missionary
n
person sent to preach usu the Christian religion, esp amongpeople who are ignorant of it 传教士
Catholic, Anglican, etc missionaries 天主教、 圣公会等传教士
[attrib 作定语]
speak with missionary zeal, ie great enthusiasm and commitment 以传教士般的热心讲话.
As quickly as they could, the men ran to th steps and up into the open, many of them with their clothes on fire.
工人们尽快朝楼梯跑去,爬上楼梯跑出舱外,其中好多人衣服已经着火了。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.