- [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；使团的使命 She led a recent trade mission to China. 她近期率领了一个赴华贸易代表团。 Thomas More toured Antwerp on a diplomatic mission for the king. 托马斯·莫尔在安特卫普为国王执行外交任务。 It was too late to launch a rescue mission. 当时展开救援行动已经太晚了。 They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region. 他们承担了在该地区核查事实的工作。 a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees 帮助无家可归的难民的慈善工作
Extra ExamplesThe mission of the Centre is to provide professional educational support to teachers and students. 该中心的任务是向教师和学生提供专业教育支持。 An aid team will be sent on a mission to the earthquake zone. 将派一支救援队去地震灾区执行任务。 The US is sending a trade mission to China. 美国将派一个贸易代表团去中国。 Their mission ended in failure. 他们的任务以失败告终。 a joint Anglo-American mission 英美联合任务 Do not return until you have accomplished your mission. 完成任务后再回来。 It was a joint mission between France and Germany. 这是法国和德国的联合行动。 He has been appointed to head a UN fact-finding mission in the region. 他被任命为该地区联合国实况调查团的团长。
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 使团；代表团；执行任务的地点 He is the head of the British mission in Berlin. 他是英国驻柏林使团的团长。
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）传教，布道；布道团 Gandhi’s attitude to mission and conversion 甘地对于布道和改变信仰的态度 a Catholic mission in Africa 在非洲的天主教传教士 She took up a position as a school teacher at St Peter's mission in Montana. 她在蒙大拿州的圣彼得教堂担任学校教师。
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；传教区 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；天职 Her mission in life was to work with the homeless. 她以帮助无家可归者为己任。 We are committed to the mission of helping students realize their full potential. 我们致力于帮助学生充分发挥他们的潜力。 You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is a man with a mission. 从他坚定的谈吐就可以看出他是一个肩负使命的人。
Extra ExamplesOne of the missions of academic institutions is to improve the quality of life of our citizens. 学术机构的使命之一是提高我们公民的生活质量。 He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him. 现在他的人生有了使命，就是使周围的人眼界开阔起来。 We will continue our mission to close the gap between customers' expectations and the reality. 我们将继续履行自己的职责，努力缩小客户的期望与实际情况之间的差距。
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. 军事行动 The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission. 这支空军中队执行一项侦察任务。 The military are fulfilling an important peacekeeping mission. 军队正在执行一项重要的维和任务。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peace 战争与和平 Starting a war 开战 - declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 - go to war (against/with somebody)
（向…）开战 - cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
引起／平息骚乱 - incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 - launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 - prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 - be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 - enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 - lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations 军事行动 - adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 - carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 - go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 - train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 - lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 - employ/use guerrilla tactics
采用游击战术 - conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
进行／发动生物战／游击战 - fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 - suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
遭受惨败；大获全胜 - achieve/win a decisive victory
赢得决定性的胜利 - halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 - order/force a retreat
命令／强迫撤退
Fighting 作战 - join/serve in the army/navy/air force
加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 - be/go/remain/serve on active duty
在服现役 - serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 - be sent to the front (line)
被派往前线 - attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 - see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
目睹／报道／参与激战 - call for/be met with armed resistance
要求／遭遇武装抵抗 - come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 - fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 - shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 - launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 - use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
使用生物／化学／核武器 - inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
遭受惨重损失／伤亡 - be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 - become/be held as a prisoner of war
成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war 战争中的平民 - harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 - cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 - impose/enforce/lift a curfew
强制实行／解除宵禁 - engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 - be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 - accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
接受／收容／安置战争难民 - fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 - commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace 和解 - make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 - call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 - sign a ceasefire agreement
签署停战协议 - call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
要求发动／引发／结束战争 - demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 - establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
建立／派遣维和部队 - negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
Extra ExamplesHe was sent on a secret mission approved by the Pentagon. 他被派出执行一项由五角大楼批准的秘密任务。 He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain. 他在英国上空共执行过41 次飞行任务。 UN troops were sent on a mercy mission to the disaster site. 联合国部队被派往灾区执行慈善任务。 The captain instructed them to abort the mission. 上尉指示他们中止执行任务。
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 太空飞行任务 a US space mission 美国的太空飞行 He's been on several shuttle missions over the last decade. 过去 10 年中他执行过数次航天飞机任务。
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacec1a successful spacecraft mission to Venus 至金星的成功的航天飞行 experiments conducted on a space mission 航天飞行中进行的实验
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 （极其艰巨且需长时间才能完成的）任务，旅行
official job/group官方使命；正式组织
teaching Christianity传教
your duty职责
of armed forces军队
space flight太空飞行
task任务
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 任务已完成；大功告成 Mission accomplished, we headed for home. 任务完成，我们回家了。
mission impossible
a difficult or impossible task 作艰苦的长途旅行（尤指去许多地方） Many regard this task as mission impossible. 许多人认为这项任务是不可能完成的。