operation
noun
uk/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/operationnoun(WORK)
C1[U]
thefactofoperatingor beingactive:
运作,实施,工作There are severalreactorsof thetypeinoperation(=working)at themoment.目前有几个这样的反应堆在工作。
Weexpectthe newsystemforassessingclaimstocome intooperation(=startworking)early nextyear.我们预计明年初施行核定索赔的新方案。
[U]
the way thatpartsof amachineorsystemworktogether, or theprocessof makingpartsof amachineorsystemworktogether
(机器或系统的)运作,运行,运转;(对机器或系统的)操作,使用C1[C]
abusinessorganization:
企业Lessprofitablebusinessoperations will havedifficultyinfindingfinancialsupport.盈利较少的企业将很难得到财政资助。
C1[C]
anactivitythat isplannedtoachievesomething:
(有目的的)活动,行动amilitary/peacekeepingoperation.军事/维和行动
Following theearthquake, a large-scalerescueoperation waslaunched.地震后发起了一场大规模的救援行动。
[+ to infinitive]The operationtoflyinsupplieswillbeginassoonaspossible.向这里空运补给品的行动会尽快展开。
- Therescueoperation has beencomplicatedbybadweather.
- We need tolookat thelogisticsof thewholeaidoperation.
- Theymountedasalvageoperation after thefire.
- Startingyourownbusinesscan be ariskyoperation.
- They'rewindingdowntheiroperationsabroadbecause they'relosingmoney.
Machines - Functioning
- action
- actuator
- asthmatically
- deactivation
- engaged
- firesomeoneup
- function assomething/someone
- functional
- functionality
- functioning
- in commissionidiom
- operate
- operational
- order
- power
- reset
- self-driving
- start
- start (something) up
- tick over
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Performing a function
Enterprises
Acting and acts
operationnoun(MEDICAL PROCESS)
B1[C](UKinformalop)
anoccasionwhen adoctorcutsabodyformedicalreasonsinordertorepair,remove, orreplaceanunhealthyordamagedpart:
手术amajor/minor/routineoperation大/小/常规手术
anabdominal/cataract/transplantoperation腹部/白内障/移植手术
He has tohavean operationonhisshoulder.他的肩部必须做个手术。
[+ to infinitive]We willknowin acoupleofdaysif the operationtorestorehersightwassuccessful.几天后我们就能知道她恢复视力的手术是否成功。
- Thehospitalhas a two-yearwaitinglistforminoroperations.
- The child'sparentsorguardiansmust givetheirconsentbefore she has the operation.
- After the operation thewoundbecameinfected.
- The operationinvolvesputting asmalltubeintoyourheart.
- The operation must becarriedout understerileconditions.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- laughing gas
- sex change
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- transfusion
operationnoun(MATHEMATICS)
[C]mathematicsspecialized
amathematicalprocess, such asaddition, in which one set ofnumbersisproducedfrom another
(数学)运算Calculations & calculating
- algebraic
- algebraically
- algo
- algorithmic
- amount
- calculate
- calculator
- formula
- guesstimate
- interpolate
- matrix
- miscalculation
- multigrid
- multigroup
- multipole
- non-commutative
- number-crunching
- QED
- root
- triangulation