Definition of expedition in English:

expedition

noun ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n

1A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.
（为特定目的所作的）旅行，出行（尤指探险、科学考察或远征）
an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco
对奥里诺科河丛林的探险。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the summer he accompanied groups of young people on expeditions among the hills, woods and lakes.
- Henry VIII himself was kept informed of the hunting expeditions undertaken by his children.
- Cameron's documentary shows him embarking on his own expedition to explore the wreck of the Bismarck.
- The National Geographic Society is helping fund the research portion of the expedition.
- He occupied himself by writing a novel concerning an expedition to Mars, grounded on accurate engineering estimates.
- They are now organising an expedition to the site for April next year, when spring weather will give them the first chance to test their theory.
- Only a person with determination and the courage can even think of undertaking such an expedition.
- After researching the whereabouts of the lost city for over a decade, he undertook an expedition to find Atlantis.
- But he is no stranger to exploration himself having completed expeditions to both the Artic and Antartic.
- There's a fair amount of information about the local wildlife, as well as the history of the various early exploratory expeditions.
- The expedition's purpose is to carry out an archaeological survey of the wreck and take video footage.
- Hundreds of companies offer places on expeditions to climb the highest peaks in the world.
- Cook's third voyage was to the northern Pacific, so completing the greatest series of scientific expeditions ever undertaken.
- The tented camp is used to support a variety of research expeditions in the Arctic region.
- The main aim of the expedition is to continue exploration of the cave Asopladeru le Texa.
- How did she gather the courage to undertake such an adventurous expedition?
- The letter sent to the school by Scott detailed the expedition and what the explorer hoped to achieve on his voyage.
- During the final Romanov decades scientific and exploratory expeditions were mounted more and more frequently.
- It was no different from the several trekking expeditions I had undertaken in the hills.
- In the past two years there have been six or seven research expeditions to the region.
Synonyms
journey, voyage, tour, odyssey
undertaking, enterprise, mission, project, quest, operation, commission, assignment, exploit
exploration, safari, trek, hike, survey
archaic peregrination
trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run
informal junket, hop
1. 1.1 The people involved in an expedition.
  many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses
  考察队中的许多人经过了险峻的道路。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As I said, the group is a scouting expedition exploring what may be possible.
  Then last year came his trip to Makalu: this time a much smaller expedition, just six Europeans and some Sherpas bearers.
  This expedition spent 13 months exploring the surrounding reefs of Low Isles.
  Among them will be Smith who, at just 24, was the youngest member of the expedition.
  Herrmann's expedition will set off from Hamburg early next year.
  This was a pity, not least because the main part of the expedition had already started exploring new caves in that area!
  Synonyms
  group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd
2. 1.2informal A short trip made for a particular purpose.
  a shopping expedition
  逛街购物。
  Synonyms
  trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run
2formal mass noun Promptness or speed in doing something.
〈正式〉迅速；敏捷
the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition
房东必须尽快采取补救措施解决这些不足之处。
Example sentencesExamples
- Look out for satellites with all possible expedition.
- You heard what I said in relation to the possible expedition of the hearing of the application for special leave.
- I think if you wanted a stay, it would be quite normal for an undertaking to prosecute proceedings with urgency or expedition.
- I intend to conduct the inquiry with expedition and to report as soon as possible.
Synonyms
speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity
alacrity, urgency, readiness, dispatch
rare expeditiousness
literary fleetness, celerity

Derivatives

expeditionist

noun

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire 'extricate' (see expedite). Early senses included 'prompt supply of something' and 'setting out with aggressive intent'. The notions of 'speed' and 'purpose' are retained in current senses. sense 1 dates from the late 16th century.

Definition of expedition in US English:

