expedition

Word family adverbexpeditelyexpeditiouslynounexpediterexpeditionexpeditiousnessadjectiveexpeditionaryexpeditiousexpeditiveverbexpedite

ex·pe·di·tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/ noun

1 [countableC]TRAVEL a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey 远征；探险；远征队；探险队

an expedition to the North Pole

北极探险

5another Qomolangma expedition

又一次珠穆朗玛峰探险

n another Everest expedition

on an expedition

He went on an expedition to Borneo.

他去婆罗洲探险了。

► see thesaurus at journey

2 [countableC]TRAVEL a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose 〔一般指有特定目的的〕短途出行 SYN trip

a shopping expedition

购物之行

a fishing expedition

钓鱼之行

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey

verbs

go on an expedition

After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia.

make an expedition (=go on an expedition)

The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils.

set off on an expedition (also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition)

Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students.

mount/launch an expedition (=plan, organize, and begin an expedition)

Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expedition

a scientific expedition

He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon.

an Arctic/Antarctic expedition

I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions.

a military expedition

The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region.

a punitive expedition (=one an army undertakes to punish someone)

The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups.

n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose

NOUN + expedition

a shopping expedition (=when you go shopping)

I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester.

a fishing expedition

We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week.

a hunting expedition

He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.

a foraging expedition (=when you search for food)

On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries.

verbs

go on an expedition

We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London.

take someone on an expedition

He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.

Examples from the Corpus

expedition• It has been 14 years since we had an expedition book from him.• I forgot, I had this fishing expedition planned.• Both the water and the heat from such active areas would be of great value to a Mars expedition.• It's not his first scientific expedition.• The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.• The Headmaster was furious and demanded they start the expedition to catch the Bookman immediately.• The expedition acquired the character of a vast plundering raid.• The expedition used tried and tested methodology and modified it where necessary.

on an expedition• In all but a few our taxonomic knowledge is based on expedition reports dating back often more than 50 years.• I find people with no sense of humour difficult on expeditions.• We shall go on expeditions to the country, and I shall become the mistress of the house.• He had gone on an expedition with his little brother to a discount shopping mall in Reading, Pennsylvania.• It's written as a diary of a professor and his son lost on an expedition overseas in the 1860s.• How much time do you spend on expeditions a year?• The most obvious example was the attempt to find a yeti on an expedition Bonington led to climb Menlungtse in the Himalaya.

单词	expedition
释义	expedition Word family adverbexpeditelyexpeditiouslynounexpediterexpeditionexpeditiousnessadjectiveexpeditionaryexpeditiousexpeditiveverbexpedite ex·pe·di·tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/ ●●○ noun 1 [countableC]TRAVEL a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey 远征；探险；远征队；探险队 an expedition to the North Pole 北极探险 5another Qomolangma expedition 又一次珠穆朗玛峰探险 n another Everest expedition on an expedition He went on an expedition to Borneo. 他去婆罗洲探险了。 ► see thesaurus at journey 2 [countableC]TRAVEL a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose 〔一般指有特定目的的〕短途出行 SYN trip a shopping expedition 购物之行 a fishing expedition 钓鱼之行 n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey verbs go on an expedition After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia. make an expedition (=go on an expedition) The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils. set off on an expedition (also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition) Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students. mount/launch an expedition (=plan, organize, and begin an expedition) Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expedition a scientific expedition He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon. an Arctic/Antarctic expedition I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions. a military expedition The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region. a punitive expedition (=one an army undertakes to punish someone) The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose NOUN + expedition a shopping expedition (=when you go shopping) I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester. a fishing expedition We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week. a hunting expedition He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides. a foraging expedition (=when you search for food) On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries. verbs go on an expedition We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London. take someone on an expedition He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend. Examples from the Corpus expedition• It has been 14 years since we had an expedition book from him.• I forgot, I had this fishing expedition planned.• Both the water and the heat from such active areas would be of great value to a Mars expedition.• It's not his first scientific expedition.• The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.• The Headmaster was furious and demanded they start the expedition to catch the Bookman immediately.• The expedition acquired the character of a vast plundering raid.• The expedition used tried and tested methodology and modified it where necessary. on an expedition• In all but a few our taxonomic knowledge is based on expedition reports dating back often more than 50 years.• I find people with no sense of humour difficult on expeditions.• We shall go on expeditions to the country, and I shall become the mistress of the house.• He had gone on an expedition with his little brother to a discount shopping mall in Reading, Pennsylvania.• It's written as a diary of a professor and his son lost on an expedition overseas in the 1860s.• How much time do you spend on expeditions a year?• The most obvious example was the attempt to find a yeti on an expedition Bonington led to climb Menlungtse in the Himalaya.
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