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mission creep noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˈmɪʃ.ən ˌkriːp/ us /ˈmɪʃ.ən ˌkriːp/ the fact of doing a much larger job for a longer time than was originally expected, especially in a military operation(尤指军事行动中的)使命偏离,任务蠕升 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Increasing and intensifying accretion accumulate accumulative accumulatively add fuel to the fireidiom blaze fade go into orbitidiom go up growing growingly heighten inflation mushroom ratchet something up/down re-escalate re-escalation reach a crescendo redouble stake
mission creep | Business English mission creep noun[ U ] ukus MANAGEMENT the gradual addition of new tasks or activities to a project so that the original purpose or idea begins to be lost: Expanding our objectives will only result in mission creep and huge amounts of extra expense. |