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the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part 手术 Will I need to have an operation? 我需要动手术吗？ He underwent a three-hour heart operation. 他接受了三个小时的心脏手术。 - operation to do something
He had an operation to remove a growth. 他做了赘生物切除手术。 - operation on somebody/something (to do something)
an operation on her lung to remove a tumour 为她做的肺部肿瘤切除手术 - operation for something
Doctors performed an emergency operation for appendicitis last night. 医生昨天夜里做了紧急阑尾炎手术。
Collocations IllnessesIllnesses 疾病 Becoming ill 生病 - catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
染上感冒／传染病／流感／肺炎／病毒／小毛病 - get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
患病／艾滋病／乳腺癌／感冒／流感／偏头痛 - come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
得了感冒／流感 - contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
感染致命疾病／严重疾病／艾滋病病毒／艾滋病 - be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
受病毒／寄生虫／艾滋病病毒感染 - develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
患上癌症／糖尿病／皮疹／溃疡；出现肝炎症状 - have a heart attack/a stroke
心脏病／中风发作 - provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
引起／产生过敏反应 - block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
使血管阻塞／破裂 - damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
损伤／切断神经／动脉／肌腱
Being ill 病了 - feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
发烧 - have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
患伤风感冒／糖尿病／心脏病／肺癌；头痛；发烧 - suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
患哮喘／营养不良症／经常性头痛／多发性抑郁症／精神错乱 - be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
因感冒／流感／偏头痛而卧床休息 - nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
调治感冒／头痛／宿醉 - battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
与癌症／抑郁症作斗争；戒瘾；戒酒
Treatments 治疗 - examine a patient
给病人做检查 - diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
诊断疾病 - be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
诊断为癌症／糖尿病／精神分裂症 - prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
开／得到／服用药／药片／止痛药／抗生素 - treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
治疗某人的癌症／抑郁症／休克 - have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
接受检查／手术／外科手术／肾移植手术／治疗／化疗／癌症治疗 - have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
打针；接种流感疫苗；接受输血；做扫描检查；照 X 光 - cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
治疗疾病／病痛／癌症／头痛／病人 - prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
防止疾病扩散／疾病进一步爆发／对肺部造成伤害 - be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
接种流感／麻疹／小儿麻痹症／天花疫苗 - enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
增加对疾病的免疫力
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicineb1We met the surgeon who performed the operation. 我们遇到了做手术的外科医生。 Robots can perform surgical operations on humans. 机器人可以对人类进行外科手术。 She came through the operation very well. 她顺利地通过了手术。 a delicate eye operation 精细的眼科手术 an operation for a kidney problem 肾病手术 In 1942, she underwent an operation for a brain tumor. 1942年，她接受了脑瘤手术。 She had to have an operation on her knee to help her walk again. 她不得不做膝盖手术来帮助她重新行走。 The player needed another operation on his injured knee. 这名球员受伤的膝盖需要再做一次手术。 Following two major operations for duodenal cancer, he was confined to bed or a wheelchair. 十二指肠癌的两次大手术后，他被限制在床上或轮椅上。 He is fit and well despite a major heart operation two years ago. 尽管两年前做了一次大的心脏手术，他身体健康。 He was concerned about the effect of cancelled operations on patients who had waited a long time for surgery. 他担心取消手术对等待手术很久的病人的影响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- minor
- small
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- have
- undergo
- come through
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- during a/the operation
- operation for
- operation on
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an organized activity that involves several people （有组织的）活动，行动 Weather conditions were too bad to mount a rescue operation. 天气条件太差，无法展开救援行动。 The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city. 当局在城内展开大规模的安全行动。 It was a covert government operation sanctioned by the President himself. 这是由总统亲自批准的秘密政府行动。 - operation against somebody/something
The police have launched a major operation against drug suppliers. 警方展开了一次打击毒贩的大规模行动。 the UN peacekeeping operations 联合国维持和平行动
