expedition
UK/ekspɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n/US/.ekspi'diʃәn/
IELTSTOEFL六级考研B2
释义
n.
An organized journey with a particular purpose, especially exploration or military action.
远征；探险；考察队
n.
The group of people making such a journey.
探险队，远征队
词根拆分
词根派生来自 expedite（ex-「出」+ ped「脚」= 把脚松开好行动）。expedition 是「自由出发」的名词——一次脚镣已解、可以朝目标进发的征程。
词根 ped 还连着 32 个词常用搭配
- 1.polar expedition极地探险
- 2.archaeological expedition考古远征
- 3.military expedition军事远征
- 4.lead an expedition率领探险队
例句
- 1.
The team is planning an expedition to the South Pole next winter.
团队正计划明年冬天前往南极的探险。
- 2.
The whole expedition was stranded by a sudden storm.
整支探险队被突如其来的暴风雪困住了。
- 3.
Funding for the archaeological expedition came from a private donor.
这次考古远征的资金来自一位私人捐助者。