manage
verb
uk/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmæn.ədʒ/manageverb(SUCCEED)
B1[IorT]
tosucceedin doing ordealingwith something,especiallysomethingdifficult:
成功做到,胜利完成(尤指困难之事)[+ to infinitive]Did you managetoget anybread?你弄到面包了吗?
Ionly justmanagedtofinishontime.我勉强按时完成。
Asmalldoghadsomehowmanagedtosurvivethefire.一只小狗在火灾中侥幸逃生。
I can't manage all thisworkon my own.我自己一人无法完成全部工作。
Don'tworryabout us - we'll manage!别担心我们——我们能应付!
mainlyUKI'mafraidI can't manage thetime(= tofindenoughtime)toseeyou at themoment.我现在恐怕抽不出时间去见你。
[I]
tosucceedinlivingon asmallamountofmoney:
勉强生活下去,勉强度日After shelostherjob, they had to manageonhissalary.她失业后,他们不得不靠他的薪水勉强过日子。
[T]
to beabletoattendor do something at aparticulartime:
能够(在某个时候)做(或参加等等)Let'smeettomorrow- I can manage 3.我们明天见吧,我3点钟可以。
UKCan you managedinneronSaturday?你星期六能来吃晚饭吗?
Can't you manage anyearlier?你还能早点吗?
- The car'squitefull, but we could manage tosqueezeanothercoupleofpeoplein.
- How did you manage to get such agreatjob?
- I don'tknowhowactorsmanage tolearnall thoselines.
- I'mafraidI have to go out for a while - will you beableto manage onyourown?
- How do you manage toworkin thisheatwithoutairconditioning?
Coping and not coping
- balancing act
- be left holding the babyidiom
- bear up
- bite
- bite off more thanyoucan chewidiom
- cut
- hand
- head
- hold
- juggling
- keep body and soul togetheridiom
- keep the wolf from the dooridiom
- keepyourhead above wateridiom
- keep/holdyourend upidiom
- roll
- sink or swimidiom
- stretch tosomething
- stride
- subsist
- subsistence
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
Budgeting money
Possible and probable
manageverb(CONTROL)
B1[T]
to beresponsibleforcontrollingororganizingsomeone or something,especiallyabusinessoremployees:
管理,掌管;经营(尤指企业)Has she had anyexperienceof managinglargeprojects?她有管理大型项目的经验吗?
He's not very good at managingpeople.他不是很善于领导别人。
Hisjobinvolvedmanaginglargeinvestmentfunds.他的工作涉及管理巨额投资基金。
When you have ajobas well aschildrentolookafter, you have tolearnhow to manageyourtime.当你既要工作又要照顾孩子时,就必须学会如何分配时间。
See also
mismanage
- Isawa harried-lookingmotherat thecheckouttryingto manage twosmallchildrenand amountainofshopping.
- Thismoussesays it'sdesignedto makehairglossyandeasierto manage.
- This is my firstexperienceof managing otherpeople, but I need toappearconfident.
- Derek managesourAgricultural Division.
- There must be abetterway to manageourhouseholdfinancesthan this!
Managing and organizing
- admin
- administer
- administration
- anti-bureaucracy
- bronze command
- fixsomethingup
- fixer
- get up
- getyouract togetheridiom
- gold command
- mobilize
- mount
- paperwork
- party planner
- party planning
- project-manage
- rationalization
- rationalize
- scrum
- vice-presidential
Phrasal verb
manage up