expedition

nounˌekspəˈdiSH(ə)nˌɛkspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n

1A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
（为特定目的所作的）旅行，出行（尤指探险、科学考察或远征）
an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco
对奥里诺科河丛林的探险。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cameron's documentary shows him embarking on his own expedition to explore the wreck of the Bismarck.
- After researching the whereabouts of the lost city for over a decade, he undertook an expedition to find Atlantis.
- Hundreds of companies offer places on expeditions to climb the highest peaks in the world.
- The tented camp is used to support a variety of research expeditions in the Arctic region.
- In the summer he accompanied groups of young people on expeditions among the hills, woods and lakes.
- How did she gather the courage to undertake such an adventurous expedition?
- During the final Romanov decades scientific and exploratory expeditions were mounted more and more frequently.
- Cook's third voyage was to the northern Pacific, so completing the greatest series of scientific expeditions ever undertaken.
- But he is no stranger to exploration himself having completed expeditions to both the Artic and Antartic.
- They are now organising an expedition to the site for April next year, when spring weather will give them the first chance to test their theory.
- Only a person with determination and the courage can even think of undertaking such an expedition.
- The expedition's purpose is to carry out an archaeological survey of the wreck and take video footage.
- The letter sent to the school by Scott detailed the expedition and what the explorer hoped to achieve on his voyage.
- The National Geographic Society is helping fund the research portion of the expedition.
- In the past two years there have been six or seven research expeditions to the region.
- The main aim of the expedition is to continue exploration of the cave Asopladeru le Texa.
- It was no different from the several trekking expeditions I had undertaken in the hills.
- There's a fair amount of information about the local wildlife, as well as the history of the various early exploratory expeditions.
- He occupied himself by writing a novel concerning an expedition to Mars, grounded on accurate engineering estimates.
- Henry VIII himself was kept informed of the hunting expeditions undertaken by his children.
Synonyms
journey, voyage, tour, odyssey
trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run
1. 1.1 The people involved in an expedition.
  many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses
  考察队中的许多人经过了险峻的道路。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This expedition spent 13 months exploring the surrounding reefs of Low Isles.
  Herrmann's expedition will set off from Hamburg early next year.
  Among them will be Smith who, at just 24, was the youngest member of the expedition.
  Then last year came his trip to Makalu: this time a much smaller expedition, just six Europeans and some Sherpas bearers.
  This was a pity, not least because the main part of the expedition had already started exploring new caves in that area!
  As I said, the group is a scouting expedition exploring what may be possible.
  Synonyms
  group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd
2. 1.2informal A short trip made for a particular purpose.
  a shopping expedition
  逛街购物。
  Synonyms
  trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run
2formal Promptness or speed in doing something.
〈正式〉迅速；敏捷
the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition
房东必须尽快采取补救措施解决这些不足之处。
Example sentencesExamples
- I intend to conduct the inquiry with expedition and to report as soon as possible.
- I think if you wanted a stay, it would be quite normal for an undertaking to prosecute proceedings with urgency or expedition.
- Look out for satellites with all possible expedition.
- You heard what I said in relation to the possible expedition of the hearing of the application for special leave.
Synonyms
speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’ (see expedite). Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. expedition (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century.

