operation
US: /ˌɑpɝˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ˌɒpəɹˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ˌɒpəɹˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
operation /,ɔpə'reiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự hoạt động; quá trình hoạt động
- to come into operation: bắt đầu hoạt động; đi vào sản xuất (nhà máy)
- the operation of thingking: quá trình tư duy
- thao tác
- hiệu quả, tác dụng
- in operation: đang hoạt động, đang có tác dụng
- we must extend its operation: chúng ta phải phát huy tác dụng của điều đó
- sự giao dịch tài chính
- (y học) sự mổ xẻ; ca mổ
- (quân sự) cuộc hành quân
- (toán học) phép tính, phép toán
- sự hoạt động; quá trình hoạt động
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
medical
1 (also BrE informal op) [C] ~ (on sb) (for sth)
~ (to do sth) the process of cutting open a part of a person's body in order to remove or repair a damaged part: an operation on her lung to remove a tumour + Will I need to have an operation? + He underwent a three-hour heart operation. + Doctors performed an emergency operation for appendicitis last night.
organized activity
2 [C] an organized activity that involves several people doing different things: a rescue / security operation + The police have launched a major operation against drug suppliers. + the UN peacekeeping operations
business
3 [C] a business or company involving many parts: a huge multinational operation
4 [C] the activity or work done in an area of business or industry: the firm's banking operations overseas
computer
5 [C, U] an act performed by a machine, especially a computer: The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds.
machine / system
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.
military activity
7 [C, usually pl.] military activity: He was the officer in charge of operations.
Idioms: in operation working, being used or having an effect: The system needs to be in operation for six months before it can be assessed. + Temporary traffic controls are in operation on New Road.
come into operation to start working; to start having an effect: The new rules come into operation from next week.
put sth into operation to make sth start working; to start using sth: It's time to put our plan into operation.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 function, functioning, working, running, performance, action, motion, movement:
The operation of the internal combustion engine is very simple.
2 manipulation, handling, direction, running, control, management, managing; manoeuvring:
The operation of the aircraft is under the control of the captain.
3 undertaking, enterprise, venture, project, affair, deal, procedure, proceeding, (day-to-day) business, transaction:
Who will be in charge of the operation while the president is abroad?
4 Often, operations. action, manoeuvre, mission, task, campaign, exercise:
The generals directed military operations from positions close to enemy lines
5 in or into operation. functioning, operative, in effect, in force, operating, operational, functional, effective, efficacious:
Is the factory in operation yet? The new regulations went into operation last week.
Collocation dictionary
1 medical
ADJ.
major | minor, small | life-saving, vital | emergency | routine | delicate
a delicate eye operation
| exploratory | surgical, transplant | heart, knee, etc.
VERB + OPERATION
have, undergo
He had an operation to remove a tumour.
| come through, survive
She came through the operation very well.
| carry out, perform
the surgeon performing the operation
PREP.
during a/the ~
She woke during the operation.
| ~ for
an operation for a kidney problem
| ~ on
a major operation on his heart
2 organized activity
ADJ.
big, large-scale, major, massive | covert, undercover | combined, joint | tricky
a tricky rescue operation
| intelligence, military, naval, police | guerrilla | clean-up, drilling, mining, mopping-up, offensive, peacekeeping, relief, rescue, salvage, security
UN troops supervised the relief operations.
| banking, building, business
restrictions placed on business operations
VERB + OPERATION
begin, launch, mount, undertake
The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
| carry out, conduct | supervise
PREP.
during a/the ~
during joint military operations
PHRASES
a theatre of operations
(= where military operations take place)
3 fact of sth functioning
ADJ.
effective, efficient, smooth | day-to-day
the smooth day-to-day operation of the department
VERB + OPERATION
come into
A ceasefire came into operation in May.
| bring/put sth into | cease
The factory will cease operation at the end of the year.
PREP.
during ~
The machine can get very hot during operation.
| in ~
The current tax system has been in operation for ten years.
PHRASES
in/into full operation
the only reactor in full operation
Concise English dictionary
operations‚ɑpə'reɪʃn /‚ɒp-
noun
+a business especially one run on a large scale
+a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
+a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
+the state of being in effect or being operative
+a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
+activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
+(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
+process or manner of functioning or operating
+(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
+(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
+the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
