1、operation
(由大量人員參與、具有高度組織性的)活動,行動,工作
The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.
救援行動于星期五下午開始
。The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
這些士兵參加了烏干達邊境附近的一次軍事行動
。企業;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.
這兩個母公司現在合并為一家企業經營業務
。使用;運作
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年代初就開始實行的自由銀行制度
2、mission
(尤指赴他國的)使命,重要任務
Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America.
索爾茲伯里派他到北美執行一項外交任務
。He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.
他已經被派執行一項旨在幫助結束黎巴嫩政治危機的使命
。駐外使團;出國代表團
the head of the mission in South Africa.
駐南非代表團團長
a senior member of a diplomatic mission.
外交使團的高級成員
使命;天職
He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.
他認為自己畢生的使命就是保護弱者不受邪惡勢力的欺凌
。There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.
他的一言一行都帶著強烈的使命感
。