express [ iks'pres] vt.表示 n.快车，快递
express [iks'pres] vt. 表达;表示;表情 n. 快车,特快专递(EMS)
express [iks'pres] a.快速的
express agency 明示代理
EMS （express mail special)特快传递
American Express 美国运通
FedEx (Federal Express) 联邦快递
显行反向假冒 Express Reverse Passing－Off
express line 快车线路
express bus stop,express station 快车站
An investigation shows that many older people express a strong desire to continue studying in university or college.
一项调查显示许多老人都有到大学继续学习的愿望。
According to a recent survey, a growing number of people express a strong desire to take another job or spend more time on their job in order to get more money to support their family.
根据最近的一项调查，越来越多的人表达了想从事另外的工作或加班以赚取更多的钱来补贴家用的强烈愿望。
The survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called 'natural selection', or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.
我在这里一直想要以机械论术语表达的适者生存，就是达尔文先生说过的“自然选择”，或者说是优越种族在生存斗争中的保存。
In a composition, teachers are concerned that students express themselves correctly, but what also matters is that the thoughts are complete and well sequenced.
在批改作文时，老师会注意学生表达是否正确，可同样重要的还有表达的思想是否完整以及组织是否合理。
I'm very cautious about expressing my opinions in public.
我对公开发表意见十分谨慎。
She never expressed any sympathy when I was hurt.
我受伤时，她从来没表示过任何同情。
He took advantage of the meeting to express his opinion about current situations.
他利用会议机会表达了他对当前形势的看法。
The father expressed approval of what the son did.
父亲对儿子的所作所为表示赞许。
He expressed his disapproval of what they had done.
他表示对他们的所作所为不以为然。
I wish to express my gratitude to Kathy for her immense practical help.
我要感谢凯西，她给了我很多实实在在的帮助。
We should like to express our gratitude to David for all his help and advice.
对于大卫的所有帮助和忠告我们不胜感激。
I have some difficulty in expressing myself.
我表达起来有点困难。
You've got an express mail.
你有特快专递。
Expressing Different Opinions
表达不同的观点
Do you like to take a local train or an express?
你想坐普通车还是特快？
I can express myself in good English. 我可以用很好的英语来表达自己的观点。
Words can't express what I felt then. 无法用语言形容我当时的感受。
I don't know how to express my gratitude. 我不知道怎样来表达我的感激之情。我要赶飞机
I cannot express how glad I am to hear from him.我无法表达我接到他的信时有多高兴。
I would like to express to all of you here our sincere welcome.让我向在座诸位致以最真挚的欢迎。’
The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?
问题是，怎样鼓励一个孩子在写作时自由自信的表达自己，而不被拼写的复杂所捆绕。
An obsession with the exact privileges of a colonial legislature and the precise extent of Britain’s imperial power, the specifics of a state constitution and the absolute necessity of a federal one, all expressed this urge for a careful articulation as proof that the right relationship with external powers did indeed prevail.
对于殖民立法的困扰和英国皇权的范围，州宪法的细节问题和绝对需要一个联邦法律。所有这些都表达出迫切的需要谨慎的，具有外在力量的正确关系的证明确实盛行。
I can't express how grateful I am.
我说不出我有多么感激。
She is the express image of her mother.
她和她母亲长得一模一样。
真不知如何感谢你的关心。
I can hardly thank you enough for your kindness. *hardly常常和can、could构成否定的形式表示“根本不能……”、“难以……”。和barely意思大致相同。
I have no words to thank you. (不知说什么才能感谢您。)
I can't express how grateful I am. (不知如何表达谢意。)
我不知该怎样向您道歉。
I don't know how to apologize to you. *apologize to...“向……道歉”。
I can't express how sorry I am.
Words can't express how sorry I am.
I have no words to apologize to you.
Some of our customers have recently expressed interest in your woolen carpets and inquired about their quality and prices.
目前我们的一些客户对你们的纯毛地毯颇有兴趣，并询问其质量和价格。
Since we need the goods urgently, we must insist on express shipment.
由于我方急需这批货物，我方坚持使用快递装运。
I can't express myself very well in English.
我不能很好地用英语表达自己。
You can express your opinion by saying I think . . . / I think . . ., eg: I think China will win lots of gold medals. / I think China will win lots of gold medals.
你可以用I think . . . / 我想 . . 来表达你的意见，例如：I think China will win lots of gold medals. /我想中国将赢得很多块金牌。
I intend no modification of my hope ...expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free.
