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

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。
So we can continue with the expedition.
那我们就能继续探险了。
They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。
The expedition made the journey to its source by hovercraft.
探险队乘气垫船到达了它的源头。
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。
They have gone on an expedition to the antarctic.
他们到南极探险去了。
He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day
他决定把探险推迟到第二天。
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。
She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
她预言这次探险结局不会好。
I hand-picked every member of this expedition.
我已经挑选了这个探险队中的每个人。