1、operation
(由大量人员参与、具有高度组织性的)活动,行动,工作
The rescue operation began on Friday afternoon.
救援行动于星期五下午开始
。The soldiers were engaged in a military operation close to the Ugandan border.
这些士兵参加了乌干达边境附近的一次军事行动
。企业;公司
Thorn's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people.
索恩的电子公司雇用了约5,000名员工
。The two parent groups now run their business as a single combined operation.
这两个母公司现在合并为一家企业经营业务
。使用;运作
Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.
在铁路连线开通之前,乘客只能乘坐长途客车穿越隧道
。the free banking system that has been in operation since the early eighties.
从80年代初就开始实行的自由银行制度
2、mission
(尤指赴他国的)使命,重要任务
Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America.
索尔兹伯里派他到北美执行一项外交任务
。He has been on a mission to help end Lebanon's political crisis.
他已经被派执行一项旨在帮助结束黎巴嫩政治危机的使命
。驻外使团;出国代表团
the head of the mission in South Africa.
驻南非代表团团长
a senior member of a diplomatic mission.
外交使团的高级成员
使命;天职
He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil.
他认为自己毕生的使命就是保护弱者不受邪恶势力的欺凌
。There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture.
他的一言一行都带着强烈的使命感
。