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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
expedition 
ex‧pe‧di‧tion /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən, ˌekspɪˈdɪʃən/ BrE AmE noun 1. [countable] a long and carefully organized journey, especially to a dangerous or unfamiliar place, or the people that make this journey: an expedition to the North Pole another Everest expedition on an expedition He went on an expedition to Borneo. 2. [countable] a short journey, usually made for a particular purpose SYN trip: a shopping expedition a fishing expedition • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1) verbs ▪ go on an expedition After the war, Swainson went on an expedition to Patagonia. ▪ make an expedition (=go on an expedition) The men made expeditions to Spain, Greece and Asia Minor to find fossils. ▪ set off on an expedition (also embark on an expedition formal) (=leave at the start of an expedition) Trent set off on an expedition to collect plants with fellow botanical students. ▪ mount/launch an expedition (=plan, organize, and begin an expedition) Ornithologists are mounting an expedition to the island in order to study the birds. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + expedition ▪ a scientific expedition He led the first major British scientific expedition to the Amazon. ▪ an Arctic/Antarctic expedition I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions. ▪ a military expedition The generals decided to launch a military expedition to the region. ▪ a punitive expedition (=one an army undertakes to punish someone) The Afghan army mounted a punitive expedition against the local militia groups. • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2) NOUN + expedition ▪ a shopping expedition (=when you go shopping) I took Mary and the kids on a shopping expedition into Manchester. ▪ a fishing expedition We’re organizing a fishing expedition to the lake for next week. ▪ a hunting expedition He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides. ▪ a foraging expedition (=when you search for food) On our foraging expedition into the woods, we found mushrooms and wild berries. verbs ▪ go on an expedition We decided to go on a shopping expedition to London. ▪ take someone on an expedition He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next weekend.
expeditionhu| ◎ | [,ekspi'di∫n] | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | cuộc viễn chinh; đội viễn chinh | | | ■ | cuộc thám hiểm; đoàn thám hiểm | | | ■ | cuộc hành trình, cuộc đi; đoàn người đi (trong cuộc hành trình) | | | ■ | tính chóng vánh, tính mau lẹ, tính khẩn trương |
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