Extra ExamplesA huge rescue operation was launched after two divers were reported missing. 据报道，两名潜水员失踪后，展开了一场大规模的救援行动。 An ambitious clean-up operation followed the oil spill. 漏油事件后，一项雄心勃勃的清理行动开始了。 The countries have conducted joint anti-terrorist operations. 两国开展了联合反恐行动。 They were caught as a result of a surveillance operation. 他们是在一次监视行动中被抓获的。 The council said funds will be available for relief operations. 委员会表示，资金将用于救援行动。 A criminal gang is thought to be behind the operation. 一个犯罪团伙被认为是这次行动的幕后黑手。 This was a lengthy and complicated operation, which drew on all the specialist skills of our officers. 这是一次漫长而复杂的行动，动用了我们军官的所有专业技能。 It was a tricky operation to get all the barrels safely down on to the road. 把所有的木桶都完好无损地搬到公路上，这个工作很棘手。 For anybody to move 380 tons of material, that would be quite an operation. 对任何人来说，搬运380吨材料都是一项相当大的操作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large-scale
- major
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- begin
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- during a/the operation
- a theatre/theater of operations
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a business or company, usually one that involves many parts （包括许多部分的）企业，公司 a huge multinational operation 庞大的跨国公司 He runs a successful dairy operation. 他经营着一家成功的乳品厂。 The venture will be set up as a 70%–30% joint operation. 合资企业将建立为70%-30%的合资企业。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2Network Computing Inc. plans to open a UK operation in Britain next year. 网络计算公司计划下一年度在英国开设分支机构。 They could not pledge long-term commitment to the Scottish manufacturing operation. 他们无法保证对苏格兰制造业务的长期承诺。 It's difficult for smaller independent operations to compete. 较小的独立运营很难竞争。 Today the co-op is a highly successful operation with a growing membership. 如今，该合作社是一个非常成功的组织，成员越来越多。 I have no desire to expand my operation. 我没有扩大经营的欲望。 By his mid-teens he was overseeing a local drug operation that brought in over $5 000 a day. 在他15岁左右的时候，他就开始监督当地一项每天能带来5 000多美元收入的毒品交易。 The magazine was set up and funded as a joint operation by British Intelligence and the CIA. 该杂志是由英国情报局和中央情报局联合创办和资助的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large-scale
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- a theatre/theater of operations
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the activity or work done in a company, or in an area of business or industry （工商业）活动，业务 The firm is looking to expand its operations overseas. 这家公司希望开拓海外业务。 The company announced it would cease operations. 该公司宣布将停止运营。 The directors are not involved in day-to-day operations of the business. 董事不参与企业的日常运营。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2The airline has appointed a new director of flight operations. 这家航空公司新任命了一位航班业务主任。 restrictions placed on business operations 对商业活动的限制 One of the aims of the merger was to develop joint investment banking operations. 合并的目的之一是发展联合投资银行业务。 The company commenced new mining operations in Zambia in 2013. 该公司于2013年在赞比亚开始了新的采矿业务。 The company decided to eliminate its unprofitable manufacturing operations. 该公司决定取消无利可图的制造业务。 software tools for planning, distribution, order management, and retail operations 用于规划、分销、订单管理和零售运营的软件工具 Many companies are transferring manufacturing operations to lower-cost countries. 许多公司正在将制造业务转移到成本较低的国家。 She was executive vice president of business operations. 她是业务运营部的执行副总裁。 The company applied for a federal permit to expand its operations. 该公司申请联邦许可扩大其业务。 David Thicke will oversee operations at the new warehouse. 大卫·西克将监督新仓库的运作。 The business was forced to suspend operations due to water damage. 由于水毁，该企业被迫暂停运营。 The Financial Services Authority ordered the bank to suspend some operations for six months. 金融服务管理局命令该银行暂停部分业务6个月。 The plant resumed operations after a two-week closure. 关闭两周之后，工厂恢复了运转。 They will continue operations as separate companies. 他们将作为独立的公司继续运营。 The company's trading operations relied heavily on complicated transactions. 该公司的贸易业务严重依赖复杂的交易。 The publisher will continue its web operations. 出版商将继续其网络运营。 It is understood that the new hedge fund has not commenced operations, but it is raising funds for investments. 据了解，新的对冲基金尚未开始运作，但它正在为投资筹集资金。 Retailers look for ways to streamline their operations and improve efficiency. 零售商寻找简化运营和提高效率的方法。 The hurricane disrupted operations at refineries along the Gulf Coast. 飓风扰乱了墨西哥湾沿岸炼油厂的运作。 Many small businesses finance their operations by credit card. 许多小企业用信用卡为他们的经营融资。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- during a/the operation
