国际音标

英 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

美 [ˌekspəˈdɪʃn]

中文解释

n. 远征, 探险队, 迅速

英英词典

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

同义词：military expedition, hostile expedition

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

a journey organized for a particular purpose

a journey taken for pleasure

同义词：excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, sashay

the property of being prompt and efficient

同义词：dispatch, despatch, expeditiousness

例句应用

1、The expedition to Dayuan was not decided initially, it became more and more necessary as the situation changed.

征伐大宛的决策不是一开始就有的，而是随着形势的变化逐渐形成的。

2、No subordinate commander in the expedition could legally have accepted an order from General Giraud.
远征军所属的指挥官, 无一能正式接受吉罗德将军的命令。

3、The first known modern accounts of cannibalism were reported following Columbus'expedition to the West Indies.
现代的食人案记录始于哥伦布西印度群岛的探险。