expedition /ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An expedition is an organized trip made for a particular purpose such as exploration. (以探险等为目的的) 有组织的旅行

  例：

  ...Byrd's 1928 expedition to Antarctica.

  …伯德1982年到南极洲的探险之旅。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT You can refer to a group of people who are going on an expedition as an expedition. (以探险等为目的的) 旅行队

  例：

  Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.

  探险队中43名成员丧生。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An expedition is a short trip that you make for pleasure. 短程旅行

  例：

  ...Officer Goss was on a fishing expedition.

  …戈斯军官正在进行一次垂钓之旅。