Abraham Lincoln. American president
我无意改变时常表达的个人愿望：愿天下所有的人都能自由。
美国总统林肯. A
@@@ 快
as soon as possible 尽快
before long 不久以后; 很快
by leaps and bounds 迅速地, 突飞猛进地
clear out (尤指从建筑物、院落等)很快地离开, 撤离
dash off 迅速写(或画); 迅速完成
express business 快递业务
in a hurry 匆忙; 立即, 很快地
in high gear 高速, 高档
leaf through 迅速翻阅
look over (快速)检查; 浏览
rush through 快速地做, 匆忙完成
shoot up 迅速成长
snack food 快餐
snap out of it 重新振作起来(迅速摆脱某种坏的情绪)
speed up 使加速, 增加速度
spring up 突然出现; 迅速生长
step up 使增加; 使加快
take off 1.脱下, 脱去(尤指衣服)
2.(飞机、航天器)升空, 起飞; 迅速离开
@@@ 提交, 呈递
by mail 通过写信, 通过邮递
express business 快递业务
hand in 交, 上交
show up 1.出席, 来到(通常指耽搁一段时间之后)
2.使...呈现出来
submit to 提交, 呈递
turn in 交, 缴(完成的工作)
turn over to 把...交给...(来定或来处理)
up : 完成，结束(expressing completeness and finality)
finish up 完成
drink up 喝干
eat up 吃光
burn up 烧光
wash up 洗净
use up 用光
fill up 装满
pay up 付清
settle up 解决
lick up 甜净
sum up 总结，
open up 透露
end up 结束
let up 中止, 减少
draw up 停止
close up 停止，关闭
swallow up 吞没
beat up 痛打
cover up 掩盖
break up 结束，分解
wind up 结束
up : 离开，消灭(expressing separation and destroy)
break up 拆开，驱散
cut up 切碎
split up 分裂
divide up 分割
smash up 捣毁
blow up 炸毁
wither up 枯死
tear up 撕碎
give up 放弃
fold up 垮台
dry up 枯竭，干涸
crack up 撞坏
clutter up 使散乱
litter up 乱丢杂物
- To one's heart's content 心满意足
Today is weekend. The lights won't go off after 11 o'clock. We can chat to our heart's content.
此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思
Mary loves keeping diary. She can express her emotion to her heart's content.
We've often expressed our interest in investing in China.
我们一直对在中国投资很感兴趣。
表达 expression; express; project; convey
表示 signification; evince; express; indicate; marked; means; represent; show; typification; denote
表示成 express as
If you would like to do something which another person suggests, a good way of expressing it is: I’d love to. / I’d love to.
如果你愿意做某人提议做的事，可以这样表达：I’d love to. / 我很愿意。
啊 [á] /an interjection/to express doubt or to question/to show realization/to stress/
唉 [āi] /an interjection/to express realization or agreement (yes, oh, right, etc)/
表 [biǎo] /surface/exterior/to watch/to show/express/an example/a list or table/a meter/a watch/chart/external/
表达 [biǎo dá] /to voice (an opinion)/to express/to convey/
表情 [biǎo qíng] /(facial) expression/to express one's feelings/expression/
表示 [biǎo shì] /to express/to show/to express/to say/to state/to indicate/
不置可否 [bù zhì kě fǒu] /decline to comment/not express an opinion/be noncommittal/hedge/
阐 [chǎn] /to express/disclose/enlighten/open/
答谢 [dá xiè] /to express one's thanks/
道谢 [dào xiè] /to express thanks/
感谢 [gǎn xiè] /(express) thanks/gratitude/grateful/thankful/thanks/
火星快车 [huǒ xīng kuài chē] /Mars express (EU spacecraft)/
寄予 [jì yú] /to express/to show/to place (importance, e.g.)/to have high hopes/
快车 [kuài chē] /express (train, bus, etc.)/
流露 [liú lù] /(v) express; reveal (one's thoughts or feelings)/
喽 [lou ] /(part. expressing chagrin or resentment)/
体谅 [tǐ liàng] /(v) empathiz; express sympathy/
慰问 [wèi wèn] /express sympathy, greetings, consolation, etc./
哟 [yo ] /(interj) Oh, sound made when expressing surprise/(idiom) used at end of sentence as an exclamation/
则 [zé] /(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause)/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/
真是的 [zhēn shì de ] /(idiom) ?it truly is? (expressing dissatisfaction)/
祝 [zhù] /invoke/pray to/wish/to express good wishes/
In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States.
在最近一次调查中发现与62.7％的美国学生相比较，只有24.5％的日本学生对学校生活完全满意。
In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their counterparts in the 10 other countries surveyed.
此外，与被调查的其他10个国家的工人相比，对自身工作表示不满的日本工人多得多。
An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers.
