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take an express
express 指快车时，常与冠词连用。
We took the express to London.
我们乘坐快车去了伦敦。
快车；直达车
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
快车；直达车
a fast train, bus, or other public vehicle that travels directly and makes only a few stops
We took the express to London.
我们乘坐快车去了伦敦。
一种交通方式,通常是火车,快速或直接行驶,可能按常规时间表或作为特别或游览列车。快车通常在沿途车站通过而不停靠
A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly, either on a regular schedule or as a special or excursion. Express trains often pass through stations along the way without stopping at them.
通过快速高效系统分发的邮件
mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
一种服务,允许邮件或资金快速从一个目的地发送到另一个目的地
A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
仅停靠少数预定站点的快速公共交通(如火车或公交车)
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
We took the 9:15 express to London, which only stopped at two stations.
我们乘坐了9点15分的快车去伦敦，那趟车只停靠两个站。
AI contextual example
If you need the documents by tomorrow, send them via express.
如果你明天之前需要这些文件，就用快递寄送。
AI contextual example
The express from Beijing arrives at platform 3.
从北京开来的快车将在3号站台抵达。
AI contextual example
he caught the express to New York
他赶上了去纽约的快车
WordNet
express 指快车时，常与冠词连用。
We took the express to London.
我们乘坐快车去了伦敦。
by express 表示通过快递服务。
I sent the package by express.
我通过快递寄了包裹。
Not this
I took express to Shanghai.
Use this
I took an express to Shanghai.
当'express'表示'快车'时为可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词'an'或定冠词'the'。
Not this
I sent it by an express.
Use this
I sent it by express.
当'express'表示'快递服务'时为不可数名词，用于'by express'固定短语中不加冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
快车
The express train to Shanghai departs at 8 AM.
开往上海的快车早上8点出发。
快递服务
I sent the package via express service.
我通过快递服务寄送了包裹。
快递邮件
Express mail usually takes two days.
快递邮件通常需要两天。
快车（公共汽车）
Take the express bus to get downtown faster.
乘坐快车可以更快到达市中心。
霍格沃茨特快列车于十一点整从九又四分之三站台出发。
I need to catch the Hogwarts Express.
我需要赶霍格沃茨特快列车。
Use express naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象快递单上的'Express'标志，代表快速送达，牢记名词义'快车/快递'。
该词作为名词时，通常表示快车或快递服务，多用于交通和物流领域，语体中性。
All listed words end with /ɛs/ and rhyme with express. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'excess' (pronounced /ɛkˈsɛs/), which does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.