| 释义 |
Verb: operate 'ópu`reyt- Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- run - Perform as expected when applied
- function, work, go, run - Handle and cause to function
"do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"
- control - Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defence
- manoeuver [non-standard], maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn] - Happen
- Keep engaged
- engage, mesh, lock - Perform surgery on
"The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"
- operate on
Derived forms: operated, operates, operating See also: operant, operating, operation, operative, operator Type of: care for, come about, direct, displace, fall out, go, go on, hap, happen, manipulate, move, occur, pass, pass off, take place, treat Encyclopedia: Operate |