …
expedition + noun
- leader
- member
- party
- …
preposition
- on an/the expedition
- expedition against
- expedition into
- …
phrases
- the leader of an expedition
- a member of an expedition
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’. Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. Sense (1) dates from the late 16th cent.

单词	expedition
释义	expedition noun /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ /ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/ jump to other results an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known to plan/lead/go on an expedition expedition to something Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole on an expedition Hawkins had died on the same expedition a few weeks earlier. Wordfinder commute departure destination excursion expedition itinerary journey pilgrimage safari travel Extra Examples He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants. He led a military expedition against the rebels. John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to the Arctic Spanish exploratory expeditions in the 16th century The British agreed to a joint expedition with the French. They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains. an expedition into the interior of Australia The first successful expedition was in 1894. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective major little small … verb + expedition go on make embark on … expedition + verb leave set off set out … expedition + noun leader member party … preposition on an/the expedition expedition against expedition into … phrases the leader of an expedition a member of an expedition See full entry the people who go on an expedition Three members of the Everest expedition were killed. Extra Examples The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left. Finally, the great expedition set off for the long journey to the Holy Land. On 21 January the expedition reached the South Pole. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective major little small … verb + expedition go on make embark on … expedition + verb leave set off set out … expedition + noun leader member party … preposition on an/the expedition expedition against expedition into … phrases the leader of an expedition a member of an expedition See full entry (sometimes humorous) a short trip that you make when you want or need something Win a fantastic shopping expedition to New York! Synonyms triptrip journey tour expedition excursion outing day out These are all words for an act of travelling to a place. trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business trip a five-minute trip by taxi journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: a long and difficult journey across the mountains trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys. tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited: a tour of Bavaria expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known: the first expedition to the South Pole excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people: We went on an all-day excursion to the island. outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day: The children were on a day’s outing from school. day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure: We had a day out at the beach. Patterns a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective major little small … verb + expedition go on make embark on … expedition + verb leave set off set out … expedition + noun leader member party … preposition on an/the expedition expedition against expedition into … phrases the leader of an expedition a member of an expedition See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’. Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. Sense (1) dates from the late 16th cent. see also fishing expedition
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