expedition

expedition

英 [ekspɪ'dɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [,ɛkspə'dɪʃən]

n. 遠征；探險隊；迅速

中文詞源：

expedition 遠征

來自expedite, 加速。後用來指重大的軍事行動，軍事遠征。

例句：

1. The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.
這次探險因計劃不周和導航不利而失敗。

2. The South Pole expedition proved to be staggeringly successful.
這次南極探險結果非常成功。

3. He decided to postpone the expedition until the following day.
他決定把探險推遲到第二天。

4. Lee had to fight hard for his place on the expedition.
李不得不為在考察隊中獲得一席之地而苦苦爭取。

5. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
她預言這次探險結局不會好。