1、operation
(由大量人員參與、具有高度組織性的)活動(dòng),行動(dòng),工作
The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.
救援行動(dòng)于星期五下午開始
。The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
這些士兵參加了烏干達(dá)邊境附近的一次軍事行動(dòng)
。企業(yè);公司
Thorn's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people.
索恩的電子公司雇用了約5,000名員工
。The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.
這兩個(gè)母公司現(xiàn)在合并為一家企業(yè)經(jīng)營業(yè)務(wù)
。使用;運(yùn)作
Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.
在鐵路連線開通之前,乘客只能乘坐長途客車穿越隧道
。the free banking system that has been in operation since the early eighties.
從80年代初就開始實(shí)行的自由銀行制度
2、back out
食言;違約;退出
Madonna backed out of the project after much wrangling.
多番爭吵之后,麥當(dāng)娜退出了這個(gè)項(xiàng)目
。Wells was supposed to put up half the money, but later backed out.
韋爾斯本應(yīng)當(dāng)出一半的錢,但后來他食言了
。