市场型经济中的一个重要因素是反映消费者需求以及生产者对消费者需求作出反应的机制。
{adj: absolute, conclusive} expressing finality with no implication of possible change
"an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority"
"inability to make a conclusive refusal"
{adj: abusive, insulting, opprobrious, scurrilous} expressing offensive reproach
{adj: accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant} in keeping
"salaries agreeable with current trends"
"plans conformable with your wishes"
"expressed views concordant with his background"
{adj: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive} containing or expressing accusation
"an accusitive forefinger"
"black accusatory looks"
"accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
"his accusing glare"
{adj: active, dynamic} expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
<-> stative
{adj: active} expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
<-> passive
{adj: admonitory, admonishing, reproachful, reproving} expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
{adj: adversative, oppositive} expressing antithesis or opposition
"the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
{adj: agglutinative, polysynthetic} forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
{adj: agonized, agonised} expressing pain or agony
"agonized screams"
{adj: alphabetic, alphabetical} relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet
"alphabetical writing system"
<-> analphabetic
{adj: analogical} expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy
"the analogical use of a metaphor"
{adj: analphabetic} relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic
<-> alphabetic
{adj: analytic, uninflected} expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection
<-> synthetic
{adj: apologetic, excusatory} offering or expressing apology
"an apologetic note"
"an apologetic manner"
<-> unapologetic
{adj: appealing, imploring, importunate, pleading} expressing earnest entreaty
"the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"
"she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"
"a pleading note in her voice"
{adj: approving, approbative, approbatory, plausive} expressing or manifesting praise or approval
"approbative criticism"
{adj: articulate} expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
"articulate speech"
"an articulate orator"
"articulate beings"
<-> inarticulate
{adj: assentient} expressing agreement or consent
"an assenting nod"
{adj: benedictory, benedictive} expressing benediction
{adj: calligraphic, calligraphical} of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy
{adj: censorious} harshly critical or expressing censure
"was censorious of petty failings"
{adj: coherent, logical, lucid} capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
"a lucid thinker"
"she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
{adj: commiserative} feeling or expressing sympathy
"made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue"- Kenneth Roberts
{adj: complaining, complaintive} expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
"a complaining wife"
<-> uncomplaining
{adj: concise} expressing much in few words
"a concise explanation"
<-> prolix
{adj: condolent} expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one
{adj: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful} expressing extreme contempt
{adj: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful} feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
{adj: correlative} expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation
"correlative conjunctions"
{adj: deprecative} given to expressing disapproval
{adj: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting} abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
"derisive laughter"
"a jeering crowd"
"her mocking smile"
"taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
{adj: desirous, wishful} having or expressing desire for something
"desirous of high office"
"desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
<-> undesirous
{adj: dignified} having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
"her dignified demeanor"
"the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"
<-> undignified
{adj: dirty} expressing or revealing hostility or dislike
"dirty looks"
{adj: disapproving} expressing or manifesting disapproval
{adj: discouraging} expressing disapproval
{adj: discriminative, judicial} expressing careful judgment
"discriminative censure"
"a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
{adj: dyslogistic, dislogistic, pejorative} expressing disapproval
"dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
{adj: elegiac} expressing sorrow often for something past
"an elegiac lament for youthful ideals"
{adj: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken} expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
"able to dazzle with his facile tongue"
"silver speech"
{adj: embellished, empurpled, over-embellished, purple} excessively elaborate or showily expressed
"a writer of empurpled literature"
"many purple passages"
"speech embellished with classical quotations"
"an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
{adj: embodied} expressed by
"the idea embodied in the text"
{adj: encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical} formally expressing praise
{adj: expedient} appropriate to a purpose; practical
"in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
{adj: explicit, expressed} precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
"explicit instructions"
"she made her wishes explicit"
"explicit sexual scenes"
<-> implicit
{adj: expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised} communicated in words
"frequently uttered sentiments"
{adj: expressible} capable of being expressed
"an expressible emotion"
<-> inexpressible
{adj: express} not tacit or implied
"her express wish"
{adj: express} without unnecessary stops
"an express train"
"an express shipment"
{adj: forbearing, longanimous} showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
"seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"
"was longanimous in the face of suffering"
{adj: genuine, true, unfeigned} not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
"genuine emotion"
"her interest in people was unfeigned"
"true grief"
{adj: gladsome} experiencing or expressing gladness or joy
"a gladsome smile"
"a gladsome occasion"
{adj: happy, well-chosen} well expressed and to the point
"a happy turn of phrase"
"a few well-chosen words"
{adj: hurtling} moving or moved with great speed
"the hurtling express train"
{adj: illative} expressing or preceding an inference
"`therefore' is an illative word"
{adj: implicit, inexplicit} implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
"an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"
"there was implicit criticism in his voice"
"anger was implicit in the argument"
"the oak is implicit in the acorn"
<-> explicit
{adj: implied, silent, tacit, understood} indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
"gave silent consent"
"a tacit agreement"
"the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
{adj: incoherent, tongue-tied} unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
"felt tongue-tied with embarrassment"
"incoherent with grief"
{adj: individualist, individualistic} marked by or expressing individuality
"an individualistic way of dressing"
{adj: inferential} based on interpretation; not directly expressed
{adj: isolating} relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles
{adj: lamenting, wailing, wailful} vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
"lamenting sinners"
"wailing mourners"
