1. vt.表达，表示，陈述　 put into words; say what one means; make plain; show
2. vt.特快发送，快运　 send a letter, etc. fast by special delivery

　～ a package to a place　把包裹作为快件寄往某地
　～ anger　表示生气
　～ annoyance　表现烦恼
　～ apples　榨苹果
　～ best wishes　表达良好的祝愿
　～ deep regret　表示十分遗憾
　～ equality　代表相等
　～ letter　以快递邮寄信
　～ merchandise to sb　把货物快运给某人
　～ one's disapproval　表示不认可
　～ one's interest in　表示对…有兴趣
　～ one's love　表达爱意
　～ one's mind　表达思想
　～ one's refusal　表示拒绝
　～ one's sorrow　表达悲哀
　～ one's thought　表达思想
　～ one's willingness　表达意愿
　～ oneself　表达自己的思想
　～ oneself in better French　用更好的法语表达自己
　～ sympathy　表示同情
　～ the hope for　表示对于…的希望
　～ the idea　表达想法
　～ the juice　榨汁
　～ accurately　准确地表达
　～ adequately　充分地表达
　～ admirably　极好地表达
　～ affably　和蔼可亲地表示
　～ angelically　天使般地表达
　～ appropriately　恰如其分地表达
　～ bitterly　苦苦地表达
　～ blandly　乏味地表达
　～ bluntly　生硬地表达
　～ calmly　镇静地表达
　～ carefully　谨慎地表达
　～ charmingly　迷人地显示
　～ clearly　清楚地讲述
　～ clumsily　笨拙地表达
　～ coherently　清楚地讲述
　～ correctly　正确地表达
　～ crudely　简单地表达
　～ delicately　细致地表达
　～ demurely　严肃地表达
　～ effectively　有效地表达
　～ eloquently　雄辩地表达
　～ felicitously　巧妙地表达
　～ ferociously　十分强烈地表示
　～ forbiddingly　严峻地表示
　～ forcibly　有力地表达
　～ frankly　坦率地表达
　～ freely　自由地表达
　～ fully　充分地表达
　～ generally　一般地表达
　～ gratefully　感激地表示
　～ gravely　庄重地表达
　～ grimly　严厉地表达
　～ happily　高兴地讲述
　～ hardly　说不出
　～ independently　不适当地表达
　～ indescribably　模糊地表达
　～ intelligibly　清楚地表达
　～ judicially　慎重地表达
　～ knowingly　故意地表达
　～ lightly　轻率地表达
　～ loftily　傲慢地表达
　～ officially　正式地表达
　～ paradoxically　自相矛盾地表达
　～ privately　私下〔秘密〕地表达
　～ portentously　自大地表示
　～ positively　明确地表达
　～ properly　适当地表达
　～ publicly　公开地表达
　～ quaintly　古怪地表达
　～ radiantly　喜悦地表达
　～ readily　准备表达
　～ recklessly　无礼地表示
　～ repeatedly　反复讲
　～ satisfactorily　满意地表达
　～ savagely　粗鲁地表达
　～ sincerely　真诚地表达
　～ soothingly　安慰地表示
　～ strongly　强烈地表达
　～ sufficiently　充分地表达
　～ tersely　简洁地表达
　～ vaguely　不明确地表达
　～ verbally　用语言表达
　～ vigorously　朝气蓬勃地表达
　～ as　显现出来
　～ by　用…表达
　～ from　从…榨汁
　～ in　用…陈述
　～ in good English　用流利的英语表达
　～ out of　从…榨汁
　～ to　向…表达

