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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654

expedition

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expedition /ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ noun
plural expeditions
expedition
/ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən/
noun
plural expeditions
Learner's definition of EXPEDITION
[count]
1 
: a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose (such as to explore a distant place or to do research)远征；探险；考察
— also used in a playful way to refer to a short trip for a specific purpose（也用于戏谑，指为特定目的的）短途出行
◊ The phrase fishing expedition is sometimes used in a disapproving way, especially in U.S. English, to describe a situation in which a person or group looks for evidence that someone has done something wrong without having a good reason to believe the evidence exists.非法调查（有时用作贬义，尤用于美国英语，指在无正当理由的情况下专为挖掘某人罪证而进行的调查行动）
2 
: a group of people who travel together to a distant place : a group of people who go on an expedition远征队；探险队；考察队
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654

expedition

noun

ex·​pe·​di·​tion ˌek-spə-ˈdi-shən How to pronounce expedition (audio)
1
a
: a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose
b
: the group of persons making such a journey
2
: efficient promptness : speed
3
: a sending or setting forth
expeditioner
ˌek-spə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nər How to pronounce expedition (audio)
noun

Synonyms

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haste, hurry, speed, expedition, dispatch mean quickness in movement or action.

haste applies to personal action and implies urgency and precipitancy and often rashness.

marry in haste

hurry often has a strong suggestion of agitated bustle or confusion.

in the hurry of departure she forgot her toothbrush

speed suggests swift efficiency in movement or action.

exercises to increase your reading speed

expedition and dispatch both imply speed and efficiency in handling affairs but expedition stresses ease or efficiency of performance and dispatch stresses promptness in concluding matters.

the case came to trial with expedition
paid bills with dispatch

Example Sentences

a scientific expedition to Antarctica an avid mountain climber, always on an expedition to some far-off corner of the world
Recent Examples on the Web Haley, 66, who was involved in logistics and managing problems on the expedition, exited the cave to find another caver and an assistant fire chief from the local fire department. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022 Kamoya’s most significant find came in 1984, on an expedition around Kenya’s Lake Turkana with Richard Leakey and Alan Walker, an anthropologist from Penn State. BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2022 Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist and writer who was also on this expedition, said something that gave me pause. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Evans hadn't been able to truly inspect each item since they were recovered in the early 1990s and on another expedition in 2014. Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 Shark conservationist Kinga Philipps and scientist Tristan Guttridge embark on an expedition through the remote islands of Tahiti to investigate local legends and mysteries about massive tiger sharks. al, 23 July 2022 Champollion was 7 years old when this general with Pharaonic ambitions embarked on the expedition. Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 The Egyptian men and children hired to work on the expedition, however, received almost no recognition. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2022 On the expedition, he and she are supposed to chart resource-rich new lands for colonial conquest. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of expedition was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing expedition
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654
expedition

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPEDITION | EXPEDITION + VERB | EXPEDITION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤major重要的探險◇a major expedition to climb Mount Everest攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的一次重要探險➤little, small小規模探險▸➤international, joint國際考察；聯合遠征◇The Canadians agreed to a joint expedition with the French.加拿大人同意與法國人進行一次聯合遠征。➤foreign外國的遠征▸➤successful成功的探險➤ill-fated不幸的遠征◇John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to the Arctic約翰・富蘭克林命運坎坷的北極遠征➤climbing, diving, fishing, hunting, scouting, shopping, etc.爬山、潛水、釣魚、狩獵、偵察、購物等之行➤archaeological, research, scientific考古活動；研究性考察；科學考察▸➤military, naval軍事遠征；海軍遠征▸➤punitive懲罰性征伐◇The army sent a punitive expedition into Mexico.陸軍派遠征軍討伐墨西哥。➤Antarctic, Everest, etc.南極、珠穆朗瑪峰等探險➤British, Spanish, etc.英國、西班牙等遠征◇Spanish exploratory expeditions in the 16th century16 世紀西班牙人的考察探險VERB + EXPEDITION➤go on, make進行遠征；遠行探險◇He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants.他兩次遠行，去西班牙考察野生植物。➤embark on, set off on, set out on, undertake開始考察；出發去探險；進行遠征◇She was about to embark on a major expedition.她正要進行一次較大規模的考察。➤head, lead帶領遠征▸➤join參加探險➤accompany陪同考察◇Every scientific expedition was accompanied by a photographer.每一支科考遠征隊都有一名攝影師隨行。➤organize, plan組織考察；計劃遠征▸➤launch, mount發起探險◇They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains.他們計劃發起一次山區探險。➤finance, fund, sponsor資助探險；贊助探險▸➤send派遣探險隊EXPEDITION + VERB➤leave, set off, set out, start考察隊伍出發▸➤return考察隊伍返回◇The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left.考察隊伍出發兩星期後就返回了。➤arrive, reach sth探險隊抵達；探險隊到達⋯◇On January 21 the expedition reached the South Pole.1 月 21 日探險隊到達了南極。EXPEDITION + NOUN➤leader, member考察隊領隊；考察隊成員▸➤party, team考察團；考察隊PREPOSITION➤on an/the expedition在旅行中◇She was out on a shopping expedition.她在外購物。➤expedition against反對⋯的遠征◇He led a military expedition against the rebels.他帶軍征伐叛亂者。➤expedition into進入⋯的旅程◇an expedition into the interior of Australia深入澳大利亞內陸之旅➤expedition to去⋯的遠征◇a naval expedition to West Africa前往西非的海軍遠征PHRASES➤the leader of an expedition, a member of an expedition遠征軍領隊／成員

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