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go on an expedition
常用于指旅行或探险活动。
They went on an expedition to the Arctic.
他们去北极探险。
远征，探险
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远征，探险
a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially exploration or research
They went on an expedition to the Arctic.
他们去北极探险。
军事远征；针对敌人或进入敌方领土的行动
A military journey; an enterprise against some enemy or into enemy territory.
在外国实现特定目标的军事行动
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
重要或长途的旅行,如行军或航海
An important or long journey, for example a march or a voyage.
为特定目的而组织的一群人的旅行
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
The research team prepared for their expedition to the Amazon rainforest.
研究团队为他们的亚马逊雨林探险做好了准备。
AI contextual example
Our school organized an expedition to climb Mount Everest.
我们学校组织了一次攀登珠穆朗玛峰的远征。
AI contextual example
The archaeological expedition discovered ancient ruins in Egypt.
考古队在埃及发现了古代遗址。
AI contextual example
an expedition was sent to explore Mars
一支探险队被派去探索火星
WordNet
常用于指旅行或探险活动。
They went on an expedition to the Arctic.
他们去北极探险。
表示目的地的介词用to。
The expedition to the South Pole was dangerous.
南极探险很危险。
lead表示领导或指挥。
He led an expedition into the jungle.
他带领一支探险队进入丛林。
修饰名词expedition表示研究性质。
The research expedition studied marine life.
科考队研究了海洋生物。
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去远征/探险
They went on an expedition to the South Pole.
他们去南极远征了。
领导一次远征
An experienced climber will lead the expedition.
一位经验丰富的登山者将领导这次远征。
组织一次远征
The university mounted an expedition to study the rainforest.
这所大学组织了一次远征来研究雨林。
科学考察
A scientific expedition was sent to the Antarctic.
一支科学考察队被派往南极。
军事远征
The military expedition was launched to secure the border.
这次军事远征是为了确保边境安全。
去……的远征
He joined an expedition to Mount Everest.
他参加了一次去珠穆朗玛峰的远征。
试探性调查（指无明确目标、随意搜集信息的行为）
The journalist's questions were a fishing expedition; she had no specific allegations.
记者的问题只是试探性的；她并没有具体的指控。
购物之行
We spent the whole Saturday on a shopping expedition downtown.
我们整个周六都在市中心购物。
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Expedition = ex(向外)+ped(脚)+ition(行动)，脚向外走就是远征。
该词常指有明确目的的远征或探险，多见于正式或书面语，如军事行动、科学考察等。口语中也使用但较少。
These words all end in the sound /ɪʃən/ and rhyme with 'expedition'. The spelling '-ition' is consistent in these examples.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.