operation

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復(fù)數(shù):?operations;

operation 運行，業(yè)務(wù)

來自operate,運作，操作。引申詞義運行，業(yè)務(wù)。

operation (n.): late 14c., "action, performance, work," also "the performance of some science or art," from Old French operacion "operation, working, proceedings," from Latin operationem (nominative operatio) "a working, operation," from past participle stem of operari "to work, labor" (in Late Latin "to have effect, be active, cause"), from opera "work, effort," related to opus (genitive operis) "a work" (see opus). The surgical sense is first attested 1590s. Military sense of "series of movements and acts" is from 1749.

1. The operation is carried out under a general anaesthetic.: 該手術(shù)是在全身麻醉情況下實施的。

2. The formalization of co-operation between the republics would produce progress.: 正式確立合作關(guān)系將會促進共和國之間合作的順利進展。

3. He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.: 他做了一個手臂復(fù)位手術(shù)，正在恢復(fù)。

4. A debriefing would follow this operation, to determine where it went wrong.: 這次行動之后將會有一個任務(wù)執(zhí)行情況報告會，以便確定是哪里出了問題。

5. The air rescue operation has now been scaled down.: 空中救援行動的規(guī)模現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)有所縮小。