| 单词 | operate |
| 释义 | operate (once / 42 pages) 1v 2v 3v You'll want to find a skilled surgeon to operate on your hand. Once your hand is working again, you'll be able to operate your buzz saw with ease. Operate comes from a Latin root related to opus, "work," and it's a verb that can be used for all kinds of work. Your computer can operate smoothly, the lottery can operate successfully, your school can operate a day care center in some vacant classrooms, and you can operate your vehicle in a safe manner. If you're an unshakable optimist, your friends may say you "operate in a dream world." WORD FAMILYoperate: operable, operated, operates, operating, operation, operative, operator+/inoperable: inoperably/interoperable: interoperability/operable: inoperable, interoperable/operation: operational, operations/operational: nonoperational, operationalism, operationally/operationalism: operationalist/operative: inoperative, operatively, operatives, postoperative, preoperative/operator: operators/postoperative: postoperatively USAGE EXAMPLESAnd how close should his ties remain to business executives operating in areas with far different opinions about human rights and justice? Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) A JPMorgan spokeswoman said on Tuesday that it continued to operate its business in Indonesia as usual. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) This creates a difficult patchwork of laws for businesses that operate in multiple jurisdictions, a problem that will likely worsen over the next four years. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v perform as expected when applied Syn|Ant|Hypo function, go, run, work run be operating, running or functioning workoperate in or through malfunction, misfunction fail to function or function improperly double do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions rollbegin operating or running runbe operating, running or functioning cutfunction as a cutting instrument serve, servicebe used by; as of a utility 2v handle and cause to function do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol Syn|Hypo|Hyper control control, master have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of synchronise, synchronize operate simultaneously dialoperate a dial to select a telephone number turnalter the functioning or setting of submarinecontrol a submarine treadleoperate (machinery) by a treadle relaycontrol or operate by relay gatecontrol with a valve or other device that functions like a gate pedaloperate the pedals on a keyboard instrument driveoperate or control a vehicle aviate, fly, pilotoperate an airplane coachdrive a coach test drivetest a vehicle by driving it fly blindfly an airplane solely by relying on instruments fly contactfly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference solofly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers test flytest a plane jetfly a jet plane glidefly in or as if in a glider plane hydroplane, seaplaneglide on the water in a hydroplane balloonride in a hot-air balloon flat-hat, hedgehopfly very close to the ground hang glide, soarfly by means of a hang glider drivemove by being propelled by a force tooldrive manipulate hold something in one's hands and move it 3v direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper run financier conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner workoperate in or through blockrun on a block system warm uprun until the normal working temperature is reached direct be in charge of 4v happen Hyper come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place come to pass 5v keep engaged 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper engage, lock, mesh disengage, withdraw release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles flip, switch, throw cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation ridekeep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot switch on, turn oncause to operate by flipping a switch cut, switch off, turn off, turn outcause to stop operating by disengaging a switch displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense v perform surgery on 3The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life Syn|Hypo|Hyper operate on desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex make infertile face-lift, liftperform cosmetic surgery on someone's face trephineoperate on with a trephine venesectpractice venesection alter, castrate, neuter, spayremove the ovaries of castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculateremove the testicles of a male animal vasectomise, vasectomizeremove the vas deferens care for, treat provide treatment for v perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense Syn|Hypo|Hyper maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre jockey compete (for an advantage or a position) go, move have a turn; make one's move in a game |
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