| 单词 | operation |
| 释义 | operation operation /; AmE / noun
HOLDING OPERATION
1 [C] a business involving many parts: a huge multinational operation Some smaller operations are having trouble getting funding.
2 [C] the activity or work done in an area of business or industry: the firm's banking operations overseas insurance/manufacturing/retail operations
3 operations [pl.; U] the main activities that a business does to make money, for example buying and selling goods or services, or manufacturing products: The company is seeking more funds to finance its operations. I've always worked in operations. the gap between capital expenditure and cash flow from operations Once a new business's operations have been planned, overhead costs can be calculated.
4 [U,C] the process of working as a business: We hope to break even in our fourth year of operation. The steelmaker suspended operations in 2001.
5 [C,U] an act performed by a machine, especially a computer: The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds.
6 [U] the way that parts of a machine or a system work; the process of making sth work: Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine. Operation of the device is extremely simple.
7 [C] an organized activity that involves several people doing different things: a security operation attempts to improve the transparency of buying and selling operations
IDIOMS
come into operation to start working; to start having an effect: The new rules come into operation next week.
in operation working, being used or having an effect: The system has been in operation for six months.
put sth into operation to make sth start working; to start using sth: It's time to put our plan into operation. |
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