Word · Frequency #839
express
快车；直达车
a fast train, bus, or other public vehicle that travels directly and makes only a few stops
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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.
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
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mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
通过快速高效系统分发的邮件
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A service that allows mail or money to be sent rapidly from one destination to another.
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
- 4.
public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
仅停靠少数预定站点的快速公共交通(如火车或公交车)
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An express rifle.
快枪
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rapid transport of goods
货物的快速运输
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A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier.
被派遣执行特殊任务的信使；信差
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An express office.
快递办公室
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That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
由快递信使或信息发送的东西
快递；快件；快运；信使；专差；急件；快信；快运公司；快件收发处；高速步枪
In use
We took the 9:15 express to London, which only stopped at two stations.
If you need the documents by tomorrow, send them via express.
The express from Beijing arrives at platform 3.
he caught the express to New York
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。
send something by express
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- express train
- 快车
- The express train to Shanghai departs at 8 AM.开往上海的快车早上8点出发。
- express service
- 快递服务
- I sent the package via express service.我通过快递服务寄送了包裹。
- express mail
- 快递邮件
- Express mail usually takes two days.快递邮件通常需要两天。
- express bus
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Hogwarts Express leaves at exactly eleven o'clock from platform nine and three-quarters.
- 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.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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'。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with /ɛs/ and rhyme with express. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'excess' (pronounced /ɛkˈsɛs/), which does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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