express
[ɪk'spres] verb transitive
SHOW 表露
ESSENTIAL
■to show a feeling, opinion or fact 陈述；表达；表露•Her eyes expressed deep sadness.她眼神中流露出深切的悲伤。 •I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.我想向你的善意表示衷心的感谢。 •Words can't express how happy I am.言语无法形容我的快乐。 •These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.这些数字是用总数的百分比来表示的。 express yourself
■to communicate what you think or feel, by speaking or writing, or in some other way 表达自己（的想法或感受）•I'm afraid I'm not expressing myself very clearly.我担心没有把意思表达清楚。 •Children often express themselves in painting.小朋友经常透过画画来表达内心的感受。
[ɪk'spres] verb transitive
SEND FAST 快速送出 mainly US to send something somewhere very quickly 快递邮寄•Your order will be expressed to you within 24 hours.您订的货将在24小时内快递送到。
[ɪk'spres] adjective [before noun]
FAST 快的
■moving or being sent fast 快速的；快递的；特快的•Please send this letter by express delivery.请用快递寄这封信。 •an express train特快列车 •The dry cleaners offer a normal or an express service.干洗店提供一般服务以及快洗服务。
[ɪk'spres] adjective [before noun]
CLEAR 清楚的
■clearly and intentionally stated 明确的；明白表示的；特别指出的•It is my express wish that after my death, my books be given to my old college library.我明确表示，死后要把我的藏书捐给母校的图书馆。 •The lawyer argued that the accused had gone to the victim's house with the express purpose of killing her.律师辩道，被告到被害人家中时，怀有很明确的杀人动机。
[ɪk'spres] adverb
■using a service which does something faster than usual 以快递方式服务地•Send this parcel express.用快件寄这个包裹。
[ɪk'spres] noun
countable
■a train or bus that takes less time to do a journey than other trains or buses 快车•The quickest way to get here is to take the uptown express.来这里最快捷的方法就是坐从市中心开出来的特快列车。 •the Orient Express东方快车 uncountable
■a service which does something faster than usual 快递服务•This parcel needs to be sent by express.请用快递寄这封信。 |