| [/ˏekspɪˈdɪʃn; ˏɛkspɪˋdɪʃən/] n 用法:
1 (a) organized journey or voyage with a particular aim （为某目的而组织的陆路或水路的）远行; 探险; 考察:
send a party of people on an expedition 派一队人去考察 *
go on an expedition to the North Pole 到北极去探险 *
a hunting expedition 狩猎之行 *
(joc 谑) a shopping expedition 购物之行.
(b) people, vehicles, ships, etc making this journey （进行远征、 探险、 考察等的）人或使用的车辆、 船只等:
members of the Mount Everest expedition 埃佛勒斯峰（即珠穆朗玛峰）探险队队员. 用法:
2 (fml 文) speed; promptness 迅速; 敏捷:
We carried out the captain's orders with all possible expedition. 我们毫不迟疑地迅速执行船长的命令. |