expression [ɪk'spreʃ.ən] noun SHOWING 表示 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■when you say what you think or show how you feel using words or actions 表示;表达;表露•He wrote her a poem as an expression of his love.他写了一首诗给她以表达爱慕之情。 •We've received a lot of expressions of support for our campaign.我们收到很多来信表示支持我们的运动。 •Freedom of expression is a basic human right.言论自由是基本的人权。 •It's better to give expression to (= show) your anger, rather than hiding it.最好可以把愤怒发泄出来,而不是藏于心里。 •formal His sadness at the death of his wife found expression (= was shown) in his music.他透过音乐表达了对亡妻的哀悼之情。 •She plays the violin with great expression (= feeling).她的小提琴演奏有很好的表现力。 ESSENTIAL countable ■the look on someone's face, showing what they feel or think 表情;神色•I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened.一看她的面色就知道出了很严重的事情。 •Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face.马克脸上经常带着一副苦恼的神情。 [ɪk'spreʃ.ən] noun WORDS 词语 ADVANCED countable ■a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people 词;词语;措词•He uses a lot of unusual expressions.他总是用很多生僻的字眼。 •'A can of worms' is an expression which means 'a difficult situation'.这个俚语的意思是“棘手的局面”。 [ɪk'spreʃ.ən] noun NUMBERS 数字 countable ■in mathematics, a symbol or group of symbols which represent an amount (数学中的)式,表达式•4xy 2 is an expression.4xy2 是一个表达式。 |