[N-COUNT 可数名词](派往国外的)传教士 A missionary is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity.
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[ADJ 形容词]传教的;布道的Missionary is used to describe the activities of missionaries.
[ADJ n]
You should be in missionary work.
你应该从事传教工作。
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[ADJ 形容词](热情)传教士般的 If you refer to someone's enthusiasm for an activity or belief as missionary zeal, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
[ADJ n]
[emphasis]
She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses.
她对于向大众传播文化有着满腔的热忱。
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mis·sion·ary/ˈmɪʃənri; NAmEˈmɪʃəneri/noun(pluralmis·sion·aries)a person who is sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity 传教士◆Baptist missionaries浸信会传教士◆missionary work传教士的工作◆( figurative) She spoke about her new project with missionary zeal(= with great enthusiasm).她以极大的热忱谈论自己的新项目。missionarymissionariesmis·sion·ary/ˈmɪʃənri; NAmEˈmɪʃəneri/
someone who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity and persuade them to become Christians
missionary1 noun
missionary2 adjective
missionarymissionary2 adjective [only before noun]
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1relating to the work of missionaries: missionary work a missionary hospital2 missionary zeal if you do something with missionary zeal, you do it with great eagerness, because you believe strongly that it is a good thing to do: a young English teacher who taught poetry with missionary zeal
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