Expedition
[ ,ɛkspə'dɪʃən ]
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n. 考察，远航;考察队，远征军;（短途的）旅行;迅速（办理）;
💡 词根助记
ex出+ped脚+ition名词后缀→走出[去]冒险 → 出行，远征
📝 例句
Alexander having inherited his father's throne, set off on his Asian expedition.
亚历山大继承他父亲的王位后就远征亚洲去了。
What did the expedition observe?
这次考察观察什么呢？
He learned a lot during his scientific expedition.
他在科学考察期间学到了不少东西。
They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。
a naturalist expedition
博物学家考察队
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ expedition-远征,expedite-加快:要派出远征军救援得加快速度
※ ex-拼音“一休”,pe-拼音“胖鹅”,di-拼音“地”,tion-谐音“神”:一休带着胖鹅远征外地去寻找地神的踪迹
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-ped-表示“脚”
📖 牛津释义
expedition
n
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.
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.
🎯 考研助记
ex(向外)+ped(足，脚掌，走)+i+tion: 远征 远足
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ekspi'diʃәn]n. 远征, 探险队, 迅速
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That sounds exciting.
听起来怪热闹的。
We can't make a decision without knowing the facts.
我们不能不知道事实，就作决定。
In winter, however, life at the monastery is quite different.
然而到了冬天，修道院里的生活则是另一番景象。