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单词 operate
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operate

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈɒpəreɪt/
/ˈɑːpəreɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they operate
/ˈɒpəreɪt/
/ˈɑːpəreɪt/
he / she / it operates
/ˈɒpəreɪts/
/ˈɑːpəreɪts/
past simple operated
/ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/
/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/
past participle operated
/ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/
/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/
-ing form operating
/ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ/
/ˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ/
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    machine

  1.  
     [intransitive] + adv./prep. to work in a particular way synonym function
    • Most domestic freezers operate at below −18°C.
    • Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
    • (figurative) Some people can only operate well under pressure.
    Extra Examples
    • The equipment was not operating properly.
    • The machine can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power.
    • Room air conditioners must be installed on a flat surface in order to operate efficiently.
    • If hydraulic pressure is lost then a fail safe mechanism operates on the flywheels.
    • Heating and cooling systems will operate only between the peak work hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
    • The steel belts required lubricants to operate smoothly.
    • We do safety checks, making sure the metal detector is operating correctly.
    • When the system is operating, the output is 4 kilowatts of cold or 5.3 kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of electricity.
    • (figurative) People learn best when they're operating in a less competitive mode.
    • Teachers should not operate on the assumption that all children have access to the internet at home.
    • Workplace conflict hampers an organization's ability to operate effectively.
  2.  
     [transitive] operate something to use or control a machine or make it work
    • What skills are needed to operate this machinery?
    • They use a remotely operated camera.
    • The doors can be manually operated in the event of fire.
    Extra Examples
    • The machinery is easy to operate.
    • Do not operate heavy machinery while taking this medication.
    • A licensed driver is permitted by society to operate a vehicle.
    • The front windows are electrically operated.
    • An experienced pilot was operating the aircraft.
    • 21st century lifeboat crews learn to operate hi-tech equipment.
    • The teacher operates the camera and attempts to follow the students' storyboards.
    • The animals can be trained to operate levers and push buttons in response to flashing lights.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • effectively
    • efficiently
    • reliably
    • …
    verb + operate
    • be designed to
    • be easy to
    See full entry
    3.

    business/organization/service

  3.  
     [transitive] operate something to manage a business, organization or service
    • The airline currently operates flights to 25 countries.
    • By last year, the chain was operating 388 stores in 47 states.
    • He started and operated a successful technology business.
    • The company operates public transport services across the world.
    Extra Examples
    • He won one of three licenses to operate casinos in Macau.
    • They operate 32 marketing teams across the country.
    • The grill chain operates six restaurants in the Miami area.
    • Some plants operate their own testing facilities.
    • The company operates a global network of servers.
    • Telecom Namibia operates the only public network in Namibia.
    • The laboratory is still owned by the government but is now commercially operated.
  4.  
     [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a business, organization or service) to work, especially in a particular way or from a particular place
    • A new late-night service is now operating.
    • They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh.
    • Retailers operate in a fast-paced environment.
    • The business operates on a cooperative basis.
    • We operate independently from our sister companies.
    Extra Examples
    • Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city.
    • Foreign businesses must wait about five months to get a license to operate.
    • A shuttle bus service will operate to and from the showground.
    • There are many factors that might affect a firm seeking to operate in a new market.
    • Our members operate in areas including marketing, financial services, healthcare and housing.
    • The goal of the plant is to operate in a just-in-time manner.
    • Local authorities operate within a wider political system.
    • The production operated within the ethical constraints imposed by the television network.
    • The government does not operate according to fixed rules.
    • The industry operates under rigid guidelines.
    • At that time, the United States operated under the Meat Import Law of 1964.
    • Their household operates on a tight budget.
    • The hospital was operating normally.
    • The internet harbours pharmacies that operate illegally.
    • In wartime, markets do not operate freely.
    • These wells have been operating safely for many years.
    • Market conditions no longer allowed the company to operate profitably.
    • We operate as an advisory service for schools.
    • It will continue to operate as a separate company with its own sales and marketing team.
    • Multiple similar companies already operate in the same area.
    • His clinic operated out of Juarez in Mexico.
    5.

    system/process

  5.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to be used or working; to use something or make it work
    • The regulation operates in favour of married couples.
    • He believes that sinister forces are operating.
    • operate something France operates a system of subsidized loans to dairy farmers.
    Extra Examples
    • In Germany, the recycling scheme has been operating for several years.
    • A waiting list system will operate.
    • circumstances in which natural selection is operating
    • It has become apparent from the study of these cells there may be more than one mechanism operating.
    • These people do not understand how the scientific process operates.
    • Consumer law operates on a case-by-case basis.
    • This system operates on the principle that lighter soils require less pesticide than darker soils.
    • Standardize procedures to ensure the system operates efficiently.
    • We like to believe that our legal system operates with scrupulous fairness.
    • These people have no understanding of how the system operates, nor access to those who do.
    • As described by Freud, the emotions of love and hate operate in a similar manner.
    • Great works of art operate on many levels and can be interpreted in many different ways.
    6.

    medical

  6.  
     [intransitive] to cut open somebody’s body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged
    • Surgeons operated last night.
    • operate on somebody/something We will have to operate on his eyes.
    • She was operated on the next day.
    Extra Examples
    • Doctors operated for seven hours, amputating his right arm.
    • It may be necessary to operate.
    • Surgeons often operate during the night, and often after disturbed sleep.
    • The surgeon operates to obtain tissue for histological examination.
    • Doctors operated on her wrists.
    • She died in hospital as surgeons operated on her.
    • He was admitted to hospital and his foot was operated on.
    • Surgeons operated on him for two hours to remove the blade.
    • He will be operated on next week to have his colon removed.
    Topics Medicineb2

    7. of soldiers

  7. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to be involved in military activities in a place
    • Troops are operating from bases in the north.
    8. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.
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