mission
noun
ˈmɪʃən
noun
1
AIR FORCE/ARMY ETC
空军/陆军等
an
important
job
that
involves
travelling
somewhere,
done
by
a
member
of
the
airforce,
army
etc,
or
by
a
spacecraft
任务，使命
He
was
sent
on
over
200
missions
before
being
killed
in
action.
在阵亡之前他奉命执行过 200 多次军事任务。
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to
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the
first
manned
space
mission
to
Mars
第一次奔赴火星的载人太空飞行使命
US
troops
taking
part
in
the
peacekeeping
mission
参与维和任务的美军
2
JOB
工作
an
important
job
that
someone
has
been
given
to
do,
especially
when
they
are
sent
to
another
place
〔尤指给予被派遣人员的〕重要任务，使命
Her
mission
was
to
improve
staff
morale.
她的任务是鼓舞员工的士气。
on
a
mission
scientists
on
a
mission
to
the
rainforest,
to
study
possible
medicinal
uses
of
plants
到热带雨林执行植物药用研究任务的科学家
rescue/diplomatic/fact-finding
etc
mission
a
group
of
US
congressmen
on
a
fact-finding
mission
to
Northern
Ireland
一组到北爱尔兰执行实情调查任务的美国国会议员
3
DUTY
职责
something
that
you
feel
you
must
do
because
it
is
your
duty
职责，天职; 使命;
Momich’s
mission
was
to
help
young
people
in
his
local
community.
莫米奇的职责就是帮助他这个社区里的年轻人。
His
main
mission
in
life
is
to
earn
as
much
money
as
possible.
他人生的主要任务就是挣尽可能多的钱。
4
PURPOSE
目的
the
purpose
or
the
most
important
aim
of
an
organization
〔一个组织的〕目的，宗旨
The
mission
of
International
House
is
to
enable
students
of
different
cultures
to
live
together
and
build
life-long
friendships.
国际之家的宗旨就是让不同文化背景的学生住在一起，建立终身的友谊。
5
GOVERNMENT
政府
a
group
of
important
people
who
are
sent
by
their
government
to
another
country
to
discuss
something
or
collect
information
〔政府派往国外的〕代表团; 工作团; 使团;
a
British
trade
mission
to
Moscow
到莫斯科去的英国贸易代表团
6
RELIGION
宗教
a.
religious
work
that
involves
going
to
a
foreign
country
in
order
to
teach
people
about
Christianity
or
help
poor
people
b.
a
building
where
this
kind
of
work
is
done,
or
the
people
who
work
there
布道所，传教所; 传教团，布道团
7
mission accomplished
used
when
you
have
successfully
achieved
something
that
you
were
trying
to
do
任务已完成
8
woman/man with a mission
someone
who
is
very
determined
to
achieve
what
they
are
trying
to
do
–
often
used
humorously
坚毅不拔的人〔常为幽默用法〕