"the wailing wind"
"wailful bagpipes"
"tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
{adj: lexicalized, lexicalised} expressed by a word
{adj: lyric, lyrical} expressing deep personal emotion
"the dancer's lyrical performance"
{adj: lyric} of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
"lyric poetry"
{adj: melancholy, melancholic} characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
"growing more melancholy every hour"
"her melancholic smile"
"we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
{adj: metaphorical, metaphoric} expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
"a metaphorical expression"
"metaphoric language"
{adj: modal} relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
"modal auxiliary"
{adj: mournful, plaintive} expressing sorrow
{adj: mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless} expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate
"a mute appeal"
"a silent curse"
"best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson
"the words stopped at her lips unsounded"
"unspoken grief"
"choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
{adj: negative} expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
<-> affirmative
{adj: numeric, numerical} measured or expressed in numbers
"numerical value"
"the numerical superiority of the enemy"
{adj: numerical, numeric} designated by or expressed in numbers
"numerical symbols"
"a very simple numeric code"
"numerical equations"
{adj: objective, documentary} emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
"objective art"
{adj: obscure, vague} not clearly understood or expressed
"an obscure turn of phrase"
"an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard
"their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin
"vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
{adj: opaque, unintelligible} not clearly understood or expressed
{adj: optimum, optimal} most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
"an optimum return on capital"
"optimal concentration of a drug"
{adj: orthographic} of or relating to or expressed in orthography
{adj: outspoken, vocal} given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
"outspoken in their opposition to segregation"
"a vocal assembly"
{adj: parabolic, parabolical} resembling or expressed by parables
{adj: passionate} having or expressing strong emotions
<-> passionless
{adj: passive} expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
"academics seem to favor passive sentences"
<-> active
{adj: penitent, repentant} feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
<-> impenitent, unrepentant
{adj: petitionary} of the nature of or expressing a petition
"the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"
{adj: pious} having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
"pious readings"
<-> impious
{adj: pitying, sorry} feeling or expressing sorrow or pity
"a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulder"
{adj: possessive, genitive} serving to express or indicate possession
"possessive pronouns"
"the genitive endings"
{adj: precatory, precative} expressing entreaty or supplication
"precatory overtures"
{adj: proverbial} of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
"he kicked the proverbial bucket"
"the proverbial grasshopper"
{adj: rational} capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
"rational numbers"
<-> irrational
{adj: realistic} aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
"a realistic description"
"a realistic view of the possibilities"
"a realistic appraisal of our chances"
"the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"
<-> unrealistic
{adj: regretful, sorry, bad} feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
"felt regretful over his vanished youth"
"regretful over mistakes she had made"
"he felt bad about breaking the vase"
<-> unregretful
{adj: round} (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
"in round numbers"
{adj: sarcastic} expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
<-> unsarcastic
{adj: secret, private} not expressed
"secret (or private) thoughts"
{adj: sex-limited} relating to characteristics that are expressed differently in the two sexes
{adj: similar} (of words) expressing closely related meanings
{adj: slangy} constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
"a slangy expression"
"slangy speech"
{adj: sneaking, unavowed} not openly expressed
"a sneaking suspicion"
{adj: sorrowful} experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
"sorrowful widows"
"a sorrowful tale of death and despair"
"sorrowful news"
"even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13
<-> joyful
{adj: soulful} full of or expressing deep emotion
"soulful eyes"
"soulful music"
{adj: stative} expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives
<-> active
{adj: subservient} compliant and obedient to authority
"editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw
{adj: sympathetic} expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
"sympathetic to the students' cause"
"a sympathetic observer"
"a sympathetic gesture"
<-> unsympathetic
{adj: testimonial} expressing admiration or appreciation
"testimonial dinner"
{adj: touchy-feely} (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
{adj: truthful, true} expressing or given to expressing the truth
"a true statement"
"gave truthful testimony"
"a truthful person"
<-> untruthful
{adj: unapologetic} unwilling to make or express an apology
"an unapologetic believer"
<-> apologetic
{adj: unappreciative} not feeling or expressing gratitude
"unappreciative of nature's bounty"
{adj: uncommunicative, incommunicative} not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions
<-> communicative
{adj: unsurprised, not surprised} not surprised or expressing surprise
"that unsuprised obstinate look on his face"
<-> surprised
{adj: unsympathizing, unsympathising} not showing or expressing sympathy
"an uncharitable and unsympathizing attitude"
{adj: untruthful} not expressing or given to expressing the truth
"the statement given under oath was untruthful"
"an untruthful person"
<-> truthful
{adj: valedictory} of a speech expressing leave-taking
"a valedictory address"
{adj: verbal} expressed in spoken words
"a verbal contract"
{adj: viewless} not having or expressing opinions or views
{adj: viva-voce, word-of-mouth} expressed orally
"a viva-voce report"
"the film had good word-of-mouth publicity"
{adj: well-turned} (of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed
"a well-turned phrase"
{adv: elegantly} in a gracefully elegant manner
"the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"
{adv: eloquently, articulately} with eloquence
"he expressed his ideas eloquently"
<-> inarticulately, ineloquently
{adv: expressly} with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose
"she needs the money expressly for her patients"
{adv: express} by express
"please send the letter express"
{adv: forsooth} an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
{adv: idiomatically} in an idiomatic manner
"he expressed himself idiomatically"
{adv: implicitly} without ever expressing so clearly
"he implicitly assumes that you know the answer"
<-> explicitly
{adv: imprecisely, inexactly} in an imprecise manner
"he expressed himself imprecisely"
<-> exactly, precisely
{adv: ineloquently, inarticulately} without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
"the freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately"
<-> articulately, eloquently
{adv: insipidly} in an insipid manner
"insipidly expressed thoughts"
{adv: jokingly, jestingly} in jest
