expedition

journey, tour, travel, trip, voyage, excursion, expedition, cruise

名词 expedition:

1. a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
   同义词：military expedition, hostile expedition
2. an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
3. a journey organized for a particular purpose
4. a journey taken for pleasure
   同义词：excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip, sashay
5. the property of being prompt and efficient
   同义词：dispatch, despatch, expeditiousness

1. Her enthusiasm for the expedition was waning rapidly.
   她对这次出行的热劲迅速减低。
2. They equipped themselves for the expedition.
   他们为远征治装。
3. The expedition suffered all the rigo(u)rs of a Canadian winter.
   这支探险队饱受了加拿大严冬的折磨。
4. He is the commander of the expedition.
   他是远征军的司令/探险队的队长。
5. They planned to organize a scientific expedition.
   他们计划组织一次科学考察。
6. The mail is conveyed with expedition.
   那封信被迅速地传递出去。

ex.pe.di.tion

n.（名词）

A journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite objective:
旅行，考察：为特定目标而进行的团体旅行或考察：
例句：
an expedition against the enemy stronghold; a scientific expedition to the South Pole.
对敌人根据地的考察；对南极的科学考察

The group undertaking such a journey.
考察队：踏上征途的团体
Speed in performance; promptness.See Synonyms at haste
动作敏捷；迅速参见 haste

来源：
Middle English expedicioun [military campaign]
中古英语 expedicioun [军事战役]
from Old French expedition
源自 古法语 expedition
from Latin expedotiô expedotiôn-
源自 拉丁语 expedotiô expedotiôn-
from expedotus [past participle of] expedore [to make ready] * see expedite
源自 expedotus [] expedore的过去分词 [做好准备] *参见 expedite