plural missions
plural missions
Learner's definition of MISSION
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a : a task or job that someone is given to do任务；使命 -
Our mission was to recover the stolen plans.我们的任务是找回被盗的计划书。
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He was sent on a fact-finding mission. = He was sent on a mission to gather information.他被派去了解情况。
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By patient negotiation she succeeded in her mission of averting a strike.经过耐心协商，她完成了避免罢工的使命。
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go on a rescue mission [=go somewhere to rescue someone]执行救援任务
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The volunteers were on a mission of mercy to help victims of the disaster. [=the volunteers were sent to help the victims of the disaster]志愿者被派去帮助受灾民众。
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a mercy mission救助任务
b : a specific military or naval task军事任务 -
a reconnaissance mission侦察任务
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a peacekeeping mission维和任务
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a combat/training mission战斗/训练任务
c : a flight by an aircraft or spacecraft to perform a specific task飞行任务 -
a bombing mission轰炸任务
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a manned space mission载人航天任务
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a shuttle mission航天飞机飞行任务
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a mission to the moon登月任务
— see also mission control 2
: a task that you consider to be a very important duty使命；天职 -
His mission is to help poor children. = He has made it his mission in life to help poor children. = He's a man with a mission: to help poor children.他的人生使命是帮助贫困儿童。
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She's on a mission to locate her lost sister. [=she is very determined to find her lost sister]她决心要找到走失的妹妹。
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: a group of people sent to a foreign country for a specific reason (such as to have discussions or to provide training or assistance)外交使团 4
a : a group of people who are sent to a foreign country to do religious work : a group of missionaries传教团；布道团 b : a place or building where such work is done传教地；布道场所