"I asked him jokingly whether he thought he could drive the Calcutta-Peshawar express"
{adv: metaphorically} in a metaphorical manner
"she expressed herself metaphorically"
{adv: murkily} unclearly
"murkily expressed ideas"
{adv: nonlexically} without the use of words
"expressed nonlexically"
{adv: no} used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
"no, you are wrong"
{adv: pithily, sententiously} in a pithy sententious manner
"she expressed herself pithily"
{adv: poetically} in a poetic manner
"poetically expressed"
{adv: precisely, incisively, exactly} in a precise manner
"she always expressed herself precisely"
<-> imprecisely, inexactly
{adv: quaintly} in a strange but not unpleasant manner
"the old lady expressed herself somewhat quaintly"
{adv: quantitatively} in a quantitative manner
"this can be expressed quantitatively"
{adv: right, right on} an interjection expressing agreement
{adv: slangily} with slang; in a slangy manner
"he expresses himself slangily"
{adv: so} (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed
"he was so tired he could hardly stand"
"so dirty that it smells"
{adv: so} in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
"They're happy and I hope they will remain so"
"so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
{adv: symbolically} by means of symbols
"symbolically expressed"
{adv: tritely} in a trite manner
"tritely expressed emotions"
{n: ALGOL} (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
{n: Christmas card} a card expressing a Christmas greeting
{n: Easter card} a card expressing an Easter greeting
{n: Hesse, Hermann Hesse} Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in eastern spiritual values (1877-1962)
{n: Holy Roller} a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor
{n: Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law, Boltzmann distribution law} (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
{n: Pasigraphy} an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas
{n: Planck's radiation law} (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body
{n: Richter scale} a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 used to express the energy released by an earthquake
{n: Saint Joseph, St. Joseph} a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
{n: Yevtushenko, Yevgeni Yevtushenko, Yevgeni Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko} Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933)
{n: abundance} (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
{n: academic freedom} the freedom of teachers and students to express their ideas in school without religious or political or institutional restrictions
{n: acataphasia} a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner
{n: adjective} a word that expresses an attribute of something
{n: adversative conjunction} the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
{n: affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia} a positive feeling of liking
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
"the child won everyone's heart"
"the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
{n: agraphia, anorthography, logagraphia} a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
{n: algorithmic language} an artificial language designed to express algorithms
{n: almond oil, expressed almond oil, sweet almond oil} pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
{n: amplification, gain} the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
{n: antagonism} an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
{n: antonym, opposite word, opposite} a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
"to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
<-> synonym
{n: antonymy} the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings
{n: aorist} a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
{n: appreciation} an expression of gratitude
"he expressed his appreciation in a short note"
{n: approval, commendation} a message expressing a favorable opinion
"words of approval seldom passed his lips"
<-> disapproval
{n: articulation, voice} expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"
"I gave voice to my feelings"
{n: atomic mass unit} unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
{n: attestation service, attestation report} a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else
{n: baffled} people who are frustrated and perplexed
"the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"
{n: behalf} as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")
"the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"
"this letter is written on behalf of my client";
{n: behalf} for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)
"in your behalf"
"campaigning in his own behalf"
"spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"
{n: binomial} (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms
{n: birthday card} a card expressing a birthday greeting
{n: birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality} the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
{n: blasphemy} blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
{n: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird} a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
{n: capacity} (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
"the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
{n: case-fatality proportion} the number of cases of a disease ending in death divided by the number of cases of the disease; usually expressed as a percentage or as the number of deaths per 1000 cases
{n: catcall} a cry expressing disapproval
{n: chemical notation} a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry
{n: circumlocution, indirect expression} an indirect way of expressing something
{n: circumlocution, periphrasis, ambage} a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
{n: civil liberty} fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
{n: coefficient of self induction, self-inductance} the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
{n: compliment} a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
{n: compound number} a quantity expressed in two different units
"one hour and ten minutes"
{n: concentration} (chemistry) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter)
{n: conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness} terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
{n: concurring opinion} an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
{n: conversion factor} factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units
{n: copulative conjunction} the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the addition of their meanings
{n: crime rate} the ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
{n: criticism, unfavorable judgment} disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
"the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"
{n: critic} anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
{n: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate} the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
{n: declination, celestial latitude, dec} (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
{n: demonstrativeness} tending to express your feelings freely
{n: deprecation, denigration} the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
{n: developmental age} a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms
{n: direct trust, express trust} a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)
{n: disjunctive conjunction} the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings
{n: dissatisfaction} the feeling of being displeased and discontent
