express

express1
[ɪkˈsprɛs, ɛk-]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct
    表达（思想，情感）
    he expressed complete satisfaction.
    他表示完全满意。
    ■(express oneself)say what one thinks or means
    表述自己的想法；表达自己的意思
    with a diplomatic smile, she expressed herself more subtly.
    她礼节性地一笑，更加巧妙地说出了自己的想法。
    ■(chiefly Mathematics)represent (a number, relation, or property) by a figure, symbol, or formula
    (主数)用图形、符号或公式表示（数字，关系，属性）
    constants can be expressed in terms of the Fourier transform.
    根据傅立叶变换理论，常数可以表示出来。
    ■(一般作 be expressed)(Genetics)cause (an inherited characteristic or gene) to appear in a phenotype
    (遗传)使（遗传特性，基因）表达
  2. squeeze out (liquid or air)
    榨出（液体）；挤压出（空气）
派生
expresser
noun
expressible
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'press out, obtain by squeezing or wringing', used figuratively to mean 'extort'): from Old French expresser, based on Latin ex- 'out' + pressare 'to press'
express2
[ɪkˈsprɛs, ɛk-]
adjective
  1. operating at high speed
    快速的
    an express airmail service.
    航空快件服务。
    ■denoting a service in which messages or goods are delivered by a special messenger to ensure speed or security
    快送的；快运的；快递的
    an express letter.
    特快信。
adverb
  1. by express train or delivery service
    由快速列车；用快递
    I got my wife to send my gloves express to the hotel.
    我叫妻子用快递方式将我的手套寄到旅馆。
noun
  1. (亦作 express train)a train that stops at few stations and so travels quickly
    特快列车
  2. a special delivery service
    快递服务
    the books arrived by express.
    书用快递方式寄达。
    ■(N. Amer.)a company undertaking the transport of parcels
    (北美)快递公司；捷运公司
  3. an express rifle
    初速大的猎枪
verb
  1. [with obj.]send by express messenger or delivery
    特快发送；快运
    I expressed my clothes to my destination.
    我将衣物快寄到我的目的地。
语源
  1. early 18th cent. (in the sense of the verb): extension of express; sense 1 from express train, so named because it served a particular destination without intermediate stops, reflecting an earlier sense of express 'done or made for a special purpose', later interpreted in the sense ‘rapid’. Senses relating to express delivery date from the institution of this postal service in 1891
express3
[ɪkˈsprɛs, ɛk-, ˈɛksprɛs]
adjective
  1. definitely stated, not merely implied
    明确的；明白表示的
    it was his express wish that the celebration should continue.
    庆典继续举行是他明确表达的愿望。
    ■precisely and specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else
    专门的
    the schools were founded for the express purpose of teaching deaf children.
    这些学校是专门为教育失聪儿童创办的。
    ■(archaic)(of a likeness) exact
    (古)（相似物）酷似；丝毫不差
派生
expressly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French expres, from Latin expressus 'distinctly presented', past participle of exprimere 'press out, express', from ex- 'out' + primere 'press'
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