| 单词 | mission |
| 释义 | mission (mɪʃən ) Word forms: missions 1. countable noun A mission is an important task that people are given to do, especially one that involves travelling to another country. Salisbury sent him on a diplomatic mission to North America. He has been on a mission to help end the country's political crisis. ...the most crucial stage of his latest peace mission. Synonyms: assignment, job, labour, operation 2. countable noun A mission is a group of people who have been sent to a foreign country to carry out an official task. ...the head of the mission in South Africa. ...a senior member of a diplomatic mission. Synonyms: delegation, ministry, embassy, representation 3. countable noun A mission is a special journey made by a military aeroplane or space rocket. ...a bomber that crashed during a training mission in the west Texas mountains. ...the first shuttle mission. Synonyms: sortie, operation, raid 4. singular noun [usually poss NOUN] If you say that you have a mission, you mean that you have a strong commitment and sense of duty to do or achieve something. He viewed his mission in life as protecting the weak from the evil. There is an enormous sense of mission in his speech and gesture. Synonyms: task, work, calling, business 5. countable noun A mission is the activities of a group of Christians who have been sent to a place to teach people about Christianity. They say God spoke to them and told them to go on a mission to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. 6. countable noun A mission is a building or group of buildings in which missionary work is carried out. I reside at the mission at St Michael's. ...schools, monasteries and other mission buildings. Collocations: mission objective It gave the player the opportunity to create their own mission, including level layout, deciding which characters to put in, and mission objective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In certain areas of the game, enemies continuously respawn to challenge the player until they swiftly complete the mission objective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each team attempts to complete their mission objective and/or eliminate the opposing team. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead of each employee working towards their own individual paycheck, they will be working together to accomplish a shared goal or mission objective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A business process begins with a mission objective and ends with achievement of the business objective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Judgement plays a key role in calibration, and its importance increases as mission scientists begin to study the images. The Times Literary Supplement Mission scientists don't simply look at the pictures, straining to see novel features. The Times Literary Supplement The name was inspired in mission scientists by barnacle-like structures on the rock that appeared in transmitted photos. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Mission scientists also reported a first descent profile, which describes the trajectory the probe took during its descent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were given informal names by mission scientists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a mission succeeds, what do you have? Christianity Today The mission succeeds, though many on both sides die. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The machines built larger machines to ensure that the mission succeeds resulting in an eventual corruption of the original purpose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This latest vehicle was designed for a manned moon mission in 2020 - which has now been cancelled. The Sun With each kilogram taken into space costing tens of thousands of pounds, anything that astronauts can harvest while up there makes moon missions more viable. Times,Sunday Times This time, though, the ideals are both less lofty and arguably more exciting: the team involved want to make moon missions commercially viable. Times, Sunday Times And as the moon missions have been of such short duration, we haven't been able to study the effects of prolonged exposure. Times, Sunday Times Staging moon missions will teach us new things about space exploration. The Sun If ever there was a noble mission, this was it. The Sun It was a noble mission. Times, Sunday Times Apart from references to his sister, the report was in the traditional vein: effusive praise for the 31-year-old despot and plaudits for the 'noble mission' of the cartoon-makers. Times, Sunday Times That's the movie's grand odyssey, and if it falls short of perfect accomplishment, what noble mission doesn't? Globe and Mail We shall deserve and shall have the contempt of all thoughtful people if we suffer our noble missions to fall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its original mission was to go out and snap up security businesses. Times, Sunday Times Consider the contrast between one organization that drifted from its original mission to one that stayed mission true. Christianity Today It meant answering questions from founding members about whether we were still committed to our original mission. Christianity Today He said that some universities risked losing sight of their original mission by giving too much priority to research, at the expense of teaching, when promoting academics to top posts. Times, Sunday Times The company's original mission statement was 'to organise the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful'. Times, Sunday Times Privates going on their first overseas mission earn about 20,000 a year, including separation and operational allowances. Times, Sunday Times Nevertheless, the two organizations share a common statement of faith and cooperate closely in overseas mission work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People are still uneasy about evangelism or giving to overseas missions. Christianity Today The new uniform was supposed to see out a generation of overseas missions and some 40 million was spent on it. Times, Sunday Times The memo insists that, despite budget cuts, more emphasis should be placed on elegant hospitality at our overseas missions. Times, Sunday Times He would then face the charge that his peace mission has avoided the very country at the centre of the conflict. Times, Sunday Times Just what on earth was he attempting to achieve with his so-called peace mission? The Sun So the whole idea was a peace mission, really. The Sun The peace mission was plagued by embarrassing holdups. canada.com He was on a peace mission. Times, Sunday Times We have an opportunity to exponentially improve the way we perform that mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To choose a mission the player must pay a fee to perform the mission, though there are certain missions that do not require a fee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The three train teams must perform a mission at the next station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a significant validation, showing they are capable of moving the necessary personnel and supplies required to perform their mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His sharp intuition enabled him to interpret his clues correctly, thus enabling him to perform his mission successfully. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That means never losing sight of the patrol’s primary mission: the protection of human lives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All three rovers are still active to this day, though mercifully the scientists’ schedules are much more conventional now that the primary mission directives have been accomplished. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was the primary mission — to survive. Times, Sunday Times Its primary mission was to demonstrate an electric gyrodyne orientation system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During this work, she received the best and most modern equipment to enable her to carry out her primary mission, underway replenishment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They develop people, creating teams that pursue the mission. Christianity Today Outside the lecture halls, he pursued his mission to provide reliable prescribing advice. Times, Sunday Times He pursued this mission until 1977. