expression
noun uk/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/ us/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
(SHOWING)
B2 [ C or U ]表示；表达；表露
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions
He wrote her a poem as an expression of his love. 他给她写了一首诗以表达爱慕之情。
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. 最好把愤怒发泄出来，而不是深藏于心。
formal His sadness at the death of his wife found expression (= was shown) in his music. 他通过音乐表达了对亡妻的哀悼之情。
She plays the violin with great expression (= feeling). 她的小提琴演奏很有表现力。
B2 [ C ]表情;神色
the look on someone's face, showing what they feel or think
I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened. 一看她的脸色我就知道出了很严重的事情。
Mark always has such a miserable expression on his face. 马克脸上总是带着一副苦恼的神情。
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- I could tell from his grim expression that the news was not good.
- He listened to the music with an expression of pure rapture on his face.
- She looked at him with a surprised expression on her face.
- Modernism seeks to find new forms of expression and rejects traditional or accepted ideas.
- In this role, Durante is able to give full expression to that wonderfully virile voice.
(WORDS)
B2 [ C ]词;词语;措词
a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people
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 that means "a difficult situation". A can of worms这个短语的意思是“棘手的局面”。
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- The expression "boy band" was coined in the 90s.
- There is no English equivalent for 'bon appetit' so we have adopted the French expression.
(NUMBERS)
[ C ]（数学中的）式，表达式
in mathematics, a symbol or group of symbols that represent an amount
4xy2 is an expression. 4xy2是一个表达式。