| 单词 | participate |
| 释义 | participate (once / 278 pages) v If you take part in an activity or organization, you participate in it. For example, you participate in a conversation by listening to and talking with others, or you participate in a sport by joining a team and taking part in practices and games. You can use the verb participate to mean "be involved in" or "share in." Sometimes it is easy to figure out who participates in something — the runners in a race, the people waiting their turn to audition for a part in a play. Sometimes it isn't so obvious. If two students cause trouble but the teacher punishes the whole class, it might be that in not stopping the troublemakers, she views everyone as having participated — just being there means they were involved. WORD FAMILYparticipate: participated, participates, participating, participation, participatory+/participation: nonparticipation, participations USAGE EXAMPLESHe was the face of the franchise and participated in the profits, but he was Mr. Burnett’s hired gun. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) A statement issued to the Diamondback from ProtectUMD about why no Jewish groups signed the demands said that any community was welcome to participate. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) They say the efforts threaten the quality of care and exceed the authority of the agency overseeing Medicare by requiring doctors and hospitals to participate. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v become a participant; be involved in Syn|Ant|Hypo enter chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat jump enter eagerly into 2v share in something Syn|Hypo|Hyper take part partake in be active in act, move perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
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