Expedition
[ekspɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɛkspə'dɪʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a journey organized for a particular purpose.
(noun.) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country.
(noun.) an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; 'an expedition was sent to explore Mars'.
阿黛尔編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.
(n.) A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some object of consequence; progress.
(n.) An important enterprise, implying a change of place; especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making such excursion.
尤金伲亚整理
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Haste, speed, despatch, celerity, quickness, promptness, alacrity, alertness.[2]. Enterprise, undertaking.
黛比手打
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Haste, speed, despatch
ANT:Delay, tardiness, procrastination
邦妮整理
例句/造句/用法:
- Yes,' replied Bob Sawyer, 'and a regular expedition we'll make of it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- In fact Burnside and the War Department both thought the 9th corps was intended for such an expedition up to the last moment. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- You shall be commander of the expedition, and I'll obey blindly, will that satisfy you? 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- One more crusade remains to be noted, an expedition to Tunis by this same Louis IX, who died of fever there. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- But this is how one historian, soaked with the fantastic political ideas of our times, is pleased to write of this evil expedition. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- I selected General Weitzel, of the Army of the James, to go with the expedition, but gave instructions through General Butler. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Mr. Skimpole went with us and quite enjoyed the expedition. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He opposed the expedition. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The object of the expedition was accomplished. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- It is not desirable that you should start this expedition until the one leaving Vicksburg has been three or four days out, or even a week. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- When Sherman started on his expedition down the river he had 20,000 men, taken from Memphis, and was reinforced by 12,000 more at Helena, Arkansas. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The Wilmington expedition has proven a gross and culpable failure. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Ask me anything you wish to ask,' returned Rokesmith, 'but use the expedition that you recommend. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- In a short time Oliver was sufficiently recovered to undergo the fatigue of this expedition. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Having accomplished the object of his expedition, General Smith returned to Memphis. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- General Taylor encouraged officers to accompany these expeditions. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- From Fort Henry expeditions were to be sent against Eastport, Mississippi, and Paris, Tennessee. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- We have dealt thus lengthily with the First Crusade, because it displays completely the quality of all these expeditions. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- For punitive expeditions particularly, gas was to be recommended. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He carried expeditions into Illyria and as far as the Danube; he also spread his power along the coast as far as the Hellespont. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Both in Switzerland and England the slaves seem to have the exclusive care of the larvae, and the masters alone go on slave-making expeditions. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- Most of these expeditions got off finally, but too late to render any service in the direction for which they were designed. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- After several Thracian expeditions he turned southward in good earnest. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Thereafter these expeditions became more and more an established process, and less and less vital events. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It is worthy of remark, and Oliver did not fail to note it at the time, that his morning expeditions were no longer made alone. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- And the monarch also found slaves convenient for his military expeditions. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- For your mother's sake, dear Mr. Sedley, she said, for the sake of all your friends, promise NEVER to go on one of those horrid expeditions. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- With the close of Mr. McGowan's and Mr. Ricalton's expeditions, there ended the historic world-hunt for natural fibres. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Of articles collected on his various expeditions, there was such a vast miscellany that it was like the dwelling of an amiable Corsair. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Our cavalry was kept well to the front and frequent expeditions were sent out to watch the movements of the enemy. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
校對:玛吉