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operative adj.有效的；至关重要的；运作的n.技工；侦探 (1) 此法令自5月12日起生效。(2) 老板对此事暴跳如雷,“暴跳如雷”这个成语在句中最重要。(3) 石油钻塔现全面开工。(4) 该车站将于一月份恢复使用。(5) 他是工厂里最娴熟的技工。 As a noun, operative is often used as a synonym for spy. It can also, less covertly, be used to name a skilled worker, as in "No one aligns gears better than Joe, an operative at the car factory." As an adjective, operative can mean that something is working, as in "an operative car alarm." Finally, operative can mean "the most important or effective word." James Bond is a fictional operative, and the operative word in that statement is fictional.

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英 ['ɒpərətɪv] 美 ['ɑːpərətɪv] (1) This law becomes operative on 12 May.(2) The boss is hopping mad about it and `mad' is the operative word.(3) The oil rig is now fully operative.(4) The station will be operative again in January.(5) He is the most skilled operative in the factory. Bond, James Bond, is perhaps the most famous fictional operative of our time. Martini-drinking, globe-trotting, and womanizing aside, let us not forget his primary role as a government secret agent — collecting intelligence and bringing down the world's enemies. 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。

英语单词	operative
英美音标	英 ['ɒpərətɪv] 美 ['ɑːpərətɪv]
中文释义	adj.有效的；至关重要的；运作的 n.技工；侦探
英语例句	(1) This law becomes operative on 12 May. (2) The boss is hopping mad about it and `mad' is the operative word. (3) The oil rig is now fully operative. (4) The station will be operative again in January. (5) He is the most skilled operative in the factory.
中文例句	(1) 此法令自5月12日起生效。 (2) 老板对此事暴跳如雷,“暴跳如雷”这个成语在句中最重要。 (3) 石油钻塔现全面开工。 (4) 该车站将于一月份恢复使用。 (5) 他是工厂里最娴熟的技工。
vocabulary简明	Bond, James Bond, is perhaps the most famous fictional operative of our time. Martini-drinking, globe-trotting, and womanizing aside, let us not forget his primary role as a government secret agent — collecting intelligence and bringing down the world's enemies.
vocabulary扩展	As a noun, operative is often used as a synonym for spy. It can also, less covertly, be used to name a skilled worker, as in "No one aligns gears better than Joe, an operative at the car factory." As an adjective, operative can mean that something is working, as in "an operative car alarm." Finally, operative can mean "the most important or effective word." James Bond is a fictional operative, and the operative word in that statement is fictional.
柯林斯解释	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。

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