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She has four years' teaching experience.

Do you have much experience of working with children?

[ count ] something that has happened to you

He wrote a book about his experiences in South America.

ex . pe . ri. ence 2© / ikspirbns / verb

( ex . pe . ri enc . es , ex . pe . ri . enc ing , ex pe . ri . enced )

If you experience something, it happens to you Everyone experiences failure at some time in their lives.

ex • pe • ri • enced / ik' spirbnst /

If you are experienced , you know about something because you have done it many times before She's an experienced driver.

—ANTONYM inexperienced

ex • per • i • ment / ik' sperэmэnt / verb

( ex . per . i ments , ex . per . i . ment . ing , ex per . i . ment ed )

to do an experiment or to test something I don't think it's right to experiment on animals. young people who experiment with (= try ) illegal drugs

ex .per .i .ment © / ik ' sperэmэnt /

[count]

( general science ) a scientific test that you do to find out what will happen or to see if something is true They have to do experiments to find out if the drug is safe for humans.

eX . pert © / 'ekspsrt / noun [ count ]

a person who knows a lot about something He's an expert on American literature. a computer expert

ex • per • tise AWL / |ekspэr' tiz / noun

[noncount]

knowing a lot about a particular subject, activity, or job scientific expertise

ex • pire / ik ' sparar / verb (ex . pires, ex pir ing , ex . pired )

to come to the end of the time when you can use an official document

I need to renew my driver's license before it expires next month.

ex .plain Ф/iksplem/ verb ( ex . plains , ex . plain . ing , ex plained )

1 to tell someone about something so that they understand it

The teacher usually explains the new words to us. He explained how to use the machine.

Style

We say "Explain it to me ." It is wrong to say "Explain me it."

2 to give a reason for something I explained why we needed the money.

ex .pla .na .tion ©/^kspbneijn/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

something that helps someone understand something, or a reason for something

Did they give any explanation for their behavior?

ex • plic • it aw / ik ' spl^t / v

clear; making something easy to understand

She gave me explicit instructions not to touch anything.

ex • plic • it • ly AWL / ik' spl^tH / adverb

He was explicitly forbidden to stay out past midnight.

ex • plode Ф/ ik'sploud / verb ( ex . plodes , ex plod . ing , ex . plod . ed )

to burst suddenly with a very loud noise A bomb exploded in the city center, killing two people. The noun is explosion .

ex • ploit AWL / ik ' sploit / verb ( ex . ploits , ex . ploit . ing , ex . ploit . ed )

to treat someone badly to get what you want

Some employers exploit workers, making them work long

hours for low pay.

ex . plore Ф / ik'splor / verb

( ex . plores , ex plor ing , ex . plored )

to travel around a new place to learn about it They explored the area on foot.

ex • plo • ra • tion / |ekspb ' reijn / noun