　He expressed his views at the meeting.　他在会上发表了自己的观点。
　Try to express your idea clearly.　尽量把你的想法表达清楚。
　He expressed his thanks for the support we had given him.　他对我们给予他的支持表示感谢。
　A smile expressed her joy at the good news.　微笑表示出她对这好消息的欢欣。
　The picture expressed the painter's hatred of war.　那幅画表达出画家对战争的憎恨。
　Her eyes expressed annoyance.　她的眼神表示出她的烦恼。
　He expressed this subject admirably.　他在这个问题上表达得极好。
　I don't know if I have expressed myself clearly.　我不知道我是否说清楚了我的意思。
　Unable to find words to express themselves, they silently grasped our hands.　他们想不出话来表达自己的感情，就默默地握着我们的手。
　We always expressed ourselves well in debate.　我们总是在辩论中畅所欲言。
　He expressed himself well in argument.　他在辩论中很好地表达了自己的思想。
　When you go to the post office tomorrow morning, express this package for me.　明天早晨你去邮局的时候，帮我把这个包快寄出去。
　We've expressed the package.　我们已将包裹以快件寄出了。
　A child's feelings are often expressed by crying.　孩子的感情常常用哭闹来表达。
　It can't be expressed by words.　无法用语言表达它。
　Ideas must be expressed in the medium of words.　思想必须借助词语媒介来表达。
　I could hardly express what I felt then.　我简直无法表达我当时的感情。
　Words cannot express what I felt then.　我当时的感觉无法用语言来表达。
　A smile expresses what he feels.　微笑表示他的感受。
　I can't express how happy I am that you have come.　我表达不出我对你的到来是多么高兴。
　I can hardly express how grateful I am.　我无法表达我是多么感激。
　I could hardly express how pleased she was to see her parents.　我简直没法表达她见到父母是多么得高兴。
　I can't express how grateful I am to you.　我说不出我是多么感激你。
　First allow me to express our warmest welcome to you.　首先让我向你们表示最热烈的欢迎。
　She tried to express her gratitude to me.　她竭力向我表达她的感激之情。
　He will express his love to her.　他将向她表达他的爱。
　Let me express my sympathy to you and your family in your great loss.　我向你及你全家遭受的重大损失深表同情。
　The students expressed their thanks to the teacher.　学生们向老师表达了谢意。
　They expressed their best wishes to her.　他们向她表达了他们的良好祝愿。
　We expressed our thanks to those who have helped us.　我们向曾经帮助过我们的人表示谢意。
　Any member of the club may express his views to the committee.　俱乐部的任何成员都可以向委员会表达自己的意见。
　I cannot express to you how grateful we are.　我简直无法表达我们对你的感激之情。
　I will express the parcel to you.　我要把包裹作为快递邮件给你寄去。

 ♣ express as　(v.+prep.)
　表示为　give sth a form as sth
　Anger is often expressed as violence.　愤怒常以暴力的形式发泄出来。
 ♣ express from　(v.+prep.)
　从…中榨〔挤出〕　press from
　They can express the juice from grapes to make wine.　他们可以从葡萄中挤出汁来做酒。
 ♣ express in　(v.+prep.)
　用…表示〔表达〕　use (sth) put into words
　The composer expresses his sorrow in his music.　这位作曲家用音乐表达他的悲伤。
　Express your thoughts in good English.　用地道的英语表达你的思想。
　The writer expresses himself in moving language.　这位作家用生动的语言表达自己的思想感情。
　James can express himself in good clear English.　詹姆斯能用正确而清晰的英语表达自己的思想。
　The children are expressing themselves in play.　孩子们在用游戏表达他们的思想感情。
　A heartfelt thank was expressed in our letter.　在我们的信中已表达了我们的衷心感谢。
　The distance can be expressed in light years.　距离可以用光年表示。

 ♣ express, air, broach, utter, vent, voice
　这组词都有“表达”的意思。其区别是：express含义最广，可指口头、笔头或用其他任何方式表达思想、感情、经历、构思或个性；air指宣扬某人的看法，希望引起公众的注意或获得同情；broach强调首次提出，尤指经过深思熟虑之后或等待辩论；vent强调无法控制地发泄或吐露强烈感情；voice专指用言语强有力地表达出一个人的思想、意见或感情；utter指突然发出某种强烈的声音。例如：
　I can't express it properly.　我不能恰当地把它表达出来。
　He is ready to air his views to anyone.　他乐于向人发表他的观点。
　At last he broached the subject of the new contract to them.　最后他向他们提出新合同的问题。
　The wounded man uttered a groan.　那受伤的人发出痛苦的呻吟。
　He had had a bad day at work and vented his anger on his family.　他整天不顺心，便拿家里人出气。
　The chairman encouraged us all to voice our opinions.　主席鼓励我们发表自己的意见。
 ♣ 下面三个句子的意思相同：

