名词

1. He was on an expedition to explore the Antarctic.
他参加探险队远征南极。

2. They did an expedition to the Himalayas.
他们到喜马拉雅山去考察了一次。

1. 远征;探险
An expedition is an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration.

e.g. ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.
伯德1928年前往南极洲的探险

2. 远征队;探险队
You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition .

e.g. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
探险队中43名成员遇难。

3. 远足;短途旅行
An expedition is a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.

e.g. Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions.
卡罗琳加入了他们的购物之旅。
e.g. ...a fishing expedition.
垂钓之旅

noun

1. a journey organized for a particular purpose

2. a journey taken for pleasure

e.g. many summer excursions to the shore
it was merely a pleasure trip
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

e.g. it was done with dispatch

Synonym: dispatchdespatchexpeditiousness

5. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

e.g. an expedition was sent to explore Mars