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ex·press1 /ɪkˈspres/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1  feeling 感受SAY/STATE to tell or show what you are feeling or thinking by using words, looks, or actions 表达；表示；表现
express your views/opinions
 Bill’s not afraid to express his opinions.
比尔并不害怕表达自己的观点。
 Parents have expressed their concerns about their children’s safety.
父母对自己孩子的安全表示忧虑。
 She expressed an interest in seeing York.
她表示有兴趣见见约克。
express something in/by/through something
 Express your reasons for applying in simple terms.
简单说说你申请的理由。
express sympathy/fear/anger etc
 She doesn’t express her emotions as much as he does.
她不像他那样经常表露自己的情感。
express thanks/gratitude (for something) (to somebody) (=thank someone in a speech or by writing a letter) (因某事)(向某人)表示感谢/感激
 Finally, I’d like to express my sincere thanks to all those who have helped today.
最后，我想对今天给予帮助的所有人表示诚挚的感谢。
express doubts/reservations
 The USA expressed reservations before agreeing to sign the agreement.
美国在同意签署协议之前发表了保留意见。
 Many people have expressed their opposition to the proposals.
许多人反对这些提议。
express yourself (=say what you think or feel) 表达自己的想法[感情]
 Young children often have difficulty expressing themselves.
幼儿常常很难将自己的想法清楚地表达出来。
 He first learnt to express himself through movement at his dance classes.
他最初是在舞蹈班学会通过动作表达情感的。
 Words can’t express (=it is impossible to describe) how angry we felt.
我们的愤怒无以言表。
► see thesaurus at say
2  particular emotion 某种情感EXPRESS to show or describe a particular feeling 描绘，表达〔某种情绪〕
 Many of Munch’s paintings express a deep feeling of despair.
蒙克的许多画作都表达了一种深深的绝望。
3  something expresses itself if something expresses itself, it becomes noticeable 某事物显而易见 SYN something reveals itself
 Religious faith expresses itself in a variety of ways.
宗教信仰有各种各样的表现形式。
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something expresses itself• Sometimes public outrage expresses itself in extreme ways.
4  mathematics 数学 technicalHM to change an amount or quantity into a different form, especially in mathematics 〔用某种形式〕表示
express something as/in something
 Express three-quarters as a decimal.
用小数来表示四分之三。
 The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.
这种咖啡的价钱用外币标示会高得多。
5. feeding babies 喂婴儿 if a woman expresses milk, she presses milk out of her breast in order to feed it to her baby later 挤出〔母乳，以备后用〕
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
nouns
express your views/opinions/ideas
Everyone who attends the meeting will be given the opportunity to express their opinions.
express your feelings
He felt unable to express his feelings in a letter.
express an interest in something
Many property developers have expressed an interest in buying the land.
express concern (=say or show that you are worried)
Financial analysts have expressed concern about the possibility of a recession.
express your thanks/gratitude/appreciation (=say thank you to someone, in a speech)
On behalf of the team, I’d like to express our appreciation for all your efforts.
express doubts/reservations (=say or show that you are not sure whether something is true or right)
Environmentalists began to express doubts about the benefits of biofuels.
express surprise/shock
‘I don’t believe he could hurt anyone, ’ she said, expressing her surprise.
express anger
Teachers have expressed anger at the government’s education reforms.
express your grief (=say or show that you are very sad, especially because someone you love has died)
She searched for further words to express her grief, but could find none.
express your sympathy (=say that you feel sorry for someone who is in a bad situation)
I wrote to his widow expressing our sympathy and sending her our condolences.
express confidence
Throughout the trial, his legal team expressed confidence in the outcome.
express your hopes/desires (=say what you hope or want to happen)
Nadia expressed her hopes about remaining in San Diego County with her two children.
express your support (=say that you support someone or something)
The Israeli leader expressed his support for the U.S. plan.
express opposition to something (=say that you oppose someone or something)
Local people have expressed their opposition to plans for a new airport.
express a willingness to do something (=say or show that you are willing to do something)
The unions expressed a willingness to have talks with the employers.
adverbs
express something openly (=express a feeling in a way that is obvious to other people)
They expressed their anger openly in the meeting.
express something clearly (=express an idea or opinion in a way that other people can understand)
He expresses his views very clearly.
phrases
express yourself (=say what you think or feel)
He is very confident and finds it easy to express himself.
a chance/opportunity to express something
The debate will give MPs an opportunity to express their views in detail.
words cannot express something (=it is impossible to describe something)
Words can’t express how much I miss her.