1. 我简直无法表达我当时的想法。
　［误］ I could hardly express that I thought then.
　［正］ I could hardly express my opinion that I thought then.
　［析］ express之后不能直接接that从句。
2. 我想向你表示衷心的感谢。
　［误］ Let me express you our heartfelt thanks.
　［正］ Let me express our heartfelt thanks to you.
　［析］ express不可以人作宾语，也不可用于express sb sth结构。如要表达“对某人表示…”，可用express sth to sb结构。
3. 他仍不能用英语表达自己的感情。
　［误］ He is still unable to express his own ideas in English.
　［正］ He is still unable to express himself in English.
　［析］ “表达自己的观点”应说express oneself. 误句不合英语习惯。

1. C 快车　 very fast train
2. U 〈英〉快运　 service for carrying goods quickly

　limited ～　〈美〉豪华舒适车费高昂的特别快车
　aerial ～　包裹航空快运，航空快运的包裹
　special ～　特别快车
　the night ～　夜间快车
　send a package by ～　寄快运包裹
　send goods by ～　快运货物
　send the parcel by ～　快运包裹

　My friend and I returned to town by the midnight express.　我和我的朋友乘午夜的快车回城。
　He stepped out of his first-class "sleeper" on the night express from London.　他从由伦敦开来的午夜快车的头等卧铺车厢里走出来。
　They were on the New York express, bound for Maine.　他们在开往缅因州的纽约快车上。
　That evening they saw her get on the No. 12 special express to Beijing.　那天晚上他们看见她上了开往北京的12次特别快车。
　We expect an express from him very soon.　我们预计他托运的快件很快将到达。

 ♣ by express
　快速的　quickly
　I am going to travel by express.　我将乘快车旅行。
　Send the letter by express.　用快件把这封信寄出去。
　The letter is urgent; you had better express send it by.　这封信很急，你最好用快邮寄出。
　Packages and money can be sent by express in trains or airplanes.　包裹和钱款可以由火车或飞机快递。

1. A 特快的，高速的　 going, sent quickly
2. 〈正〉明确的　 clearly and definitely stated
3. 丝毫不差的　 exact

　～ bus　特快公共汽车
　～ company　快运公司
　～ highway　高速公路
　～ train　特别快车
　～ delivery　快递
　～ fee　快递费
　～ goods　快运货
　～ image　酷似
　～ letter　快信
　～ lift　快速电梯〔吊机〕
　～ mail　快件
　～ purpose　特殊目的
　～ wish　明确的愿望

　An express highway is under construction in North China.　在华北一条高速公路正在建设中。
　Taking an express bus is more expensive.　乘高速公共汽车是很贵的。
　Express mail service has just begun in this town.　在这个小城，特快专递服务已刚刚开始。
　The doctor gave express order that the patient was to have no visitors.　医生明确指出不许探望病人。
　It is an express provision.　那是一项明文条款。
　She came for the express purpose of seeing you.　她特地为看你而来。
　He is the express image of his father.　他酷似他的父亲。

　用快递方式地　by express post

　express　作副词时，意思是“用快递方式地”，指用快速投递或快车代步方式地，引申还可指“特意地”“专门地”，在句中通常作状语。

　We travelled express last Sunday.　上星期天，我们搭快车出门旅行。
　This letter is very important, Please send it express.　这封信非常重要，请快递。
　He has come here express to visit his old friends.　他特意来这儿看望他的老朋友。

 ♣ express, expressly
　这两个词的区别是：express表示“快速投递”“快车代步”; expressly则表示“明白地”。例如：

　［同义词］ v. communicate, convey, manifest, state adj. exact, explicit, precise, specific; direct, fast, nonstop, quick, rapid
　［同义词］ adj. local, stopping
　［词源］　古英语expressus