expeditions

英 [ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃənz]

美 [ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃənz]

n.  远征; 探险; 考察; 远征队; 探险队; 考察队; (短途的)旅行，出行
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 远征;探险
  Anexpeditionis an organized journey that is made for a particular purpose such as exploration.
  1. ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.
     伯德1928年前往南极洲的探险
• N-COUNT 远征队;探险队
  You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as anexpedition.
  1. Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
     探险队中43名成员遇难。
• N-COUNT 远足;短途旅行
  Anexpeditionis a short journey or trip that you make for pleasure.
  1. Caroline joined them on the shopping expeditions.
     卡罗琳加入了他们的购物之旅。
  2. ...a fishing expedition.
     垂钓之旅

双语例句

• The most important expeditions of the Indians, even to great distances, were undertaken with insignificant forces.
  印第安人的最重要的出征，即使到距离很远的地方去，也是由不大的战斗力量来进行的。
• Before us, four German expeditions attempted it.
  在我们之前，四支德国探险队尝试过。
• After several plundering expeditions around the Caribbean together, their ship was captured off Jamaica and the crew were sent for trial in Spanish Town.
  经过多次掠夺探险一起在加勒比地区，他们的船被抓获了牙买加和机组人员被送往审判在西班牙城。
• I often go off on little expeditions when I have an afternoon off.
  下午空闲时，我常常外出小游一番。
• In the past, you've led several successful expeditions.
  你已经领导过好几次成功的探险。
• She was a somewhat gruff companion on our expeditions.
  她是我们的探险考察途中一个有点儿脾气的旅伴。
• These are hazards mainly to mountaineers, hunters, travellers and military expeditions.
  受到这些威胁的主要是登山者、猎人、旅行者和巡防的军人。
• Scottish botanists make regular expeditions to China and undertake exchanges with Chinese botanists.
  苏格兰植物学家定期到中国来考察，与中国植物学家进行学术交流。
• Some later expeditions fared better, though they were no better equipped.
  虽然装备并未改善，但后来的一些探险进行得更好。
• He made senseless expeditions to india.
  他一再去印度作无谓的探险。