"he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"
<-> satisfaction
{n: dissent} (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
"he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
{n: dominance} the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
{n: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead} these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
{n: durative, durative aspect} the aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
{n: dyslogia} impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeblemindedness or certain psychoses)
{n: ejaculation, interjection} an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
{n: electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage} the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
{n: encounter group} a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions
{n: enormity} vastness of size or extent
"in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"
"universities recognized the enormity of their task"
{n: equivalent-binary-digit factor} the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
{n: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection} the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
{n: express, express mail} mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
{n: express, expressage} rapid transport of goods
{n: express, limited} public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
"he caught the express to New York"
<-> local
{n: expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face} the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"
"a look of triumph"
"an angry face"
{n: expressionism} an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
{n: expression} (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
{n: expressive style, style} a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
"all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
{n: exultation, rejoicing, jubilation} the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
{n: eye contact} a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication
"it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave"
{n: fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness} a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
"he's got the fidgets"
"waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
{n: fifty percent} a half expressed as a percentage
{n: figure} an amount of money expressed numerically
"a figure of $17 was suggested"
{n: fleer} contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
{n: formulation, expression} the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"
"his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
{n: formula} a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
{n: freight liner, liner train} a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods
{n: freight, freightage} transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
{n: frequentative} a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
{n: future progressive, future progressive tense} a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future
"`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive"
{n: future, future tense} a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
{n: futurism} an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
{n: gamut} a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"
{n: genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive case} the case expressing ownership
{n: geometric mean} the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product
{n: gesture} motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
{n: get-well card} a card expressing get-well wishes
{n: gnome} a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
{n: good faith, straightness} having honest intentions
"he acted in good faith"
"doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants"
{n: gram molecule, mole, mol} the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
{n: greeting card} a card sent to express personal greetings
{n: groan, moan} an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
{n: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis} a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
{n: harangue, rant, ranting} a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
{n: harmonic mean} the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers
{n: hate mail} mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language)
{n: humor, humour, sense of humor, sense of humour} the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
"she didn't appreciate my humor"
"you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"
{n: imaginative comparison} the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories
{n: imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, imperative form} a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
{n: inverse function} the function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
{n: irrational number, irrational} a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
{n: iterative, iterative aspect} the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
{n: lamentation, mourning} the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
{n: lard oil} oil consisting chiefly of olein that is expressed from lard and used especially as a lubricant, cutting oil or illuminant
{n: last respects} the act of expressing respect for someone who has died
"he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside"
{n: letter of intent} any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
{n: lexical meaning} the meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
{n: lexicalization, lexicalisation} the process of making a word to express a concept
{n: lexicalized concept} a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)
{n: linguistic process, language} the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
"he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
{n: litotes, meiosis} understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
"saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
{n: local} public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
"the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
<-> express
{n: love letter, billet doux} a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
{n: love song, love-song} a song about love or expressing love for another person
{n: luxury liner, express luxury liner} a liner equipped for sumptuous living
{n: macushla} (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling
{n: manner of speaking, speech, delivery} your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
"her speech was barren of southernisms"
"I detected a slight accent in his speech"
{n: meaning, significance, signification, import} the message that is intended or expressed or signified
"what is the meaning of this sentence"
"the significance of a red traffic light"
"the signification of Chinese characters"
"the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
{n: modal auxiliary verb, modal auxiliary, modal} an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
{n: modulus} (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
{n: mood, mode, modality} verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
{n: normality, N} (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
{n: numerical quantity} a quantity expressed as a number
{n: observation, reflection, reflexion} a remark expressing careful consideration
{n: opinion, view} a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
"his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