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The foundation pursues a mission of supporting charitable organizations and endeavors that concentrate on assisting youth, promoting health, aiding wounded veterans, and expanding educational opportunities within local communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On a reconnaissance mission ahead of the advancing army, he spotted an iron gate and a track leading into the woods. Times, Sunday Times It took him two attempts, but this was not just a stunt: it was a reconnaissance mission for a new project. Times, Sunday Times We don't want to go into battle without having a reconnaissance mission. canada.com All this precision planning was helped by a reconnaissance mission by an aide earlier this year. The Sun In addition to its reconnaissance mission, the satellite was also used for scientific research. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Let's hope it wasn't a relief mission. Times, Sunday Times The plane was on a typhoon relief mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The relief mission was a failure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Relief missions were suspended after the driver's truck came under fire as it ferried supplies to civilians during a temporary ceasefire. The Sun They also demonstrated this tech's potential use in disaster relief missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Securing the railroad was a risky mission to everyone involved due to hostilities from local communities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The elite commando unit carries out sensitive and risky missions including hostage rescue operations or antiterrorist action abroad. Times,Sunday Times They must use their skills and expertise to perform risky missions for the people that hired them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These plans were later canceled, the robotic mission being described as not feasible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contracts started in late 2013 were merely study contracts, and plans have not been disclosed to raise the or more needed to support the robotic mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Robotic missions, meanwhile, are being squeezed. Times, Sunday Times Her 40-year career has taken her on a virtual tour of the solar system through her involvement in robotic missions. Times, Sunday Times Improved precision landing technology that enhances the scientific value of robotic missions also will be critical for eventual human exploration on the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ship had to appear to be on a routine mission under the command of its three white officers who were always on board when it was underway. Smithsonian Mag It was a routine mission to pick up an officer. Times, Sunday Times On a routine mission, things went awry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 4:22 pm it returned to the heliport after a routine mission for a break of about an hour, and was logged taking off again at 5:33 pm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those already dispatched on routine missions were recalled. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's all about a secret mission to the moon, so we've picked our fave ever moons... The Sun Four soldiers on a top secret mission are jailed for a crime they did not commit. The Sun My best moment was getting the secret mission. The Sun It's into this daunting urban area that you are parachuted for a secret mission that puts you in contact with brutal gangs who control the few human settlements. Times, Sunday Times Now they were embarked upon a secret mission, funded by the entrepreneur. Times, Sunday Times Endeavour will be taking part in its final voyage and will be the penultimate space shuttle mission. Times, Sunday Times This will be his second shuttle mission and his first experience of spacewalking. Times, Sunday Times Endeavour's flight will be the second-to-last space shuttle mission. Houston Chronicle Very recent fi ndings from a shuttle mission showed that salmonella bacteria grown in space were much more virulent. Times, Sunday Times But on at least one shuttle mission, in 1984, the water formed a basketball-sized chunk of ice on the lip of the vent. Globe and Mail Not that the great space mission resulted only in hi-tech medical by-products. The Sun The son of a rocket scientist befriends a chimp being trained for a space mission and begins to fear for its safety. The Sun Yesterday the stoic endurance of the six cosmonauts was rewarded as they broke the record for the longest space mission. Times, Sunday Times Every one was taken by a space mission that could be viewed as a luxury - yet together they teach us a vital lesson. The Sun On her return home after a 13-month solo space mission, she discovers she's pregnant, and wants to know how the miraculous but disturbing event could have happened. The Sun It certainly doesn't feel like a spy mission. Times, Sunday Times They simply have to get their spy mission 'authorised' by ... a senior police officer. The Sun This was the first military parachute/spy mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If your area has an adventure playground or park they can turn a visit into a 'spying mission'. The Sun It's just been discovered that our local councils have authorised 9,600 secret spying missions in the past three years. The Sun One fulfilled the charity's stated mission: it was supportive, helpful and relaxed. Times, Sunday Times The case raises serious doubts about its stated mission to protect people from harm and to 'hold providers to account'. Times, Sunday Times It's part of the company's stated mission of 'organising the world's information and making it universally accessible'. Times, Sunday Times Its stated mission was providing individuals and families with quality digital entertainment experiences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stated mission objectives could have been reached in no more than half-an-hour, but it would have come at a terrible human cost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The talent show tycoon will be wearing his broadest enhanced smile tonight after his successful mission to revive his ailing end-of-the-pier jamboree. Times, Sunday Times It seems the high from a successful mission, of saving lives, outweighs the hardships. Times, Sunday Times Talk about a successful mission trip. Christianity Today But, if all goes well tomorrow, its launch will be the first successful mission from the world's all-commercial spaceport. Times, Sunday Times By all accounts, it was a successful mission. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every unmanned mission requires a pilot and a sensor operator, but in reality there are another 800 or so people involved. Times, Sunday Times Also, such an unmanned mission would eliminate the need for shock absorbers, the most problematic issue of the design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But robotic techniques are advancing fast — whereas the cost gap between manned and unmanned missions remains huge. Times, Sunday Times Those of us at home owe them our unwavering support in their vital mission as long as it lasts — whatever the cost might be. The Sun Anyone who has ever seen a western knows that when a group of old compadres get together for one last, vital mission, it cannot end in failure. Times, Sunday Times Rather than turn back from such a vital mission he elected to proceed to his target. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They did not reinvent such calamities in their own minds as a call to a righteous and vital missions like a hunt for revenge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使命尤指远赴他国的 Japanese: 任務 |
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