词汇	expedition
释义	Definition of expedition in English: expedition noun ɛkspɪˈdɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n 1A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war. （为特定目的所作的）旅行，出行（尤指探险、科学考察或远征） an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco 对奥里诺科河丛林的探险。 Example sentencesExamples In the summer he accompanied groups of young people on expeditions among the hills, woods and lakes. Henry VIII himself was kept informed of the hunting expeditions undertaken by his children. Cameron's documentary shows him embarking on his own expedition to explore the wreck of the Bismarck. The National Geographic Society is helping fund the research portion of the expedition. He occupied himself by writing a novel concerning an expedition to Mars, grounded on accurate engineering estimates. They are now organising an expedition to the site for April next year, when spring weather will give them the first chance to test their theory. Only a person with determination and the courage can even think of undertaking such an expedition. After researching the whereabouts of the lost city for over a decade, he undertook an expedition to find Atlantis. But he is no stranger to exploration himself having completed expeditions to both the Artic and Antartic. There's a fair amount of information about the local wildlife, as well as the history of the various early exploratory expeditions. The expedition's purpose is to carry out an archaeological survey of the wreck and take video footage. Hundreds of companies offer places on expeditions to climb the highest peaks in the world. Cook's third voyage was to the northern Pacific, so completing the greatest series of scientific expeditions ever undertaken. The tented camp is used to support a variety of research expeditions in the Arctic region. The main aim of the expedition is to continue exploration of the cave Asopladeru le Texa. How did she gather the courage to undertake such an adventurous expedition? The letter sent to the school by Scott detailed the expedition and what the explorer hoped to achieve on his voyage. During the final Romanov decades scientific and exploratory expeditions were mounted more and more frequently. It was no different from the several trekking expeditions I had undertaken in the hills. In the past two years there have been six or seven research expeditions to the region. Synonyms journey, voyage, tour, odyssey undertaking, enterprise, mission, project, quest, operation, commission, assignment, exploit exploration, safari, trek, hike, survey archaic peregrination trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run informal junket, hop 1.1 The people involved in an expedition. many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses 考察队中的许多人经过了险峻的道路。 Example sentencesExamples As I said, the group is a scouting expedition exploring what may be possible. Then last year came his trip to Makalu: this time a much smaller expedition, just six Europeans and some Sherpas bearers. This expedition spent 13 months exploring the surrounding reefs of Low Isles. Among them will be Smith who, at just 24, was the youngest member of the expedition. Herrmann's expedition will set off from Hamburg early next year. This was a pity, not least because the main part of the expedition had already started exploring new caves in that area! Synonyms group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd 1.2informal A short trip made for a particular purpose. a shopping expedition 逛街购物。 Synonyms trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run 2formal mass noun Promptness or speed in doing something. 〈正式〉迅速；敏捷 the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition 房东必须尽快采取补救措施解决这些不足之处。 Example sentencesExamples Look out for satellites with all possible expedition. You heard what I said in relation to the possible expedition of the hearing of the application for special leave. I think if you wanted a stay, it would be quite normal for an undertaking to prosecute proceedings with urgency or expedition. I intend to conduct the inquiry with expedition and to report as soon as possible. Synonyms speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity alacrity, urgency, readiness, dispatch rare expeditiousness literary fleetness, celerity Derivatives expeditionist noun Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire 'extricate' (see expedite). Early senses included 'prompt supply of something' and 'setting out with aggressive intent'. The notions of 'speed' and 'purpose' are retained in current senses. sense 1 dates from the late 16th century. Definition of expedition in US English: expedition nounˌekspəˈdiSH(ə)nˌɛkspəˈdɪʃ(ə)n 1A journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war. （为特定目的所作的）旅行，出行（尤指探险、科学考察或远征） an expedition to the jungles of the Orinoco 对奥里诺科河丛林的探险。 Example sentencesExamples Cameron's documentary shows him embarking on his own expedition to explore the wreck of the Bismarck. After researching the whereabouts of the lost city for over a decade, he undertook an expedition to find Atlantis. Hundreds of companies offer places on expeditions to climb the highest peaks in the world. The tented camp is used to support a variety of research expeditions in the Arctic region. In the summer he accompanied groups of young people on expeditions among the hills, woods and lakes. How did she gather the courage to undertake such an adventurous expedition? During the final Romanov decades scientific and exploratory expeditions were mounted more and more frequently. Cook's third voyage was to the northern Pacific, so completing the greatest series of scientific expeditions ever undertaken. But he is no stranger to exploration himself having completed expeditions to both the Artic and Antartic. They are now organising an expedition to the site for April next year, when spring weather will give them the first chance to test their theory. Only a person with determination and the courage can even think of undertaking such an expedition. The expedition's purpose is to carry out an archaeological survey of the wreck and take video footage. The letter sent to the school by Scott detailed the expedition and what the explorer hoped to achieve on his voyage. The National Geographic Society is helping fund the research portion of the expedition. In the past two years there have been six or seven research expeditions to the region. The main aim of the expedition is to continue exploration of the cave Asopladeru le Texa. It was no different from the several trekking expeditions I had undertaken in the hills. There's a fair amount of information about the local wildlife, as well as the history of the various early exploratory expeditions. He occupied himself by writing a novel concerning an expedition to Mars, grounded on accurate engineering estimates. Henry VIII himself was kept informed of the hunting expeditions undertaken by his children. Synonyms journey, voyage, tour, odyssey trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run 1.1 The people involved in an expedition. many of the expedition have passed rigorous courses 考察队中的许多人经过了险峻的道路。 Example sentencesExamples This expedition spent 13 months exploring the surrounding reefs of Low Isles. Herrmann's expedition will set off from Hamburg early next year. Among them will be Smith who, at just 24, was the youngest member of the expedition. Then last year came his trip to Makalu: this time a much smaller expedition, just six Europeans and some Sherpas bearers. This was a pity, not least because the main part of the expedition had already started exploring new caves in that area! As I said, the group is a scouting expedition exploring what may be possible. Synonyms group, team, party, company, crew, band, troop, squad, crowd 1.2informal A short trip made for a particular purpose. a shopping expedition 逛街购物。 Synonyms trip, excursion, outing, journey, jaunt, run 2formal Promptness or speed in doing something. 〈正式〉迅速；敏捷 the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible expedition 房东必须尽快采取补救措施解决这些不足之处。 Example sentencesExamples I intend to conduct the inquiry with expedition and to report as soon as possible. I think if you wanted a stay, it would be quite normal for an undertaking to prosecute proceedings with urgency or expedition. Look out for satellites with all possible expedition. You heard what I said in relation to the possible expedition of the hearing of the application for special leave. Synonyms speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, briskness, promptitude, velocity Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’ (see expedite). Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. expedition (sense 1) dates from the late 16th century.
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