expression

[iks'preʃən]

n.表情, 表示, 表达, 词句, 措辞, 表现

n.

1. 表达; 表示[U][C][(+of)]

I sent them flowers as an expression of thanks.

我给他们送去鲜花表示感谢。

the free expression of ideas

自由发表意见

2. 表情; 脸色; 声调[C][U]

There was no expression on her face.

她脸上毫无表情。

3. 表现力[U]

4. 措辞; 词句[C]

"Shut up" is not a polite expression.

"住口"不是有礼貌的话。

5. 榨出, 挤压[U]

6. 【数】式; 符号[C]

词形变化

形容词: expressible | 名词: expresser | 动词过去式: expressed | 动词过去分词: expressed | 动词现在分词: expressing | 动词第三人称单数: expresses |

词义辨析

同义:

n.表达

verbalization  pronouncement  communication  informing  mentioning  telling  explication  description  articulation  enunciation  conveyance  voicing

n.措辞, 说法

statement  descant  remark  comment  opinion  observation  declaration  utterance  elucidation  formulation

n.词句, 语句

word  term  saying  phrase  idiom  locution  phraseology  language  phrasing  wording  metapher  simile

n.表现

manifestation  show  presentation  representation  signification

n.表情

aspect  appearance  countenance  carriage  look  face  visage  cast  mien  mug

n.腔调, 声调

tone  intonation  modulation  accent  nuance

n.态度

feeling  zeal  pathos  passion  

同义参见:

admission  mouth  delivery  style  slogan  

英英释义

名词 expression:

the feelings expressed on a person's face

同义词：look, aspect, facial expression, face

expression without words

同义词：manifestation, reflection, reflexion

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

同义词：verbal expression, verbalism

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

同义词：saying, locution

the style of expressing yourself

同义词：formulation

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

同义词：formula

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

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

同义词：construction, grammatical construction

the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing

短语词组

beyond/past expression

1. 无法表达; 无法形容

The scenery in my hometown is beautiful beyond expression.

我家乡的景色美得无法形容。

find expression in

1. 在……中表达出来

Her sadness at last found expression in loud crying.

她的悲痛终于在大声哭泣中发泄出来。

give expression to

1. 表达出; 体现出

At last he found a proper way to give expression to his gratitude.

最终他找到了适当的方式表达了自己的感激之情。

补充

expressionexpression英:[iksˈpreʃən] 美:[ɪkˈsprɛʃən]n.1.表示, 表现, 表达He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。2.表情All their expressions were not true.他们所有的表情都不是真的。3.感情Her voice lacked expression.她的声音缺乏感情。4.词, 措辞, 词组The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow.今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。

例句

1. I couldn't see Helen's expression, because her head was turned.我看不到海伦的表情, 因为她转过头去了。 2. Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face.莱文一脸忧伤地坐在那里。 3. a joyful expression欣喜的表情 4. Tears are an expression of grief.眼泪是悲痛的一种流露。 5. Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion.笑是最富有感染力的情绪表达方式之一。 6. We parted with many expressions of goodwill.我们说了许多祝福的话道别了。 7. From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack.开罗对此次袭击事件表示遗憾。 8. Their singing was full of expression.他们的演唱充满感情。 9. I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do.我唱得比其他很多歌手都更富感情。 10. Try to sing with more expression.试着唱得更富感情一些。 11. She's always using slang expressions.她总是会用一些俚语。 12. She spoke in a quiet voice but used remarkably coarse expressions.她说话声音很小, 但是用了些特别粗俗的字眼儿。 13. his views found expression in his moral sermons.他在道德说教中表达了他的观点。 14. [count noun]she accepted his expressions of sympathy.她接受了他同情的表示。 15. a sad expression.悲伤的表情。 16. we have an expression, ‘You don't get owt for nowt.’.我们有一种说法，“不要白拿任何东西。”。 17. the expression for the circumference of a circle is 2πr.圆的周长表达式为2πr。 18. essential oils obtained by distillation or expression.通过蒸馏或压榨提炼的香精油。 19. Freedom of expression is a basic human right.言论自由是基本人权。 20. an expression of gratitude/sympathy/anger表示感激／同情／愤怒的话 21. He had a puzzled expression on his face.他脸上显出疑惑的神色。 22. ‘I'm starving’ is an expression meaning ‘I'm very hungry’.I'm starving 这句话的意思是 I'm very hungry。 23. a slang/an idiomatic expression俚语；习语 24. freedom of expression [=freedom to say and show what you feel and believe]言论自由 25. Dance is a form of artistic/creative expression.舞蹈是一种艺术/创造性的表达形式。 26. She is always looking for new ways to give expression to [=to express] her ideas.她总是寻找新的方式来表达自己的观点。 27. Her competitive spirit found expression [=was expressed] in sports.她的竞争精神在运动中得以体现。 28. an expression of affection喜爱之情的表达 29. expressions of anger愤怒的表现 30. a slang expression一个俚语 31. He uses some very odd expressions.他用了些非常奇怪的词语。 32. The expression “to make fun of” means “to ridicule.”短语to make fun of意为“嘲笑、嘲弄”。 33. "When you first told me your plan, I thought you were, pardon the expression, crazy."请原谅我这么说，你最初告诉我你的计划时，我觉得你疯了。 34. "I'm so glad that you've decided to join us. In fact, I'm tickled pink, (if you'll) excuse the expression."我真高兴你决定加入我们。事实上，不好意思，我真是喜出望外。 35. "Judging from her expression, I think the gift was a complete surprise."从她的表情来看，我觉得那份礼物完全出乎她的意料。 36. We saw his expression change from angry/anger to sad/sadness.我们看到他的神色由怒转悲。 37. facial expressions面部表情 38. She wore/had a smug expression.她显出一副自鸣得意的样子。 39. I told him to read the poem with more expression.我要他更加有感情地朗诵这首诗。 40. 10? is an exponential expression.*10?是指数表达式。 41. an expressionless face呆板的面孔 42. staring expressionlessly at the camera毫无表情地盯着相机