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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·volve (in·volved ; in·volv·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, to roll up, wrap, from Latin involvere, from in- + volvere to roll — more at voluble DATE 14th century 1. archaic : to enfold or envelop so as to encumber 2. a. to engage as a participant workers involved in building a house b. to oblige to take part right of Congress to involve the nation in war c. to occupy (as oneself) absorbingly; especially : to commit (as oneself) emotionally was involved with a married man 3. to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop 4. a. archaic : to wind, coil, or wreathe about b. to relate closely : connect 5. a. to have within or as part of itself : include b. to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail c. affect III the cancer involved the lymph nodes Synonyms: see include • in·volv·er noun English Etymology involve 1382, from L. involvere "entangle, envelop," lit. "roll into," from in- "in" + volvere "to roll" (see vulva). Originally "envelop, surround," sense of "take in, include" first recorded 1605. Involved"complicated" is from 1643. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ involve in·volve / in5vClv; NAmE in5vB:lv / verb1. if a situation, an event or an activity involves sth, that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it 包含；需要；使成为必然部份(或结果) SYN entail :
▪ [VN] Any investment involves an element of risk. 任何投资都有一定的风险。 Many of the crimes involved drugs. 许多罪案都与毒品有关。 ▪ [V -ing] The test will involve answering questions about a photograph. 考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。 ▪ [VN -ing] The job involves me travelling all over the country. 这份工作需要我在全国各地来往。 (formal) The job involves my travelling all over the country. 这份工作需要我在全国各地来往。 2. [VN] if a situation, an event or an activity involves sb, they take part in it or are affected by it 牵涉；牵连；影响: There was a serious incident involving a group of youths. 有一起涉及一群年轻人的严重事件。 How many vehicles were involved in the crash? 这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车？ 3. [VN] ~ sb (in sth / in doing sth) to make sb take part in sth (使)参加,加入: We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations. 我们希望参加庆典的人越多越好。 Parents should involve themselves in their child's education. 父母应当参与孩子的教育。 4. [VN] ~ sb (in sth) to say or do sth to show that sb took part in sth, especially a crime 表明(某人参与了犯罪等) SYN implicate :
His confession involved a number of other politicians in the affair. 他的自白供出其他一些政治人物也涉及此事。 PHRASAL VERBS ▪ in'volve sb in sth to make sb experience sth, especially sth unpleasant 把某人牵涉(或牵扯)到某事里: You have involved me in a great deal of extra work. 你害得我添了一大堆额外的工作。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English involve verb 1 make sth necessary ADV. ordinarily, typically, usually Inventions typically involve minor improvements in technology. | inevitably, necessarily The reforms will inevitably involve a lot of new paperwork for teachers. 2 include sb ADV. actively, directly methods that actively involve students in learning PREP. in I didn't mean to involve you in all this. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to bring a person or thing into circumstances or a situation from which extrication is difficult FF1C;nations involved in warFF1E; Synonyms: embroil, implicate, mire, tangle; compare ENTANGLE 3 Related Words: catch up; draw (into) 2 Synonyms: INCLUDE , comprehend, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, subsume, take inWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: ego-involve in·volve \ə̇nˈv]älv, ]ȯlv also ]ä(u̇)v or ]ȯv\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English involven, from Latin involvere to wrap, envelop, from in- in- (II) + volvere to roll — more at voluble 1. archaic : to enfold or envelop so as to encumber < the number of difficulties in which this question is involved — Benjamin Jowett > 2. a. : to draw in as a participant : engage , employ < size of operations and … numbers of workmen involved — G.M.Trevelyan > < an organization … heavily involved in the nation's defense program — R.J.Cordiner > < kings were constantly involved in Continental affairs — G.G.Coulton > < he got involved in a lawsuit > b. : to oblige to become associated (as in an unpleasant situation) : embroil , entangle , implicate < led the English … to involve India in the war — D.W.Brogan > < the controversies … moved on in all their ugliness to involveothers — John Mason Brown > c. : to occupy (oneself) absorbingly; especially : to commit (oneself) emotionally — usually used with in or with < we simply don't see enough of her characters … to feel personally involved in what they say or feel or do — Dan Wickenden > < she … never had the slightest intention of involving herself with him — Aurelia Levi > 3. a. archaic : to enclose in a covering : wrap < the embryo is still farther involved, in two membranes — Oliver Goldsmith > b. : to surround as if with a wrapping : envelop , shroud < rights and privileges at the root … are discovered to be involved in doubt — B.N.Cardozo > < involved in a howling dancing crowd — Arthur Morrison > 4. : to complicate or make intricate in thought or form 5. a. archaic : to wind, coil, or wreathe about : entwine < around me they involved a giddy dance — P.B.Shelley > b. : to relate closely : connect , link < the problem is closely involved with the management of pastures — Allan Fraser > 6. a. : to have within or as part of itself : contain , include < tragic opera … must involve convincing treatment of an elemental conflict — Opera News > < two late-arriving costumes … involve magnificent brocaded coats covering deceptively casual sheaths — Lois Long > < a community program involving recreational, cultural, and economic … features — American Guide Series: North Carolina > < this course involves a discussion of the trial rules of evidence — Loyola University Bulletin > b. : to require as a necessary accompaniment : entail , imply < building their own roads … involved the construction of over 200 bridges — Joseph Millard > < diseases … which involve long hospitalization — Cecile Starr > < changing those attitudes involved a job of mass education — Stanley Frank > < a mission which involves much danger — T.B.Costain > < fusion involves disparate materials … arranged so as to work together — College English > < insensitiveness involves a meagerness of imagination in human relations — Albert Dasnoy > c. : to have an effect on : concern directly : affect < biological processes … like breathing and digesting, involve the whole organism — H.J.Muller > < lacerations that involve muscles or cause severe hemorrhage — H.G.Armstrong > < the problem … involves their future — Harrison Smith > < work stoppages … involved more than 100 thousand workers — Collier's Year Book > < is never really three-dimensional, hence his conflicts do not involve the reader — Frances Keene > 7. : fill < a fire building so involved with heat, smoke and flame that immediate access to the interior is not possible — W.Y.Kimball > < drawings … involved with color become either water colors or pastels — Carlyle Burrows > 8. : to engross or occupy fully : absorb < involved in these imaginings she knew nothing of time — Thomas Hardy > Synonyms: see include |
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