1、apparent

貌似的；表面上的；似乎真實的

I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress.

我對我們看似緩慢的進展感到有些沮喪。

There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war.

這場慘烈的價格戰貌似終于結束了。

明顯的；顯而易見的

It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well.

顯然，這些標準在其他地區執行得很好。

The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film.

在早期影片中已經顯露出了明星相。

原因不明；不知何故

The person may become dizzy for no apparent reason.

這類人可能會莫名其妙地感到頭暈。

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

（軍用飛機或航天火箭的）飛行任務

a bomber that crashed during a training mission in the west Texas mountains.

在得克薩斯州西部山區執行訓練任務時墜毀的轟炸機

the first shuttle mission.

首次航天飛行任務