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operate

verb
 OPAL WOPAL S
🔊/ˈɒpəreɪt/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they operate
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he / she / it operates
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past simple operated
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past participle operated
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-ing form operating
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    machine机器

  1.  
     [intransitive] + adv./prep. to work in a particular way运转；工作 synonym function
    • 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才工作得好。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The equipment was not operating properly.设备运转出现异常。
    • The machine can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power.这台机器能以最大功率连续运转 15 个小时。
    • Room air conditioners must be installed on a flat surface in order to operate efficiently.室内空调必须安装在平面上才能有效运行。
    • If hydraulic pressure is lost then a fail safe mechanism operates on the flywheels.如果液压压力丢失，则故障保护机制将在飞轮上运行。
    • Heating and cooling systems will operate only between the peak work hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.加热和冷却系统仅在上午10点至下午3点的高峰时段运行
    • The steel belts required lubricants to operate smoothly.钢带需要润滑剂才能平稳运行。
    • We do safety checks, making sure the metal detector is operating correctly.我们会进行安全检查，确保金属探测器正常运行。
    • When the system is operating, the output is 4 kilowatts of cold or 5.3 kilowatts of heat for every kilowatt of electricity.当系统运行时，每千瓦电输出为4千瓦冷或5.3千瓦热量。
    • (figurative) People learn best when they're operating in a less competitive mode.人们在竞争较弱的模式下学习时会学得最好。
    • Teachers should not operate on the assumption that all children have access to the internet at home.教师不应以所有孩子在家中都能上网为前提。
    • Workplace conflict hampers an organization's ability to operate effectively.工作场所冲突会妨碍组织有效运作的能力。
  2.  
     [transitive] operate something 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？🔊🔊
    • They use a remotely operated camera.他们使用遥控相机。
    • The doors can be manually operated in the event of fire.发生火灾时，这些门可以手动开关。
    Extra Examples
    • The machinery is easy to operate.这种机器容易操作。
    • Do not operate heavy machinery while taking this medication. 服用这种药物时请勿操作重型机械。
    • A licensed driver is permitted by society to operate a vehicle.社会允许有执照的驾驶员操作车辆。
    • The front windows are electrically operated.前窗是电动的。
    • An experienced pilot was operating the aircraft.一位经验丰富的飞行员正在操作飞机。
    • 21st century lifeboat crews learn to operate hi-tech equipment.21世纪的救生艇船员学习如何操作高科技设备。
    • The teacher operates the camera and attempts to follow the students' storyboards. 老师操作相机并尝试跟随学生的故事板。
    • The animals can be trained to operate levers and push buttons in response to flashing lights.可以训练动物对闪光灯的响应以操纵操纵杆和按钮。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • effectively
    • efficiently
    • reliably
    • …
    verb + operate
    • be designed to
    • be easy to
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    3.

