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expedition

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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.
ex·pe·di·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654
expedition

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ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXPEDITION | EXPEDITION + VERB | EXPEDITION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤major重要的探險◇a major expedition to climb Mount Everest攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的一次重要探險➤little, small小規模探險▸➤international, joint國際考察；聯合遠征◇The Canadians agreed to a joint expedition with the French.加拿大人同意與法國人進行一次聯合遠征。➤foreign外國的遠征▸➤successful成功的探險➤ill-fated不幸的遠征◇John Franklin's ill-fated expedition to the Arctic約翰・富蘭克林命運坎坷的北極遠征➤climbing, diving, fishing, hunting, scouting, shopping, etc.爬山、潛水、釣魚、狩獵、偵察、購物等之行➤archaeological, research, scientific考古活動；研究性考察；科學考察▸➤military, naval軍事遠征；海軍遠征▸➤punitive懲罰性征伐◇The army sent a punitive expedition into Mexico.陸軍派遠征軍討伐墨西哥。➤Antarctic, Everest, etc.南極、珠穆朗瑪峰等探險➤British, Spanish, etc.英國、西班牙等遠征◇Spanish exploratory expeditions in the 16th century16 世紀西班牙人的考察探險VERB + EXPEDITION➤go on, make進行遠征；遠行探險◇He had made two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants.他兩次遠行，去西班牙考察野生植物。➤embark on, set off on, set out on, undertake開始考察；出發去探險；進行遠征◇She was about to embark on a major expedition.她正要進行一次較大規模的考察。➤head, lead帶領遠征▸➤join參加探險➤accompany陪同考察◇Every scientific expedition was accompanied by a photographer.每一支科考遠征隊都有一名攝影師隨行。➤organize, plan組織考察；計劃遠征▸➤launch, mount發起探險◇They plan to launch an expedition into the mountains.他們計劃發起一次山區探險。➤finance, fund, sponsor資助探險；贊助探險▸➤send派遣探險隊EXPEDITION + VERB➤leave, set off, set out, start考察隊伍出發▸➤return考察隊伍返回◇The expedition returned only two weeks after it had left.考察隊伍出發兩星期後就返回了。➤arrive, reach sth探險隊抵達；探險隊到達⋯◇On January 21 the expedition reached the South Pole.1 月 21 日探險隊到達了南極。EXPEDITION + NOUN➤leader, member考察隊領隊；考察隊成員▸➤party, team考察團；考察隊PREPOSITION➤on an/the expedition在旅行中◇She was out on a shopping expedition.她在外購物。➤expedition against反對⋯的遠征◇He led a military expedition against the rebels.他帶軍征伐叛亂者。➤expedition into進入⋯的旅程◇an expedition into the interior of Australia深入澳大利亞內陸之旅➤expedition to去⋯的遠征◇a naval expedition to West Africa前往西非的海軍遠征PHRASES➤the leader of an expedition, a member of an expedition遠征軍領隊／成員
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654
expedition noun
⇨ trip
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4361 COCA: 4654
expedition
Journeys: awayday, circuit, commute...
Groups of people with shared interests or aims: association, commission, organization...
Wars, battles and military manoeuvres: drawdown, overwatch, war...

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