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expression n.表情；表示；表达；词句；措辞；表现；挤压 (1) 他总是露出忧郁的表情。(2) 她流露出了悲伤之情。(3) 那风景美丽得无法形容。(4) 我以前从未听到过这个词语。(5) 俗语是在非正式讲话时常用的字或措辞。(6) 艺术有多种不同的表现形式。 Expression comes from a Latin word meaning “to press out” and it can still be used this way. If you make fresh orange juice, your juicer helps with the expression of the juice from the fruit. If someone uses art to express their feelings about the world, that's artistic self-expression: something felt inside has been brought out and shared. We also use expression for ways of saying something, like the expression "what's up?"

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英 [ɪk'spreʃn] 美 [ɪk'spreʃn] (1) He always shows a doleful expression.(2) She gave expression to her sadness.(3) The scenery was beautiful beyond expression.(4) I haven't heard that expression before.(5) The colloquial word is a word or expression often used in informal speech.(6) Art has different forms of expression. The look on your face — sad, happy, bored, amused — is an expression. Your expression lets people know what you're feeling, unless you're good at hiding your emotions. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]表达；表述 The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities.   [usu N of n]Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion...笑是最具感染力的情感表达方式之一。From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack.开罗对此次攻击表示遗憾。...the rights of the individual to freedom of expression...个人的言论自由权Her concern has now found expression in the new environmental protection act.现在，她所关注的问题已在新的环境保护法案中得以表达。2[N-VAR 可变名词]表情；神情 Your expression is the way that your face looks at a particular moment. It shows what you are thinking or feeling.   [usu with supp]The civil servant's expression, however, did not change, not so much as by a flicker...然而，那位公务员的表情还是那样，丝毫没变。Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face...莱文坐在那里，神情悲伤。The face is entirely devoid of expression.脸上完全没有表情。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（表演、歌唱或演奏时的）情感表现 Expression is the showing of feeling when you are acting, singing, or playing a musical instrument. I don't sing perfectly in tune, but I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do.我唱歌不是特别合拍，但我认为我唱得比其他很多歌手都更富感情。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]措词；说法 An expression is a word or phrase. 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。5[N-COUNT 可数名词]（数学中的）表达式 In mathematics, an expression is a symbol or equation which represents a quantity or problem.   [TECHNICAL 术语]This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field.这是电场数学表达式的基础。

英语单词	expression
英美音标	英 [ɪk'spreʃn] 美 [ɪk'spreʃn]
中文释义	n.表情；表示；表达；词句；措辞；表现；挤压
英语例句	(1) He always shows a doleful expression. (2) She gave expression to her sadness. (3) The scenery was beautiful beyond expression. (4) I haven't heard that expression before. (5) The colloquial word is a word or expression often used in informal speech. (6) Art has different forms of expression.
中文例句	(1) 他总是露出忧郁的表情。 (2) 她流露出了悲伤之情。 (3) 那风景美丽得无法形容。 (4) 我以前从未听到过这个词语。 (5) 俗语是在非正式讲话时常用的字或措辞。 (6) 艺术有多种不同的表现形式。
vocabulary简明	The look on your face — sad, happy, bored, amused — is an expression. Your expression lets people know what you're feeling, unless you're good at hiding your emotions.
vocabulary扩展	Expression comes from a Latin word meaning “to press out” and it can still be used this way. If you make fresh orange juice, your juicer helps with the expression of the juice from the fruit. If someone uses art to express their feelings about the world, that's artistic self-expression: something felt inside has been brought out and shared. We also use expression for ways of saying something, like the expression "what's up?"
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]表达；表述 The expression of ideas or feelings is the showing of them through words, actions, or artistic activities. [usu N of n] Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion... 笑是最具感染力的情感表达方式之一。 From Cairo came expressions of regret at the attack. 开罗对此次攻击表示遗憾。 ...the rights of the individual to freedom of expression... 个人的言论自由权 Her concern has now found expression in the new environmental protection act. 现在，她所关注的问题已在新的环境保护法案中得以表达。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]表情；神情 Your expression is the way that your face looks at a particular moment. It shows what you are thinking or feeling. [usu with supp] The civil servant's expression, however, did not change, not so much as by a flicker... 然而，那位公务员的表情还是那样，丝毫没变。 Levin sat there, an expression of sadness on his face... 莱文坐在那里，神情悲伤。 The face is entirely devoid of expression. 脸上完全没有表情。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（表演、歌唱或演奏时的）情感表现 Expression is the showing of feeling when you are acting, singing, or playing a musical instrument. I don't sing perfectly in tune, but I think I put more expression into my lyrics than a lot of other singers do. 我唱歌不是特别合拍，但我认为我唱得比其他很多歌手都更富感情。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]措词；说法 An expression is a word or phrase. 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。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（数学中的）表达式 In mathematics, an expression is a symbol or equation which represents a quantity or problem. [TECHNICAL 术语] This forms the basis for our mathematical expression for the electric field. 这是电场数学表达式的基础。

Expression I Word Face Shows Art Forms Feelings