[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]经营；管理；运营；运作 If you operate a business or organization, you work to keep it running properly. If a business or organization operates, it carries out its work.
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Until his death in 1986 Greenwood owned and operated an enormous pear orchard.
到他1986年去世前，格林伍德一直拥有并管理着一片面积广阔的梨园。
...allowing commercial banks to operate in the country...
允许商业银行在该国开展业务
Operating costs jumped from £85.3m to £95m.
运营成本从8,530万英镑激增至9,500万英镑。
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Company finance is to provide funds for the everyday operation of the business.
公司融资是要为日常运作提供资金。
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[VERB 动词]工作；起作用 The way that something operates is the way that it works or has a particular effect.
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Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently...
吊灯和壁灯可单独开关。
How do accounting records operate?...
账目是如何记录的？
The world of work doesn't operate that way.
职场上可不是那样的。
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Why is it the case that taking part-time work is made so difficult by the operation of the benefit system?
为什么福利制度的实行会使打零工变得这么困难？
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]操作，控制，使用（机器、设备等）；（机器等）运转，运行 When you operate a machine or device, or when it operates, you make it work.
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A massive rock fall trapped the men as they operated a tunnelling machine...
这些工人在操作隧道挖掘机时被大量的落石困住了。
The number of fax machines operating around the world has now reached ten million.
现在全球使用的传真机数量已达到了1,000万台。
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...over 1,000 dials monitoring every aspect of the operation of the aeroplane.
监控飞机所有运行细节的1,000多个仪表盘
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[VERB 动词]（对…）动手术 When surgeons operate on a patient in a hospital, they cut open a patient's body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part.
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The surgeon who operated on the King released new details of his injuries...
为国王动手术的外科医生通报了其伤势的最新详情。
You examine a patient and then you decide whether or not to operate.
先为病人作检查，然后再决定是否做手术。
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[VERB 动词]（在某一地区）作战，执行任务 If military forces are operating in a particular region, they are in that place in order to carry out their orders.
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Up to ten thousand Zimbabwean soldiers are operating in Mozambique...
多达1万名津巴布韦士兵正在莫桑比克执行任务。
This freed the Austrian army to operate against the French.
这使得奥地利军队可以对法军作战。
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op·er·ate★/ˈɒpəreɪt; NAmEˈɑːpəreɪt/verbmachine 机器1★[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to work in a particular way 运转；工作SYN
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◆Most domestic freezers operate at below −18 °C.多数家用冰柜能制冷到零下 18 摄氏度以下。◆Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.太阳能电池板只能在日光下起作用。◆( figurative) Some people can only operate well under pressure.有些人只有在压力下工作才会有好表现。2★[transitive ]operatesth to use or control a machine or make it work 操作；控制；使运行◆What skills are needed to operate this machinery?操作这种机器需要什么技能？system/process/service 系统；过程；服务3★[intransitive , transitive ]to be used or working; to use sth or make it work （被）使用；（使）运转◆A new late-night service is now operating.现在推出一项新的深夜服务。◆The regulation operates in favour of married couples.这一规定的实施有利于已婚夫妇。operatesth ◆The airline operates flights to 25 countries.这家航空公司经营飞往 25 个国家的航班。◆France operates a system of subsidized loans to dairy farmers.法国对奶农实行补贴贷款制度。of business/organization 企业；机构4[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to work in a particular way or from a particular place （以某方式或从某地方）经营，营业◆They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh.他们计划由爱丁堡的新办事处经营。◆Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city.非法饮酒俱乐部继续在城内营业。medical 医疗5★[intransitive ]to cut open sb's body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged 动手术◆The doctors operated last night.医生昨夜做手术了。operate(on sb) (for sth) ◆We will have to operate on his eyes.我们得给他的眼睛动手术。of soldiers 士兵6[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to be involved in military activities in a place （在某地）采取军事行动◆Troops are operating from bases in the north.部队正从北部基地发动军事行动。operateoperatesoperatedoperatingop·er·ate/ˈɒpəreɪt; NAmEˈɑːpəreɪt/
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operateop‧e‧rate /ˈɒpəreɪt $ ˈɑːp-/ ●●●S3W2 verb
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1machinea)[transitive] to use and control a machine or equipment: The Lewis family operated a number of boats on the canal. Clive was experienced in operating the computers.b)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a machine operates in a particular way, it works in that wayoperate in/at Check that the equipment is operating in a safe manner. The bus is designed to operate in all weather conditions. Most freezers operate at below –18°C.2business/organizationa)[intransitive] if a business or organization operates in a particular place or way, it works in that place or wayoperate in/within/from a design company operating from offices in Seattle A playgroup operates on the campus. They were trying to reduce operating costs.b)[transitive] to control a business or organization: Nuns are operating an emergency hospital.3system/process/service [intransitive, transitive] if a system, process, or service operates, or if you operate it, it works: The whole tax system is now operating more efficiently. The new law doesn’t operate in our favour. The car parks operate a pay-as-you-leave system. The bus company operates a Monday to Saturday service.4medical [intransitive] to cut into someone’s body in order to repair or remove a part that is damaged: Doctors had to operate to remove the bullet.operate on the surgeon who operated on Taylor’s knee ► A doctor does not ‘operate’ a part of a person’s body. He or she operates on it: They need to operate on her stomach (NOT operate her stomach).5work [intransitive] to do your job or try to achieve things in a particular way: Most people just can’t operate in noisy crowded conditions. Older children often like to operate independently.6soldiers/police [intransitive] if soldiers or police officers are operating in an area, they are working in that areaoperate in Security patrols now operate in some of the most dangerous parts of the city. enemy submarines operating in the Mediterranean7operate as something to have a particular purpose: The foam operates as a very effective filter. The car’s service manual is designed to operate as a guide for owners.8laws/principles [intransitive] to have an effect on something: the laws of evolution operating on each species
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