expedition是什么意思 expedition在线中文翻译

expedition 英 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn] 美 [ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən]

expedition 词典解释

1. He was on an expedition to explore the Antarctic.
   他参加探险队远征南极。
2. They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
   他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。

1. a journey organized for a particular purpose
2. a journey taken for pleasure
   e.g. many summer excursions to the shore
   e.g. it was merely a pleasure trip
   e.g. after cautious sashays into the field
   Synonym: excursion jaunt outing junket pleasure trip sashay
3. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
   Synonym: military expedition hostile expedition
4. the property of being prompt and efficient
   e.g. it was done with dispatch
   Synonym: dispatch despatch expeditiousness
5. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
   e.g. an expedition was sent to explore Mars

expedition [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

相关单词辨析

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。