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n.运转,操作,实施,作用,业务,工作,手术,军事行动

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oper=to work,work(工作)

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operation


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n
1 [U] way in which sth works; working 运转; 操作; 工作
*I can use a word processor but I don't understand its operation. 我能使用文字处理机, 但不了解其运转机制.
2 [C] activity, often involving several people and/or spread over a period of time 行动
*mount a rescue operation 发起营救行动
* at each stage of the massive police operation 在警方大规模行动的每一阶段上
* The entire operation will take about five days. 整个行动约需时五日.
3 (also op) [C] ~ (on sb) (for sth); ~ (to do sth) (medical 医) action performed by a surgeon on any part of the body, to treat or remove by cutting a diseased or an injured part 手术
*undergo an operation for appendicitis 接受阑尾切除手术
* perform an operation to amputate his leg 把他的一条腿截除
* a liver transplant operation 肝脏移植手术.
4 [C] business company 公司
*a huge multinational electronics operation 一家大规模的跨国电子公司.
5 (a) [C usu pl 通常作复数] (also ops) movement of ships, troops, aircraft, etc in war or during training (作战或训练中的)军事行动, 作战行动
*the officer in charge of operations 军事行动指挥官.
(b) Operation [sing] (used as part of a code name for military campaigns 用作军事行动代号的一部分)
*Operation Overlord 领主行动.
(c) [C usu pl 通常作复数] planned campaign in industry, business, etc (工商业等的)有计画的业务活动
*involved in building, banking, business operations 经营建筑业、银行业、商业
* operations research, ie study of business operations to improve efficiency in industry运筹学.
6 [C] (mathematics 数) addition, multiplication, subtraction, division, etc 运算.
7 (idm 习语) be in operation; bring sth/come into operation (cause sth to) be/become effective (使某事物)生效, 起作用
*When does the plan come into operation? 这项计画什么时候实施?
* Is this rule in operation yet? 这条规则生效了吗?

operation


n
1【medical】
2【business/organization】
3【work/activities】
4【actions】
5【machine/system】
6【principle/law/plan etc】
7【military/police action】
8【computers】
【MEDICAL】[C]
the process of cutting into someone's body to repair or remove a part that is damaged
 a heart bypass operation
operation on/for
 She's going to need an operation on her ankle.
 He had an operation to reduce the swelling in his brain.
 She underwent a minor operation on her elbow in the summer.
 the surgeon who performed the operation
 The poor man had two major operations in two weeks.
 an emergency operation to save his sight
 a routine knee operation
 The first indications were that the life-saving operation had gone well.
【BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION】[C]
a business, company, or organization
 The firm set up its own property development operation.
 a microchip manufacturing operation
 Nolan and Barnes were both involved in the operation.
【WORK/ACTIVITIES】 [U and C]
the work or activities done by a business or organization, or the process of doing this work
 Many small businesses fail in the first year of operation.
 The Education Business Partnership has been in operation since 1989.
【ACTIONS】[C]
a set of planned actions or activities for a particular purpose
 The UN rescue operation started shortly after dawn.
【MACHINE/SYSTEM】[U]
the way the parts of a machine or system work together, or the process of making a machine or system work
 The aircraft's engine operation was normal.
in operation
 Protective clothing must be worn when the machine is in operation.
 The device has a single button, allowing for easy operation.
 Careful checks must be made before the factory commences operation.
 The new investment system came into operation in 1999.
【PRINCIPLE/LAW/PLAN ETC】[U]
the way something such as a principle or law works or has an effect
in operation
 a clear example of the law of gravity in operation
come/go into operation
(=begin to have an effect)
 The new rule comes into operation on February 1.
put/bring sth into operation
(=make something start to work)
 A scheme is being brought into operation to see how these changes would work.
【MILITARY/POLICE ACTION】[C]
a planned military or police action, especially one that involves a lot of people
 Britain will carry out a joint military operation with the US.
【COMPUTERS】[C]
an action done by a computer
COLLOCATES for sense 1
have an operation
undergo an operationformal (=have an operation)
perform an operation
major/minor operation
emergency operation
routine operation (=an operation that is often performed)
life-saving operation
HINT sense 1
Do not say that someone 'takes an operation'. Say that they have an operation.

1. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.
    不过,他们终于将链条固定在盘子的一端,一台大功率的绞车开动起来。

2. Eighteen days after the world´s first heart-transplant operation, Washkansky died of pneumonia at his hospital in Cape Town.
    因为在这次世界首例心脏移植手术后的第十八天,沃什坎斯基在开普顿的一家医院里因肺炎而死去。

3. But these early misgivings were not shared by everyone, and, in May 1968, one of Britain´s most eminent cardiac surgeons, Donald Ross, decided to perform the operation on 45-year-old Frederick West.
    但是,并不是所有人都怀有这种疑问。1968年5月,作为英国最著名的心脏外科医生之一的唐纳德·威斯决定给四十五岁的弗雷德里克·韦斯特进行心脏移植手术。

4. But 46 days after his operation, Britain´s first heart transplant patient died.
    可是,在手术后的第四十六天,这位首例接受心脏移植手术的英国人离开了人世。

5. While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.
    当约翰.吉尔伯特住院的时候,他问医生他的手术是否成功,但医生拒绝告诉他。

6. Within a few days of Washkansky´s transplant, another operation was performed in the United States, by Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz.
    沃什坎斯基心脏移植手术后没几天,美国的亚德里恩·坎特罗威茨医生完成了另一例手术。

7. The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B. C. has just had an operation.
    一个在公元前八百年死去的埃及女木乃伊刚刚被动过手术。

8. The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B. C. has just had an operation.
    一个在公元前八百年死去的埃及女木乃伊刚刚被动过手术。

9. The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
    打捞工作彻底失败了。

10. The salvage operation had been a complete failure.
    打捞工作彻底失败了。

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