{n: optative mood, optative} a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
{n: past participle, perfect participle} a participle that expresses completed action
{n: past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense} a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
"`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
{n: past, past tense} a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
{n: peanut gallery} (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance)
"he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"
{n: perfective, perfective aspect} the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action
{n: personal pronoun} a pronoun expressing a distinction of person
{n: phase, phase angle} a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
{n: plaintiveness} expressing sorrowfulness
{n: polysemy, lexical ambiguity} the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings
<-> monosemy
{n: pony express} express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860
{n: poundage} weight expressed in pounds
{n: present participle} a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing
{n: present perfect, present perfect tense} a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
"`I have finished' is an example of the present perfect"
{n: present progressive, present progressive tense} a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance
{n: present, present tense} a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
{n: probability, chance} a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
"the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
{n: progressive aspect} the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action
{n: proof} a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
{n: protest march} occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license
{n: punk rock, punk} rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
{n: quantification} the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
{n: quantifier} (grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many')
{n: quantization, quantisation} the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
{n: rap session} conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported
{n: rate of return} the amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost
{n: ratio} the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
{n: reciprocal pronoun} a pronoun or pronominal phrase (as `each other') that expresses a mutual action or relationship between the individuals indicated in the plural subject
"The sentence `They cared for each other' contains a reciprocal pronoun"
{n: recommendation, testimonial, good word} something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable
{n: relative humidity} the ratio of the amount of water in the air at a give temperature to the maximum amount it could hold at that temperature; expressed as a percentage
{n: release, outlet, vent} activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion
"she had no other outlet for her feelings"
"he gave vent to his anger"
{n: religion, faith, organized religion} an institution to express belief in a divine power
"he was raised in the Baptist religion"
"a member of his own faith contradicted him"
{n: remark, comment} a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief
"from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
{n: rendition, rendering, interpretation} the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
"her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"
{n: return on invested capital, return on investment, ROI} (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
{n: right ascension, RA, celestial longitude} (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
"one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
{n: sandboy} a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy'
{n: score} a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
"the score was 7 to 0"
{n: severable contract} a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
{n: sign language, signing} language expressed by visible hand gestures
{n: simile} a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
{n: smirk} a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
{n: sneerer, scorner} a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression
{n: snorter} someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound
{n: sorrow, regret, rue, ruefulness} sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
"he drank to drown his sorrows"
"he wrote a note expressing his regret"
"to his rue, the error cost him the game"
{n: sorrow} an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
"he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"
<-> joy
{n: sparkle, twinkle, spark, light} merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
"he had a sparkle in his eye"
"there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes"
{n: speaker, talker, utterer, verbalizer, verbaliser} someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
"the speaker at commencement"
"an utterer of useful maxims"
{n: stress} (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
{n: subscriber, endorser, indorser, ratifier} someone who expresses strong approval
{n: subscription} agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name
{n: sultriness} the quality of expressing or arousing desire
"the sultriness of her look was unmistakable"
"the sultriness of lust was in the air"
{n: symbolism} an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images
{n: symbolist} a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols
{n: sympathy card} a card expressing sympathy
{n: synonymy, synonymity, synonymousness} the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning
{n: system of weights, weight} a system of units used to express the weight of something
{n: tenderness} a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
{n: tense} a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
{n: tensile strength} the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart
{n: tetrachoric correlation coefficient, tetrachoric correlation} a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy
{n: thanatopsis} an essay expressing a view on the subject of death
{n: train, railroad train} public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
"express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
{n: traveler's check, traveller's check, banker's check} a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
{n: trigonometric function, circular function} function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
{n: vagueness} unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning
"the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness"
"these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey"
{n: venter} a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
{n: verbalization, verbalisation} expressing something in words
{n: vituperation, invective, vitriol} abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
{n: voice} a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
"the voice of the law"
"the Times is not the voice of New York"
"conservatism has many voices"
{n: voltage, electromotive force, emf} the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
{n: weepiness, tearfulness} sadness expressed by weeping
{n: willingness} cheerful compliance
"he expressed his willingness to help"
<-> unwillingness
{n: wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage} the manner in which something is expressed in words
"use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
