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英 [ɪk'spreʃn] 美 [ɪk'spreʃn]

• n. 表情；表示；表达；词句；措辞；表现；挤压

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]表示,表现,表达

   (an example of) the act of expressing; showing of feelings, opinions , etc., by words or actions

2. [C]表情

   a look on a person's face

3. [U]富有感情

   the quality of showing or performing with feeling

4. [C]词,措辞,词组

   a word or group of words

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 表情
2. 表示
3. 表达
4. 措辞
5. 脸色
6. 词句
7. 符号
8. 声调
9. 榨出
10. 表现力
11. 挤压
12. 表现
13. 语句
14. 说法
15. 态度
16. 腔调
17. 【数】式
18. 压榨

英英释义

Noun:

1. the feelings expressed on a person's face;

   "a sad expression"
   "a look of triumph"
   "an angry face"
   

2. expression without words;

   "tears are an expression of grief"
   "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
   

3. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions;

   "expressions of good will"
   "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
   "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
   

4. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations;

   "pardon the expression"
   

5. the style of expressing yourself;

   "he suggested a better formulation"
   "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
   

6. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

7. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene

8. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit;

   "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
   

9. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing;

   "the expression of milk from her breast"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He always shows a doleful expression.
   他总是露出忧郁的表情。
2. She gave expression to her sadness.
   她流露出了悲伤之情。
3. The scenery was beautiful beyond expression.
   那风景美丽得无法形容。
4. I haven't heard that expression before.
   我以前从未听到过这个词语。
5. The colloquial word is a word or expression often used in informal speech.
   俗语是在非正式讲话时常用的字或措辞。
6. Art has different forms of expression.
   艺术有多种不同的表现形式。
7. Laughter is an expression of joy.
   笑是欢乐的表现。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. This homework gives students practice in written expression.
   这个作业让学生练习书面表达能力。
2. He closed his letter with an expression of grateful thanks.
   他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激。
3. A government should permit the free expression of political opinion.
   政府应该允许自由表达政治见解。
4. They greeted him with many expressions of pleasure.
   他们说了许多表示欢迎他的好话。
5. His speech gave expression to the demands of the people.
   他的讲话反映了老百姓的要求。
6. All their expressions were not true.
   他们所有的表情都不是真的。
7. A strange expression crossed her face.
   她脸上掠过一丝奇怪的表情。
8. He looked at me with an embarrassed expression.
   他尴尬地看着我。
9. His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.
   当他告诉他们说他们已失业时,他的表情十分冷酷。
10. An expression of surprise appeared on his face.
    他脸上出现了惊喜的神色。
11. She has a beautiful voice, but she doesn't sing with much expression.
    她的歌声很美,可是她唱歌没有感情。
12. Her voice lacked expression.
    她的声音缺乏感情。
13. “Shut up!” is not a polite expression.
    “住嘴!”不是一句礼貌用语。
14. My teacher pointed out the wrong choice of expressions in my composition.
    老师指出了我作文中用错的词句。
15. He always tries his best to give the appropriate examples to illustrate the usage of an expression.
    他总是尽力举出恰当的例子来说明词语的用法。
16. In our reading we should always be alert for idiomatic expressions.
    我们在阅读过程中应经常注意惯用法。

经典引文

• Adeline..beyond expression fair.

  出自： Tennyson

• To encourage the fullest expression of public feeling.

  出自： J. A. Froude

• He uses words as discourses and reserves the expression of artistic emotion for tone.

  出自： M. Tippett

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

beyond〔past〕 expression

无法形容 beyond description

find expression in

表现为 be expressed

give expression to

表达,说明 explain

without expression

毫无表情 without a look on a person's face

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accept sb's expression of 接受某人对…的表示
• avoid expression 避免表达
• borrow an expression 借用表达方式
• find expression in 从…表现出来
• fix expression 记住表达方式
• give expression to 表现出…的样子
• have an expression of 有…表情
• make expression 表示
• offer an expression 表示
• watch sb's expression 观察某人的表情
• wear expression 带着表情

形容词+～

• alternative expression 可替换的词语
• appropriate expression 适当的反映
• archaic expression 陈旧词语
• artistic expression 有艺术表现才华的人
• awkward expression 笨拙的措词
• common expression 通常说法
• free expression 自由发表
• full expression 充分表达
• grim expression 冷酷的表情
• happy expression 喜气洋洋的表情,愉快的表情
• idiomatic expression 习惯表达方式
• literary expression 文学的表达形式
• mild expression 温和的说法
• modern expression 时髦说法,流行词语
• odd expression 怪话
• original expression 新颖的表达形式
• pleased expression 高兴的表情
• polite expression 有礼貌的词语,有礼貌的表情
• sad expression 悲哀的表情
• strange expression 奇异的表情
• sunny expression 高兴劲

介词+～

• form of expression 表现形式
• technique of expression 表现手法
• read with expression 有表情地朗读

～+介词

• expression of regret 遗憾表示
• expression of shame on one's face 面带愧色
• expression of thanks 谢意

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. expression的基本意思是“表示”“表现”“表达”,指通过语言或行动表明的观点、感觉,可指以行动表现,也可指以语言表达。引申还表示“表情”“富有感情”。
2. expression还可表示用以表达思想、感情的“说法”“短语”“措辞”。
3. expression泛指“表达”时是不可数名词; 表示“表情”,泛指概念时为不可数名词,表示具体表情时一般有形容词或of短语修饰,是可数名词,常与不定冠词连用。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 当提到那个名字时,她的脸上露出我无法解读的表情。

   误 When the name was mentioned, there was an expression in her face which I could not read.

   正 When the name was mentioned, there was an expression on her face which I could not read.

   析 “表情”是表面的,故说“脸上的表情”时,介词用on不用in。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪中期进入英语，直接源自法语的expression；最初源自拉丁语的expressionem，意为体现感觉的行为。

近反义词

【近义词】

• aspect
• declaration
• emphasis
• phrase
• show
• symbol