mis·sion
noun/ˈmɪʃn/
/ˈmɪʃn/
Idioms - [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·莫尔为国王执行外交任务游览了安特卫普。 - 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 Examples- The mission of the Centre is to provide professional educational support to teachers and students.
该中心的使命是为教师和学生提供专业的教育支持。 - 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.
在完成任务之前不要返回。 - It was a joint mission between France and Germany.
这是法国和德国的联合任务。 - He has been appointed to head a UN fact-finding mission in the region.
他已被任命领导联合国在该地区的实况调查团。
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
- She led a recent trade mission to China.
- [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.
他是驻柏林的英国使团团长。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- diplomatic
- military
- trade
- …
- establish
- set up
- send
- …
- mission to
- He is the head of the British mission in Berlin.
- [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.
她在蒙大拿州圣彼得教会担任学校教师。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Christian
- educational
- establish
- found
- run
- …
- work
- hospital
- school
- …
- Gandhi’s attitude to mission and conversion
- [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潜力的使命。 - 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 Examples- One 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
- …
- Her mission in life was to work with the homeless.
- [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.
军方正在执行一项重要的维和任务。
Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Extra Examples- He 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救援任务。 - 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
- The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission.
- [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。
Wordfinder- astronaut
- countdown
- dock
- launch
- mission
- orbit
- rocket
- satellite
- space
- weightless
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacec1- a 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
- a US space mission
- [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 - It's a mission to get there.
一路上要经历艰辛才能到达那里。
- It's a mission to get there.
official job/group
teaching Christianity
your duty
of armed forces
space flight
task
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，我们踏上回家之路。
- Mission accomplished, we headed for home.
mission impossible
- a difficult or impossible task
难以完成的任务；不可能完成的任务 - Many regard this task as mission impossible.
许多人认为这项任务是不可能完成的任务。
- Many regard this task as mission impossible.