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operative operative ★★☆☆☆/ɒ̱pərətɪv/1[ADJ	形容词]运作（或运转）着的；起作用的；产生影响的 A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [FORMAL 正式]The commercial telephone service was no longer operative...商业电话服务已不再运营。The Youth Training Scheme was operative by the end of 1983.青年培训计划一直持续到1983年底。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]工人；（尤指）技工，操作员 An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands.   [FORMAL 正式]In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen.在自动化汽车制造厂看不到一个工人。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]特工；间谍；密探；情报人员 An operative is someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service.   [mainly AM 主美]Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives.美国中央情报局当然想保护其特工。4[PHRASE	短语]关键词 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.   [N inflects]As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down...只要“贪婪”仍是一切的出发点，就别指望人们会降低成本。A small dram of whisky may be prescribed by doctors for those over 60 to help them sleep. It is vital though to emphasize that 'small' is the operative word.医生可以建议60岁以上的老人少量地喝点威士忌以改善睡眠，然而至关重要的是必须强调“少量”这个关键词。 operative1 adjectiveoperative2 nounoperativeop‧e‧ra‧tive1 /ˈɒpərətɪv $ ˈɑːpərə-, ˈɑːpəreɪ-/ adjective  Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1working and able to be used  OPP  inoperative:  Only one runway is operative. the steps to be taken before the scheme can become operative →operational(1)2the operative word used when you repeat a word from a previous sentence to draw attention to its importance:  The new system offers fast solutions. Fast being the operative word.3relating to a medical operation:  patients undergoing operative proceduresoperative1 adjectiveoperative2 nounoperativeoperative2 noun [countable]  Examples word sets Collocations Word family 1a worker, especially a factory worker – used in business:  the company’s overseas operatives2someone who does work that is secret in some way, especially for a government organizationCIA/FBI/intelligence etc operatives

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Collins	operative ★★☆☆☆ /ɒ̱pərətɪv/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]运作（或运转）着的；起作用的；产生影响的 A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect. [usu v-link ADJ] [FORMAL 正式] The commercial telephone service was no longer operative... 商业电话服务已不再运营。 The Youth Training Scheme was operative by the end of 1983. 青年培训计划一直持续到1983年底。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]工人；（尤指）技工，操作员 An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands. [FORMAL 正式] In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen. 在自动化汽车制造厂看不到一个工人。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]特工；间谍；密探；情报人员 An operative is someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service. [mainly AM 主美] Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives. 美国中央情报局当然想保护其特工。 4 [PHRASE 短语]关键词 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. [N inflects] As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down... 只要“贪婪”仍是一切的出发点，就别指望人们会降低成本。 A small dram of whisky may be prescribed by doctors for those over 60 to help them sleep. It is vital though to emphasize that 'small' is the operative word. 医生可以建议60岁以上的老人少量地喝点威士忌以改善睡眠，然而至关重要的是必须强调“少量”这个关键词。
Oxford	op·era·tive / ˈɒpərətɪv ; NAmE ˈɑːpərətɪv ; ˈɑːpəreɪtɪv / noun , adjective operative operatives noun 1 ( technical 术语 ) a worker, especially one who works with their hands 工作人员；（尤指）体力劳动者，工人，操作员 ◆ a factory operative 工厂工人 ◆ skilled/unskilled operatives 技术╱非技术工人 2 ( especially NAmE) a person who does secret work, especially for a government organization 密探；（尤指政府的）特工人员 ◆ an intelligence operative 情报人员 adjective 1 [not usually before noun ] ready to be used; in use 可使用；在使用中 SYN functional ◆ This law becomes operative immediately. 本法规即时生效。 ◆ The station will be fully operativeagain in January. 该站将于一月份全部恢复运营。 2 [only before noun ] ( medical 医 ) connected with a medical operation 手术的 ◆ operative treatment 手术治疗 ☞see also post-operative IDIOM the operative word used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence 关键词；最重要的词语 ◆ I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word. 在 I was in love with her 这句话中，was 是关键词。 op·era·tive / ˈɒpərətɪv ; NAmE ˈɑːpərətɪv ; ˈɑːpəreɪtɪv /
LDC	operative1 adjective operative2 noun operativeop‧e‧ra‧tive1 /ˈɒpərətɪv $ ˈɑːpərə-, ˈɑːpəreɪ-/ adjective Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1working and able to be used OPP inoperative: Only one runway is operative. the steps to be taken before the scheme can become operative → operational(1) 2the operative word used when you repeat a word from a previous sentence to draw attention to its importance: The new system offers fast solutions. Fast being the operative word.3relating to a medical operation: patients undergoing operative procedures operative1 adjective operative2 noun operativeoperative2 noun [countable] Examples word sets Collocations Word family 1a worker, especially a factory worker – used in business: the company’s overseas operatives2someone who does work that is secret in some way, especially for a government organizationCIA/FBI/intelligence etc operatives
WDF	operative [ˈɒpərətɪv] CET6TEM8GRE n10515 1592 461 151 368 448 164 j10550 1540 309 117 280 224 610 ADJ13554 29972 NOUN15226 23428 Spoken: 44725720 operatives[2073] 有效的(61%)，侦探(16%)，技工(13%)，运作的(5%)，至关重要的(5%) adj.有效的；运转着的；从事生产劳动的 n.侦探；技工

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