- [countable]
an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country 官方使命；使團的使命 She led a recent trade mission to China. 她近期率領了一個赴華貿易代表團。 Thomas More toured Antwerp on a diplomatic mission for the king. 托馬斯·莫爾在安特衛普爲國王執行外交任務。 It was too late to launch a rescue mission. 當時展開救援行動已經太晚了。 They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region. 他們承擔了在該地區核查事實的工作。 a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees 幫助無家可歸的難民的慈善工作
Extra ExamplesThe mission of the Centre is to provide professional educational support to teachers and students. 該中心的任務是向教師和學生提供專業教育支持。 An aid team will be sent on a mission to the earthquake zone. 將派一支救援隊去地震災區執行任務。 The US is sending a trade mission to China. 美國將派一個貿易代表團去中國。 Their mission ended in failure. 他們的任務以失敗告終。 a joint Anglo-American mission 英美聯合任務 Do not return until you have accomplished your mission. 完成任務後再回來。 It was a joint mission between France and Germany. 這是法國和德國的聯合行動。 He has been appointed to head a UN fact-finding mission in the region. 他被任命爲該地區聯合國實況調查團的團長。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- joint
- covert
- secret
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- execute
- …
- end in failure
- fail
- be a success
- …
- objective
- accomplishment
- on a/the mission
- mission impossible
- [countable]
a group of people doing such a job; the place where they work 使團；代表團；執行任務的地點 He is the head of the British mission in Berlin. 他是英國駐柏林使團的團長。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diplomatic
- military
- trade
- …
- establish
- set up
- send
- …
- mission to
- [uncountable, countable]
the work of teaching people about Christianity, especially in a foreign country; a group of people doing such work （尤指在海外的）傳教，布道；布道團 Gandhi’s attitude to mission and conversion 甘地對於布道和改變信仰的態度 a Catholic mission in Africa 在非洲的天主教傳教士 She took up a position as a school teacher at St Peter's mission in Montana. 她在蒙大拿州的聖彼得教堂擔任學校教師。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Christian
- educational
- establish
- found
- run
- …
- work
- hospital
- school
- …
- [countable]
a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission 布道所；傳教區 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Christian
- educational
- establish
- found
- run
- …
- work
- hospital
- school
- …
- [countable]
particular work that you feel it is your duty to do 使命；天職 Her mission in life was to work with the homeless. 她以幫助無家可歸者爲己任。 We are committed to the mission of helping students realize their full potential. 我們致力於幫助學生充分發揮他們的潛力。 You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission. 從他堅定的談吐就可以看出他是一個肩負使命的人。
Extra ExamplesOne of the missions of academic institutions is to improve the quality of life of our citizens. 學術機構的使命之一是提高我們公民的生活質量。 He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him. 現在他的人生有了使命，就是使周圍的人眼界開闊起來。 We will continue our mission to close the gap between customers' expectations and the reality. 我們將繼續履行自己的職責，努力縮小客戶的期望與實際情況之間的差距。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- primary
- stated
- …
- have
- pursue
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- statement
- a man with a mission
- a woman with a mission
- a sense of mission
- …
- [countable]
an important job that is done by a soldier, group of soldiers, etc. 軍事行動 The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission. 這支空軍中隊執行一項偵察任務。 The military are fulfilling an important peacekeeping mission. 軍隊正在執行一項重要的維和任務。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 戰爭與和平 Starting a war 開戰 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣戰／挑起戰爭／發動戰爭 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）開戰 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息騷亂 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽動／領導／鎮壓起義／叛亂 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
發起／實施突然／恐怖襲擊 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明沖突升級 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内戰搞得四分五裂；瀕於内戰 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
進入／侵略／佔領某人的領土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
領導／發起／抵制／擊退武裝入侵
Military operations 軍事行動 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／發展／實施／執行軍事戰略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派駐／撤回部隊 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
進行／駕機執行／執行偵察／營救任務 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
訓練／裝備／部署陸軍／軍事／作戰分隊 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
領導／發起／實施（對某人的）突然襲擊／（空中／空投部隊／登陸）攻擊 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用遊擊戰術 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
進行／發動生物戰／遊擊戰 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
設法戰勝／鎮壓／挫敗叛亂者／叛亂 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受慘敗；大獲全勝 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得決定性的勝利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英國／德國／俄羅斯的前進 - order/force a retreat
命令／強迫撤退
Fighting 作戰 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陸軍／海軍／空軍；在陸軍／海軍／空軍部隊服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服現役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完畢；服役歸來 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前線 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
襲擊／攻擊敵人；與敵人交戰；擊敗／殺死／消滅敵人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／報道／參與激戰 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武裝抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／機關槍的／迫擊炮的射擊 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（對…）發射機關槍／迫擊炮彈／火箭彈 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步槍／手槍射擊；發射子彈／導彈 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
發射巡航／彈道／反坦克導彈 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化學／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受慘重損失／傷亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敵軍／友軍／炮火擊中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成爲戰俘；作爲戰俘被監禁
Civilians in war 戰爭中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
傷害／殺死／瞄準／保護無辜的／手無寸鐵的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
導致／避免／限制／最大限度減少平民傷亡／附帶性破壞 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
強制實行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
參與種族清洗；成爲種族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虜拘留營／集中營 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置戰爭難民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／揚言要軍事／暴力報複 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯戰爭罪／反人類罪／種族滅絕罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／帶來／赢得／實現／保持／促進和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商談／協商／宣布停戰／暫時休戰 - sign a ceasefire agreement
簽署停戰協議 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求發動／引發／結束戰爭 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
強烈要求／商討／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣維和部隊 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商討／達成／正式批準／簽署／接受／拒絕／破壞／違反和平協定
Extra ExamplesHe was sent on a secret mission approved by the Pentagon. 他被派出執行一項由五角大樓批準的秘密任務。 He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain. 他在英國上空共執行過41 次飛行任務。 UN troops were sent on a mercy mission to the disaster site. 聯合國部隊被派往災區執行慈善任務。 The captain instructed them to abort the mission. 上尉指示他們中止執行任務。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- joint
- covert
- secret
- …
- carry out
- conduct
- execute
- …
- end in failure
- fail
- be a success
- …
- objective
- accomplishment
- on a/the mission
- mission impossible
- [countable]
a flight into space 太空飛行任務 a US space mission 美國的太空飛行 He's been on several shuttle missions over the last decade. 過去 10 年中他執行過數次航天飛機任務。
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacec1a successful spacecraft mission to Venus 至金星的成功的航天飛行 experiments conducted on a space mission 航天飛行中進行的實驗
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- shuttle
- space
- spacecraft
- …
- go on
- make
- abort
- …
- control
- on a/the mission
- mission to
- [countable] (British English, informal)
a task or journey that is very difficult and takes a long time to complete （極其艱巨且需長時間才能完成的）任務，旅行
official job/group官方使命；正式組織
teaching Christianity傳教
your duty職責
of armed forces軍隊
space flight太空飛行
task任務
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n-), from mittere ‘send’.
Idioms
mission accomplished
used when you have successfully completed what you have had to do 任務已完成；大功告成 Mission accomplished, we headed for home. 任務完成，我們回家了。
mission impossible
a difficult or impossible task 作艱苦的長途旅行（尤指去許多地方） Many regard this task as mission impossible. 許多人認爲這項任務是不可能完成的。