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express• It allayed doubts about the technique and its freedom from cultural determinants that were already being expressed.• Through participative democracy the hopes, wishes and aspirations of Ulster's people will be expressed and acted on.• A prominent anti-nuclear campaigner in Caithness expressed caution about the report.• Parents have expressed concern about the amount of violence in some children's shows.• She doesn't express her emotions as much as he does.• It is the story of a middle-aged businessman, who starts going to tango lessons, and learns to express himself through dance.• My grandfather found it hard to express his feelings about the war.• By contrast all the enzyme forms studied were expressed in virtually all adenomas and in over half the carcinomas.• Nowhere is that symbiosis better expressed than in the medieval towns and villages.• Many of his films express the fears and anxieties of the post-war years.• So do Humpbacks have ways of expressing the same request for the repetition of a pleasurable sonic experience?• Workers traditionally express their discontent by going on strike.• Young children often find it difficult to express themselves in words.• Grandmothers, with all good intentions, often express these concerns.• To prevent them being expressed, you stage a pre-emptive strike.
express your views/opinions• Even people who knew little about the subject were ready to express their opinions.• He noted the center is organizing a public forum to allow citizens to express their views.• Until now the judiciary have expressed their views about the tariff period, tacitly if not expressly, in confidence.• Pro-Republican Catholics did express their opinions in newspapers such as the Leeds Citizen.• I demonstrate this by asking her to express her views more fully so I can get a better understanding of her perspective.• That job was completed, but not without Hart expressing his views on the Santa Rita controversy to a few company bosses.• Dare we risk our existence by forcibly expressing our views on this?• Nevertheless, there are differences in the ways that the speakers express their views, particularly with respect to the justifications they offer.• I expressed my opinions whether they were wanted or not.
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express2 ●●○ adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1  EMPHASIZEdeliberate and for a specific situation 特意的
 The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children.
这所学校是专门为教授失聪儿童而创办的。
2  clear and definite 明确的
express agreement/consent/authority etc
 He is not to leave without my express permission.
没有我的明确准许他就不得离开。
 Matthew left express instructions to keep all doors locked.
马修明确指示过要把门都锁好。
3. express train/coach/bus TTCTTTa train or bus that does not stop at many places and can therefore travel more quickly 特快列车/长途汽车/公共汽车
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express train/coach/bus• And the brakes feel like they could stop an express train.• The subway trip seemed endless, even on the express train.• Transfer to the Kobe line and catch the 8: 20 express train.• He took the ball like an express train and burst through the midfield defence.• It still sounded like an express train in the confines of the small garage.• It was perfect for low-fare express coach services.• Visitors have to take a local train to visit Delft; the express trains speed by.
4. express post/mail TCMa system that delivers letters and packages very quickly 特快邮递
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express post/mail• A friend on the Examiner staff sent a supply of Combat by express mail.• Competition has forced drastic improvements in some areas, such as express mail.• Editing was done via express mail.• The thing will make phone calls, fax, send E-mail, post or express mail, address envelops and post reminders.• There are three principal product areas: letters, express mail and parcels.
5  American EnglishAmE designed to help you move through a place more quickly 用于快速行进的
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express• Consent may be express but is usually implied.• A prudent employer will always have an express contractual term protecting business secrets.• If the employer requires protection he should have the foresight to include an express covenant in the employment contract.• an express package• The answer is not to be found in the express provisions of article 7.• But the £1.7 million winger has made an express recovery from a hernia operation and could return at the City Ground.• Therefore, if an employer feels that such protection is necessary he must include express restrictions in the contract of employment.• It was her express wish that you inherit her house.
express purpose• He had continually kept the people stirred up over the prospect of reconquest and had demanded loans for that express purpose.• Company with the express purpose of creating a new retail chain.• Palatial observatories were founded at Paris, London, and Berlin for the express purpose of determining longitude by the heavens.• These bunkers were constructed in 1966 for the express purpose of preventing Nicklaus from taking this route.• The Hawaiian tongue was given a written form for the express purpose of translating the Bible.
express agreement/consent/authority etc• Suppose for instance we hypothesise that cooperative conversationalists would ask others for their opinion very frequently and regularly express agreement.• This resembles an agency agreement with restraints imposed upon the agent's express authority.• Dobson therefore postulates a distinction between express authority and mere consent.• At one time it was thought that the section only applied to express agreements and not to an implied agreement.• There was express authority, indeed instruction, to collect the goods.• However, if an express agreement is required, how it is to be given must be determined.• Section 20 will come into operation in the absence of express agreement or other clear evidence of the intention of the partners.• This is an express authority to guide our judgment in this case.