{n: work} (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
"work equals force times distance"
{n: writing style, literary genre, genre} a style of expressing yourself in writing
{n: writing, written material, piece of writing} the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"
"that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
{v: acknowledge, recognize, recognise} express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
"We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"
{v: animadvert} express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
{v: applaud} express approval of
"I applaud your efforts"
{v: articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise} express or state clearly
{v: assent, accede, acquiesce} to agree or express agreement
"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
<-> dissent
{v: beam} express with a beaming face or smile
"he beamed his approval"
{v: beam} smile radiantly ; express joy through one's facial expression
{v: break into} express or utter spontaneously
"break into a yodel"
"break into a song"
"break into tears"
{v: capture} succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
"capture the essence of Spring"
"capture an idea"
{v: carry, convey, express} serve as a means for expressing something
"The painting of Mary carries motherly love"
"His voice carried a lot af anger"
{v: commend, recommend} express a good opinion of
{v: commend} express approval of
{v: commiserate, sympathize, sympathise} to feel or express sympathy or compassion
{v: complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch} express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother complains all day"
"She has a lot to kick about"
<-> cheer
{v: compliment, congratulate} say something to someone that expresses praise
"He complimented her on her last physics paper"
{v: compliment} express respect or esteem for
{v: condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate} express strong disapproval of
"We condemn the racism in South Africa"
"These ideas were reprobated"
{v: condole} express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
"You must condole the widow"
{v: congratulate, felicitate} express congratulations
{v: crow} express pleasure verbally
"She crowed with joy"
{v: deplore} express strong disapproval of
"We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
{v: deprecate} express strong disapproval of ; deplore
{v: desire} express a desire for
{v: disparage, belittle, pick at} express a negative opinion of
"She disparaged her student's efforts"
<-> flatter
{v: do, make} create or design, often in a certain way
"Do my room in blue"
"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
<-> unmake
{v: embody} represent or express something abstract in tangible form
"This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic period"
{v: express emotion, express feelings} give verbal or other expression to one's feelings
{v: express, show, evince} give expression to
"She showed her disappointment"
{v: express, state} indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
"Can you express this distance in kilometers?"
{v: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to} articulate ; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
"She expressed her anger"
"He uttered a curse"
{v: express-mail} send by express mail or courier such as Federal Express
"Express-mail the documents immediately"
{v: express} manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
"Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
{v: express} send my rapid transport or special messenger service
"She expressed the letter to Florida"
{v: exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate} to express great joy
"Who cannot exult in Spring?"
{v: formularize, formularise} express as a formula
{v: gesticulate, gesture, motion} show, express or direct through movement
"He gestured his desire to leave"
{v: get out} express with difficulty
"I managed to get out a few words"
{v: go} be sounded, played, or expressed
"How does this song go again?"
{v: greet, recognize, recognise} express greetings upon meeting someone
{v: hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate} express or utter with a hiss
{v: imply, connote} express or state indirectly
{v: indicate} to state or express briefly
"indicated his wishes in a letter"
<-> contraindicate
{v: knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart} find fault with ; express criticism of ; point out real or perceived flaws
"The paper criticized the new movie"
"Don't knock the food--it's free"
<-> praise
{v: lament, keen} express grief verbally
"we lamented the death of the child"
{v: laugh, express joy, express mirth} produce laughter
<-> cry
{v: lexicalize, lexicalise} make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language
"The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English"
{v: marvel} express astonishment or surprise about something
{v: mean, intend} mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"
"what do his words intend?"
{v: menace} express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
"he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
{v: metricize, metricise} express in the metric system
{v: militate} have force or influence ; bring about an effect or change
"Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
{v: nod} express or signify by nodding
"He nodded his approval"
{v: notice, acknowledge} express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
"He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"
"She acknowledged his complement with a smile"
"it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
{v: object} be averse to or express disapproval of
"My wife objects to modern furniture"
{v: object} express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
"She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"
"When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
{v: oppose} be against ; express opposition to
"We oppose the ban on abortion"
{v: pan, tear apart, trash} express a totally negative opinion of
"The critics panned the performance"
{v: paraphrase, rephrase, reword} express the same message in different words
{v: pooh-pooh} express contempt about
{v: pour out} express without restraint
"The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened"
{v: praise} express approval of
"The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
<-> criticize
{v: press out, express, extract} obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
"Italians express coffee rather than filter it"
{v: protest, resist, dissent} express opposition through action or words
"dissent to the laws of the country"
{v: purport} have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
"The letter purports to express people's opinion"
{v: quantify, measure} express as a number or measure or quantity
"Can you quantify your results?"
{v: raise} cause to be heard or known ; express or utter
"raise a shout"
"raise a protest"
"raise a sad cry"
{v: read between the lines} read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
{v: receive, take in, invite} express willingness to have in one's home or environs
"The community warmly received the refugees"
{v: repine} express discontent
{v: reprehend} express strong disapproval of
{v: represent} serve as a means of expressing something
"The flower represents a young girl"
{v: reproach, upbraid} express criticism towards
"The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"
{v: request, bespeak, call for, quest} express the need or desire for ; ask for
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