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　

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

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

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

He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
So I heard you pulled yourself off the McKinley expedition.
我听说了你退出了麦金利探险队的事。
They have gone on an expedition to the antarctic.
他们到南极探险去了。
The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。
You or your company can easily sponsor our expedition.
欢迎你和你的公司赞助我的远征。
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。
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？
Some day someone will write the full epic of this exciting expedition.
总有一天有人会把这部激动人心的远征史诗全部写下来。
The best part of his expedition had been the rediscovery of his natural passion for making things.
他这次探险的最大收获就是重新发现了自己对动手制作物品与生俱来的热忱。
We must fit the expedition out with the best equipment.
我们必须向探险队提供最好的装备。