- a theatre/theater of operations
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an act performed by a machine, especially a computer 运算；运作 Extra ExamplesTopics Computersb2Use the new Smart Feature Manager to extract multiple features in a single operation. 使用新的智能特征管理器在一次操作中提取多个特征。 One of our application servers currently requires 3 passwords just for one simple operation. 我们的一个应用服务器目前只需要一个简单的操作就需要3个密码。 The application is designed to perform advanced file search operations on your computer. 该应用程序旨在您的计算机上执行高级文件搜索操作。 People can apply for benefits and perform other operations from their home computers. 人们可以从家里的电脑上申请福利和执行其他操作。 The staff didn't seem to know how to perform simple operations at the till. 工作人员似乎不知道如何在收银台进行简单的操作。 The hire cost for equipment is estimated according to the average number of times a particular operation is performed. 设备的租赁成本是根据执行特定操作的平均次数来估算的。 To continue normal operations, both of the two firewalls must agree conditions are safe. 为了继续正常运行，两个防火墙都必须同意条件是安全的。 Docking stations allow the laptop to be detached with a single operation. 坞站允许只需一次操作即可拆卸笔记本电脑。 The phone boasts the very latest chip which delivers exceptional operation times. 这款手机拥有最新的芯片，可提供卓越的操作时间。
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the way that parts of a machine or a system work; the process of making something work 运转；运行；操作 Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine. 定期维修可保持发动机的顺畅运转。 Operation of the device is extremely simple. 这个装置的操作非常简单。 Competition is central to the operation of markets. 竞争是市场运作的核心。 The machine can get very hot during operation. 这台机器运转时会变得很热。
Extra ExamplesSerious injuries can result from unsafe operation of this vehicle. 该车辆的不安全操作可能导致严重伤害。 As a student he did intensive research into the design and operation of fusion reactors. 作为一名学生，他对聚变反应堆的设计和运行进行了深入的研究。 We found this ventilation device best with regards to ease of maintenance and operation. 我们发现这种通风装置最容易维护和操作。 A touch screen can greatly simplify day-to-day operation of these complex devices. 触摸屏可以大大简化这些复杂设备的日常操作。 a long-lasting lamp with an operation time of up to 6 000 hours 工作时间长达6 000小时的长效灯 The law can and should constrain the operation of the free market. 法律可以也应该约束自由市场的运行。 measures to improve the operation of the linked exchange rate system 改善联系汇率制度运作的措施
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- smooth
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- come into
- bring something into
- put something into
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- during operation
- in operation
- in full operation
- into full operation
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the action of functioning; the fact of being used or active or having an effect 工作中；使用中；有效 The factory will cease operation at the end of the year. 这家工厂年底停工。 - in operation
The system has been in operation for six months. 这个系统已经运行六个月了。 Temporary traffic controls are in operation on New Road. 新路正在实施临时交通管制。 - into operation
The new rules come into operation from next week. 新规定从下周起实施。 It's time to put our plan into operation. 现在应该执行我们的计划了。
Extra Examplesthe only reactor in full operation 唯一全面运转的反应堆 the smooth day-to-day operation of the department 该部门平稳的日常运转 To reduce the target would disrupt the operation of money market mutual funds. 降低目标会扰乱货币市场共同基金的运作。 This is an example of the operation of the economic laws of supply and demand. 这是供求经济规律运行的一个例子。
- (also op)[countable, usually plural]
military activity 军事行动 joint military/combat operations 联合军事/作战行动 US forces conducted ground and air operations. 美军进行了地面和空中行动。 He was the officer in charge of operations. 他是负责指挥作战行动的军官。 UN troops supervised the relief operations. 联合国部队监督了这次救助行动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large-scale
- major
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- begin
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- during a/the operation
- a theatre/theater of operations
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a process in which a number or quantity is changed by adding, multiplying, etc. 运算
medical医疗
organized activity有组织的活动
business商务
computer计算机
machine/system机器；系统
military activity军事行动
mathematics数学
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin operatio(n-), from the verb operari ‘expend labour on’, from opus, oper- ‘work’.