| 单词 | operative |
| 释义 | operative (ɒpərətɪv ) Word forms: operatives 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect. [formal] The commercial telephone service was no longer operative. Synonyms: in force, current, effective, standing 2. countable noun An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. [formal] In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen. Synonyms: worker, hand, employee, mechanic 3. countable noun An operative is someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service. [mainly US] Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives. Synonyms: spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent 4. the operative word phrase If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation. As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down. If you spot him on the slopes, try and ski a few turns with him - try being the operative word. He is impossible to catch. Collocations: force operative This new, edge-of-the-seat documentary series charts some of the most dangerous, top-secret missions carried out by special forces operatives. The Sun The unit also has a small number of female special forces operatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The playable characters are special forces operatives conducting black operations behind enemy lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group success in one case and failure in another can be traced directly to the configuration of motive and social forces operative in the starting situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as ending his party's decade in the political wilderness, it cemented his reputation as a no-holds-barred political operative. Globe and Mail But when a police chief crosses that line and becomes a political operative, the system provides little control and no remedy. Times, Sunday Times A skilled political operative, well suited to handling the dj's administrative tasks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later became a professional political operative working on numerous campaigns at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He could be a former (pre-war) police officer, a factory owner or a sanation political operative. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 起作用的系统、服务, 技工系统、服务 Japanese: 機能している, 作業員 |
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