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express3 ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC usually singular]TTTTTC a train or bus that does not stop in many places and therefore travels quickly 〔火车或公共汽车的〕快车
2  [uncountableU]TCM a post service that delivers letters and packages very quickly 邮件快递
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express• His poems were a desperate expression of his loneliness and isolation.• I took the mid-afternoon express to Valladolid that goes on to Salamanca.• The first uptown train to come along was an express, and I rode it one stop to Ninety-sixth Street.• We'll send it by express.• The winner is the one who gets closest to a passing express.• Then all at once came a blast of noise, and the express shot through.• Several minutes before the express was due to pull out, the platform was empty.
express4 adverbadv  
send/deliver something express TCMto send or deliver a letter, package etc quickly using a special post service 用快递寄出/递送某物
The ExpressExpress, Then  
na British daily tabloid newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the conservative party → newspaper
From Longman Business Dictionary
expressex·press1 /ɪkˈspres/ verb [transitiveT]
1to say what you think or feel about something
The sales manager expressed caution about the deal.
The USA expressed reservations before eventually signing the agreement.
Worries have been expressed within the industry about a rise in interest rates.
2LAW to state clearly and openly something that has been agreed
Such warranties are implied, unless a contract expresses a contrary intention.
3STATISTICSto write a quantity or amount in numbers, letters, or other figures
express something as/in
The country’s level of expenditure is expressed as a percentage of the measure of economic activity.
The value of the coffee becomes significantly higher when expressed in foreign currency.
expressexpress2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]
1stated or written clearly and openly, and showing a clear purpose or intention
the distinction between express authority and mere consent
Copyright prevents use of this material without theexpress permission of the author.
There is an express agreement by the plaintiff to pay £10 towards the ground-rent.
2an express service is one that is quicker than the normal service
overnight express trains
It takes anything from 2 to 5 days, depending on whether or not you use an express transfer.
Origin express1
(1300-1400) Early French expresser, from Latin expressus; → EXPRESS2
 express2
(1300-1400) French exprès, from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere “to press out”, from premere “to press”; the idea of “speed” comes from trains stopping only at specific places, so the complete journey takes less time
ex·press1 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1express2 adjectiveadjexpress3 nounexpress4 adverbadvExpress, Then
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express

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ADVERB | VERB + EXPRESS | PHRASES ADVERB➤well很好地表達◇Perhaps I have not expressed myself very well.也許我沒能把我的意思表達清楚。➤fully充分表達◇She expresses herself most fully in her paintings.她在繪畫中將自己的情感表達得淋漓盡致。➤forcefully, strongly有力地／強烈地表達➤repeatedly一再表達➤explicitly明確地表達▸➤openly, publicly公開／當眾表達◇He expressed his anger openly.他當眾表示憤怒。➤privately私下表示➤freely自由表達◇Differences of opinion were freely expressed in public debate.各種不同觀點在公開辯論中得到自由表達。➤clearly清晰地表達▸➤simply簡要表達▸➤cogently有說服力地表達◇Students must learn to express a point of view cogently and with clarity.學生必須學會清晰、有說服力地表達觀點。➤exactly, precisely準確表達；精確表述▸➤concisely, succinctly簡潔地表達▸➤eloquently雄辯地表達◇The poet eloquently expresses the sense of lost innocence.詩人生動地表達了失去天真的感覺。VERB + EXPRESS➤be able to, feel able to能夠／感覺能表達▸➤be unable to, feel unable to不能／感覺不能表達◇Many patients feel unable to express their fears.許多病人感到無法表達他們的恐懼。➤find it difficult to覺得難以表達PHRASES➤a chance to express sth, an opportunity to express sth表達⋯的機會
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express adj.
⇨ clear 2 (sb's express wish) ⇨ fast (an express train/service)express verb
⇨ say 2
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