expedition

noun

1. 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
2. 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。
3. （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

1. N-COUNT 远征;探险
   An expedition is 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
2. N-COUNT 远征队;探险队
   You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition .
   1. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
      探险队中43名成员遇难。
3. N-COUNT 远足;短途旅行
   An expedition is 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

1. A Dr Matthew Owens was reported missing while on an expedition to north-eastern Turkey.
   据报道，一位叫马修·欧文斯的博士在前往土耳其东北部考察的途中失踪了。
2. 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。
3. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
   探险队中43名成员遇难。
4. Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions.
   卡罗琳加入了他们的购物之旅。
5. Lee had to fight hard for his place on the expedition
   李不得不为在考察队中获得一席之地而苦苦争取。
6. The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
   探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。
7. 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。
8. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day
   他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
9. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
   她预言这次探险结局不会好。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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？
13. They started on a dangerous expedition.
    他们出发去进行一次危险的远征。
14. And may I make so bold as to ask what institution sponsored your husband's expedition?
    我能否冒昧地问一下，是什么机构资助你丈夫的探险？
15. They have gone on an expedition to the antarctic.
    他们到南极探险去了。
16. He's still hesitating about joining the expedition.
    他对于参加这次探险队仍犹豫不决。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. Ten explorers set out on their expedition.
    十名探险家开始了他们的考察。
20. You or your company can easily sponsor our expedition.
    欢迎你和你的公司赞助我的远征。
21. Sivan remembered seeing one hardcover book that charted a student's arctic expedition.
    Sivan记得看到过一本精装书，描述了学生的北极探险。
22. 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。
23. So we can continue with the expedition.
    那我们就能继续探险了。
24. This is my expedition, and we're going to the orchid.
    这是我的探险，我们要去采兰花。
25. The expedition through the jungle was fraught with difficulties and danger.
    穿越森林的探险充满了艰辛和危险。
26. I hand-picked every member of this expedition.
    我已经挑选了这个探险队中的每个人。
27. Only Cook's quick thinking saved the expedition.
    正是由于库克思维敏捷才挽救了这支探险队。
28. 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。
29. They have prepared the ship for another arctic expedition.
    他们再次装备好了北极探险的船只。
30. They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
    他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。

noun

1. a journey organized for a particular purpose

2. 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

3. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

   Synonym:    military expeditionhostile expedition

4. the property of being prompt and efficient
   1. it was done with dispatch

   Synonym:    dispatchdespatchexpeditiousness

5. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
   1. an expedition was sent to explore Mars