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单词 operate
释义
operate
verb
uk
/ˈɒp.ər.eɪt/us
/ˈɑː.pə.reɪt/

operateverb(WORK)

B2[IorT]
to (causeto)work, be inactionor have aneffect:
（使）工作，（使）运行；运作；操作；起作用
How do you operate theremotecontrolunit?你是怎么操作这个遥控器的？
Does thecompanyoperate apensionscheme?这家公司实行养老金制度吗？
For severalyearsshe operated adatingagencyfrom herbasement.有好几年她在她的地下室公寓里经营一个婚姻介绍所。
Changes are beingintroducedto make thedepartmentoperate moreefficiently.这个部门正在实行改革以提高工作效率。
Speciallyequippedtroopsare operating in thehills.特种装备部队正在山里进行军事行动。
We haverepresentativesoperating in mostcountries.我们在大多数国家都有代表开展业务。
Exchangeratesarecurrentlyoperating to theadvantageofexporters.目前的汇率变动有利于出口商。
More examples
  • Thevideoprovidesinstructionon how to operate thecomputer.
  • Thissewingmachineis operated by afootpedal.
  • Thelegalsystemoperates verydifferentlyin the US andBritain.
  • Terrorists have been operatingcovertlyinEnglandfor severalyears.
  • Theschemeissimpleandcheapto operate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - Functioning
  • action
  • actuator
  • asthmatically
  • commission
  • deactivation
  • engaged
  • firesomeoneup
  • function assomething/someone
  • functional
  • functionality
  • functioning
  • in commissionidiom
  • operational
  • order
  • power
  • reset
  • self-driving
  • start
  • start (something) up
  • tick over
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Performing a function

operateverb(MEDICAL PROCESS)

B1[I]
tocutabodyopenformedicalreasonsinordertorepair,remove, orreplaceanunhealthyordamagedpart:
开刀，动手术
If thegrowthgets anybiggerthey'll have to operate.如果肿瘤再长大一些，他们将不得不动手术。
Are they going to operateonhim?他们打算给他做手术吗？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Medical treatment: surgery
  • a nip and tuckidiom
  • ablate
  • adrenalectomy
  • amputation
  • amputee
  • anaesthesiology
  • anaesthetize
  • implantable
  • implantation
  • incision
  • interoperative
  • intraoperative
  • knife
  • laughing gas
  • sex change
  • sex reassignment surgery
  • snip
  • splenectomy
  • spreader
  • transfusion
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(Definition ofoperatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

operate| American Dictionary

operate
verb
us
/ˈɑp·əˌreɪt/

operateverb(WORK)

[I/T]
toworkorcausesomething towork, be inaction, or have aneffect:
[T]How do you operate theremotecontrolunit?
[I]Changes are beingintroducedto make thedepartmentoperate moreefficiently.

operateverb(USE MEDICAL PROCESS)

[I]
tocutabodyopeninordertorepair,remove, orreplaceanunhealthyordamagedpart:
Doctors will operate on hertomorrowmorning.
(Definition ofoperatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

operate| Business English

operate
verb
uk
/ˈɒpəreɪt/us
[T]
to use orcontrolequipmentor amachineor to make somethingwork:
Olderpeoplearereturningtoclassroomsforinstructionin everything from operating amousetomasteringspreadsheets.
[I]
if abusiness,system, etc. operates in aparticularway, itworksor is used in that way:
Changes are beingintroducedto make thedepartmentoperate moreprofitably.
Exchangeratesarecurrentlyoperating to theadvantageofexporters.
operate as sthThecompanyoperates as aninternationaldeliveryserviceforproducetradingcompanies.
operate through sb/sthCentralizedlendersoperate throughmortgagebrokersandinsurancecompanies.
operate at sthTheplantis operating atbarely30% ofcapacity.
[I]
to dobusinessin or from aparticularplace:
operate across/in/from sthWe operate in 50countriesaround theworld.
We haverepresentativesoperating in mostcountries.
operate out of sthTheorganizationoperates out of asmallofficein thecentreoftown.
[T]
tomanageabusiness,service, etc. and make itwork:
Thecompanyoperated 156 fewerstoresthisyear.
Webeganoperating apilotserviceearlierthisyear.
Does thecompanyoperate apensionplan?
(Definition ofoperatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoperate

operate
In the procedure of calculation above, it can be easily seen that the next step is being operated with the remainder of the former step.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They have a vested interest in teaching it just as surgeons have a vested interest in operating on people.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I observed and took notes of each interaction from a distance and operated the tape-recorder myself.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But if both processes are operating, what explanation provides a synthesis?
From theCambridge English Corpus
These systemsoperateactively over many repeated hearings.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In section 3.1 we discuss how to represent tables and how tooperateon tables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Developmentalists show that these schemasoperatebetween language and perception, thereby facilitating semantic development.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Further, structural conditions may affect how the processes identified hereoperate.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They favored the creation of strong central bureaucratic authorities to ensure that the new agglomerations of private power operated ultimately in the public interest.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is also the case that historic preservation virtually never operates this way either.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This suggests that any scaffolding provided by previous utterances operates at a highly lexically-specific level at this stage in development.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A heavy-duty mobile manipulator while carrying a load, experiencing a force, or operating on uneven terrain needs to maintain its balance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This was in part because it wanted to keep on good terms with the government that was operating in its interests.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, a change of pressure is the practical way to optimize a given machine (fixed geometry) tooperatein a certain regime.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Modulation of the oil flow in the main valves is presently controlled by the pilot oil pressure through manually operated pilot control valves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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