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| /ˈmɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | C an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large organization , especially one that involves travel 使命；任务 |
| The President leaves for a trade mission to the Middle East. 总统肩负贸易使命出访中东。 |
| a cultural/fact-finding/rescue mission 文化使命/调查任务/援救任务 |
| | 1a | a group of people sent to do an important piece of work 代表团；使团 | | The UN peacekeeping mission has arrived in the capital. 联合国维和代表团已经到达首都。 | |
| | 1b | an operation to help people who are in trouble or danger 慈善行动 | |
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| 2 | C a military operation , especially one by aircraft 军事行动；（尤指）飞行任务 |
| He was shot down during a mission over the Balkans. 他在巴尔干上空执行飞行任务时被击落。 |
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| 3 | C a flight into space 太空飞行 |
| the possibility of a manned mission to Mars 进行飞往火星的载人太空飞行的可能性 |
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| 4 | singular an aim that is very important to a person or organization 使命；天职 |
| mission in life (=a personal goal) Helping homeless people was Gina’ s mission in life. 人生的使命；天职 |
| mission to do sth It is the international community’ s mission to end terrorism. 消灭恐怖主义是国际社会的使命。 |
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| 5 | C/U the activity of religious people who go to other countries in order to make people believe in their religion （宗教人员在他国的）传教活动 |
| the Catholic mission in Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚的天主教传教活动 |
| | 5a | C the building used for this activity 传教用的建筑；传道区 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | mission accomplished
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| used for saying that a piece of work has been done successfully |
| 任务已完成 |
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