express
美音:
[ık´spres
]英音:
[ık´spres
]adj.急速的,特殊的,明确的 n.快车,快递,专使 vt.表达,表示 adv.乘快车,以快递方式
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express为中学词汇
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词形变化:
形容词:expressible 名词:expresser 动词过去式:expressed 过去分词:expressed 现在分词:expressing 第三人称单数:expresses
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press=to press(压)
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express
/ɪk'spres; ɪk`sprɛs/
adj [attrib 作定语]
1 going, sent or delivered quickly (进行、传递或运送)迅速的
*express delivery 快递
* an express letter 快信
* an express messenger 传送快件的信差.
2 clearly and definitely stated; explicit 清楚的; 明确的
*It was his express wish that you have his gold watch after he died. 他的愿望很明确, 死後把金表留给你.
adv by express delivery; by express train 用快邮递送; 乘快车
*The parcel was sent express. 这包裹是用快邮寄的.
* travel express 乘快车旅行.
/ɪk'spres; ɪk`sprɛs/
n
1 [C] (also express train) fast train that stops at few stations 快车
*the 8.00 am express to Edinburgh 早上8点开往爱丁堡的快车.
2 [C] (US) company that delivers goods quickly 捷运公司.
3 [U] service provided by the post office, railways, road services, etc for carrying goods quickly (邮局、铁路、公路等部门提供的)快邮, 速递, 速运
*send goods by express 特快货运.
/ɪk'spres; ɪk`sprɛs/
v
1 [Tn, Tw, Dn.pr, Dpr.w] ~ sth (to sb) show or make known (a feeling, an opinion, etc) by words, looks, actions, etc (用语言、神色、动作等)表示或表达(感情、意见等)
*The guests expressed their thanks before leaving. 客人们临走前表示了谢意.
* His actions express his love more than any words could do. 他用行动表示的爱胜过任何言语.
* He could not express his feelings of sadness to his mother. 他不能向母亲表露出内心的悲痛.
* I can't express to you how grateful I am for your help. 你对我的帮助, 我感激不尽.
2 [Tn] ~ oneself speak or write (clearly) what one thinks, feels, etc (清楚地)表达自己的意思
*Learning to express oneself well is an important part of education. 学会把意思表达清楚是受教育的一个重要方面.
* He is still unable to express himself in English. 他仍然不能用英语表达自己的意思.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from/out of sth) (fml 文) press or squeeze out (esp juices or oil) 压出或榨出(尤指汁液或油)
*juice expressed from grapes 自葡萄榨出的汁
* milk expressed from a mother's breast 从母亲乳房里挤出的乳汁.
4 [Tn] (Brit) send (a letter, parcel, etc) fast by special delivery 用快邮寄出(信、邮包等).
1. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. 因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。
2. English words, it seemed to me, had exact equivalents in Chinese, and so, to express one´s ideas in English, it was just a matter of putting the words together according to the rules of grammar. 我以为汉语中对每个英语单词都有准确的对应词,要用英语表达思想,只需根据语法规则把英语单词组合起来。
3. By comparison, nearly half of male high-school students express their preference for a traditional, male-headed, one provider, nuclear family, where the wife stays home as mother and housewife. 与此相比, 几乎有一半男中学生表达了他们对传统的、以男人为家长的、只有一个人养家糊口的核心家庭的偏爱,在这种家庭里妻子作为母亲和家庭主妇呆在家里。
4. We express our mourning for the dead. 我们向死者表示哀悼。
5. A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him. 年轻人看到日落, 无法理解或表达心中激起的那种强烈感情.
6. A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him, concludes that it must be the gateway to a world that lies beyond. 一个年轻人看到日落,由于无法理解和表达日落在他心中唤起的激情,便得出结论:日落处想必是通往遥远世界的大门。
7. After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. 我查看了列车时刻表,满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。
8. "I can't express my gratitude for his support." "对于他的支持,我无法表达自己的感激之情。"
9. About a week after our trip, the chairman told me the Chinese executive had called to express great satisfaction with the trip. 此行之后的一周,主席告诉我,那位中国经理来电话说他对旅程非常满意。
10. As part of its deal with the Disney organization, the government is laying on and paying for new highways, an extension of Paris's regional express railway and even a direct connection for the high speed TGV railway to the Channel Tunnel. 作为与迪斯尼公司合作协议的一部分,政府正在铺设新的公路并支付建设款项,它是巴黎地区快速轨道交通的延伸,甚至可直接连接到通往英吉利海峡隧道的高速电气铁路(TGV)。
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