| [/ɪkˈspreʃn; ɪkˋsprɛʃən/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] action or process of expressing (express3 1) 表示; 表达:
She gave expression to her sadness, ie said or showed how sad she was. 她流露出了悲伤之情. *
The school encourages free expression in art, drama and creative writing. 学校鼓励师生在艺术、 戏剧和文学创作上自由发挥. *
The scenery was beautiful beyond expression, ie too beautiful to describe. 那景色妙不可言. *
The poet's anger finds expression (ie a means of expressing itself) in the last line of the poem. 诗人在诗中最後一行把愤怒宣泄出来.
(b) [C] (fml 文) instance or example of this 表示; 表达:
expressions of welcome to the queen 对女王欢迎的表示 *
They greeted the president with many expressions of pleasure. 他们兴高采烈地欢迎总统. 用法:
2 [C] look on a person's face that shows a mood or feeling 神色; 表情:
a happy expression 愉快的神情 *
`I don't understand,' he said, with an expression of complete surprise (on his face). ｀我不明白,＇他说时（脸上）显出惊讶的神色. 用法:
3 [U] showing feeling for the meaning when playing music or speaking （演奏乐曲或说话时流露出的）感情:
recite a poem with expression 带感情地朗读诗歌 *
She puts great expression into her violin playing. 她的小提琴演奏感情充沛. 用法:
4 [C] word or phrase 词; 词语:
`Shut up' (meaning `Stop talking') is not a polite expression. ｀闭嘴＇（意为｀别说话＇）不是礼貌用语. *
slang expressions 俚语. 用法:
5 [C] (mathematics 数) group of symbols expressing a quantity 式; 表达式:
3xy2 is a mathematical expression. 3xy2是数学式. |