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单词 express
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expressverb [ T ]

uk/ɪkˈspres/us/ɪkˈspres/

express verb [ T ] (SHOW)

B2 to show a feeling, opinion, or fact:

Her eyes expressed deep sadness.
I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.
Words can't express how happy I am.
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.
express yourself

B2 to communicate what you think or feel, by speaking or writing, or in some other way:

I'm afraid I'm not expressing myself very clearly.
Children often express themselves in painting.

More examples

  • Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.
  • She sent them a present to express her gratitude.
  • He didn't express an opinion on the matter.
  • My father found it hard to express his grief when my mother died.
  • Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict.

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Showing and demonstrating

  • act sth out
  • attest
  • barometer
  • bespeak
  • bring
  • bring sth forward
  • flicker
  • manifestation
  • produce
  • prove
  • put up sth
  • radiate
  • revealing
  • says something about sb/sth idiom
  • signify
  • speak
  • strike
  • suggest
  • token
  • wear

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Expressing and asking opinions
Expressing and showing feelings

express verb [ T ] (SEND FAST)

mainly US to send something somewhere very quickly:

Your order will be expressed to you within 24 hours.

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Delivering and despatching

  • air drop
  • air-dash
  • airlift
  • consign
  • containerize
  • despatch
  • drop
  • enclose
  • fire sth off
  • forward
  • get sth in
  • reroute
  • route
  • send
  • send sth in
  • send sth off
  • ship
  • shipping
  • trot
  • trot sb out

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expressadjective [ before noun ]

uk/ɪkˈspres/us/ɪkˈspres/

express adjective [ before noun ] (FAST)

moving or being sent fast:

Please send this letter by express delivery.
an express train
The dry cleaners offer a normal or an express service.

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Fast and rapid

  • a mile a minute idiom
  • apace
  • as fast as your legs would carry you idiom
  • as if it is going out of style idiom
  • at a rate of knots idiom
  • fleet
  • have a heavy foot idiom
  • high-speed
  • hotfoot
  • in the twinkling of an eye idiom
  • Jack Robinson
  • lickety-split
  • lightning
  • mile
  • prompt
  • rapid-fire
  • smartly
  • souped-up
  • spread like wildfire idiom
  • swift

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express adjective [ before noun ] (CLEAR)

clearly and intentionally stated:

It is my express wish that after my death, my books be given to my old college library.
The lawyer argued that the accused had gone to the victim's house with the express purpose of killing her.

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Easy to understand

  • (as) clear as day idiom
  • accessible
  • assimilate
  • axiomatic
  • clarity
  • crystal
  • crystal clear idiom
  • explicit
  • expressly
  • hang
  • hang together
  • incisive
  • limpid
  • loud
  • sharp
  • transparent
  • understandable
  • undiluted
  • unmistakable
  • well defined

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expressadverb

uk/ɪkˈspres/us/ɪkˈspres/

using a service that does something faster than usual:

Send this parcel express.

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Communications - the postal system

  • certified mail
  • consign
  • delivery
  • direct mail
  • letterbox
  • mail
  • mail slot
  • mailbag
  • mass mailing
  • p. and p.
  • pillar box
  • pin code
  • PO
  • postmaster
  • shipping and handling
  • snail mail
  • stamp
  • surface mail
  • window
  • zip code

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expressnoun

uk/ɪkˈspres/us/ɪkˈspres/

[ C ] a train or bus that takes less time to do a journey than other trains or buses:

The quickest way to get here is to take the uptown express.
the Orient Express

[ U ] a service that does something faster than usual:

This parcel needs to be sent by express.

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Railways: trains & parts of trains

  • air brake
  • baggage car
  • bogie
  • boiler
  • bullet train
  • caboose
  • carriage
  • choo-choo
  • coach
  • couchette
  • diesel
  • emergency cord
  • freight car
  • intercity
  • luggage van
  • maglev train
  • rolling stock
  • shunt
  • sleeping car
  • wagon-lit

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Communications - the postal system

expressverb [ T ]

uk/ɪkˈspres/us

to state an opinion or fact, or say how you feel about something:

express doubts/reservations International observers had expressed growing doubts that the balloting would be fair.
express appreciation/gratitude/satisfaction
express interest He said that a Chinese technology company had expressed interest in acquiring an American manufacturer of disk drives.
express concern Some board members expressed concern about the proposal.

COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT to send a package or letter somewhere by a method that is faster than usual:

She says she expressed the documents yesterday.

to show an amount or quantity in a particular way:

express sth as sth Expense ratios are a mutual fund's cost of doing business and are expressed as a percentage of your assets in the plan.
express sth in sth The rates of duty listed below are expressed in pounds sterling.

expressadjective [ only before noun ]

uk/ɪkˈspres/us

COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT sent using a service that sends packages and letters faster than is possible with the usual method:

Did she send it by express mail?
I have an express package for you.

existing for the purpose of doing something quickly:

If you have bags to check, you can do it curbside or at the express check-in.

TRANSPORT able to travel at a high speed and not stopping often :

express buses

LAW clearly stated and agreed, often as a part of a contract:

All payments were made with the express approval of both governments.
He will be the main witness at hearings, called for the express purpose of spotlighting his views on climate change.
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implied
See also
express condition
express contract
express term

expressadverb

uk/ɪkˈspres/us

COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT using a service that sends packages and letters faster than is possible with the usual method:

Send the letter express, next-day delivery.

expressnoun

uk/ɪkˈspres/us

[ C ] TRANSPORT a fast train or bus that does not stop often:

The express skips stops to make the trip faster.

[ U ] COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORT a service that sends packages and letters faster than is possible with the usual method:

The package should arrive by express today.
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