    business/organization/service

  3.  
     [transitive] operate something to manage a business, organization or service（被）使用；（使）运转
    • The airline currently operates flights to 25 countries.该航空公司目前运营飞往25个国家/地区的航班。
    • By last year, the chain was operating 388 stores in 47 states. 到去年，该连锁店已在47个州经营388家商店。
    • He started and operated a successful technology business.他创办并经营了成功的技术业务。
    • The company operates public transport services across the world.该公司在全球范围内提供公共交通服务。
    Extra Examples
    • He won one of three licenses to operate casinos in Macau.他获得了在澳门经营赌场的三个执照之一。
    • They operate 32 marketing teams across the country.他们在全国设有32个营销团队。
    • The grill chain operates six restaurants in the Miami area.烧烤连锁店在迈阿密地区经营着六家餐厅。
    • Some plants operate their own testing facilities.一些工厂拥有自己的测试设施。
    • The company operates a global network of servers.该公司运营着全球服务器网络。
    • Telecom Namibia operates the only public network in Namibia.纳米比亚电信运营着纳米比亚唯一的公共网络。
    • The laboratory is still owned by the government but is now commercially operated.这个实验室仍为政府所有，但现在实行商业化运作。
  4.  
     [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a business, organization or service) to work, especially in a particular way or from a particular place（以某方式或从某地方）经营，营业
    • A new late-night service is now operating.现在推出一项新的深夜服务。🔊🔊
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • Retailers operate in a fast-paced environment.零售商在快节奏的环境中运作。
    • The business operates on a cooperative basis.该业务在合作基础上进行。
    • We operate independently from our sister companies.我们独立于姐妹公司开展业务。
    Extra Examples
    • Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city.非法饮酒俱乐部继续在城内营业。🔊🔊
    • Foreign businesses must wait about five months to get a license to operate.外国企业必须等待大约五个月才能获得经营许可证。
    • A shuttle bus service will operate to and from the showground.穿梭巴士服务将往返于展览场地。
    • There are many factors that might affect a firm seeking to operate in a new market.有许多因素可能会影响寻求在新市场中开展业务的公司。
    • Our members operate in areas including marketing, financial services, healthcare and housing.我们的会员在市场，金融服务，医疗保健和住房等领域开展业务。
    • The goal of the plant is to operate in a just-in-time manner.该工厂的目标是及时运行。
    • Local authorities operate within a wider political system.地方政府在一个较为宽松的政治体制内运作。
    • The production operated within the ethical constraints imposed by the television network.制作在电视网络强加的道德约束下进行。
    • The government does not operate according to fixed rules.政府并不按照固定规则运作。
    • The industry operates under rigid guidelines.该行业在严格的规则指导下运转。
    • At that time, the United States operated under the Meat Import Law of 1964.当时，美国根据1964年的肉类进口法进行经营。
    • Their household operates on a tight budget.他们的家庭预算紧张。
    • The hospital was operating normally.这家医院运营正常。
    • The internet harbours pharmacies that operate illegally.互联网上有非法经营的药店。
    • In wartime, markets do not operate freely.在战时，市场无法自由运作。
    • These wells have been operating safely for many years.这些井已经安全运行了很多年。
    • Market conditions no longer allowed the company to operate profitably.市场条件不再使该公司盈利。
    • We operate as an advisory service for schools.我们为学校提供咨询服务。
    • It will continue to operate as a separate company with its own sales and marketing team. 它将继续作为一个独立的公司运营，并拥有自己的销售和营销团队。
    • Multiple similar companies already operate in the same area.多个类似的公司已经在同一地区运营。
    • His clinic operated out of Juarez in Mexico.他的诊所在墨西哥华雷斯市外经营。
    5.

    system/process

  5.  
     [intransitive, transitive] to be used or working; to use something or make it work（被）使用；（使）运转
    • The regulation operates in favour of married couples.这一规定的实施有利于已婚夫妇。🔊🔊
    • He believes that sinister forces are operating.他认为邪恶势力正在行动。
    • operate something France operates a system of subsidized loans to dairy farmers.法国对奶农实行补贴贷款制度。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • In Germany, the recycling scheme has been operating for several years.在德国，回收计划已经实施了几年。
    • A waiting list system will operate.等待列表系统将运行。
    • circumstances in which natural selection is operating自然选择运作的环境
    • It has become apparent from the study of these cells there may be more than one mechanism operating.通过对这些细胞的研究已经显而易见，可能有不止一种机制在起作用。
    • These people do not understand how the scientific process operates.这些人不了解科学过程如何运作。
    • Consumer law operates on a case-by-case basis.消费者法是逐案实施的。
    • This system operates on the principle that lighter soils require less pesticide than darker soils. 该系统的工作原理是，较浅的土壤比深色的土壤需要较少的农药。
    • Standardize procedures to ensure the system operates efficiently.标准化程序以确保系统有效运行。
    • We like to believe that our legal system operates with scrupulous fairness.我们想相信，我们的法律制度是一丝不苟的。
    • These people have no understanding of how the system operates, nor access to those who do.这些人不了解系统的运行方式，也不了解系统的运行方式。
    • As described by Freud, the emotions of love and hate operate in a similar manner.如弗洛伊德所述，爱与恨的情绪以类似的方式起作用。
    • Great works of art operate on many levels and can be interpreted in many different ways.伟大的艺术品在许多层面上运作，可以用许多不同的方式来解释。
    6.

    medical医疗

  6.  
     [intransitive] to cut open somebody’s body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged动手术
    • Surgeons operated last night.外科医生昨晚手术。
    • operate on somebody/something We will have to operate on his eyes.我们得给他的眼睛动手术。🔊🔊
    • She was operated on the next day.第二天她被手术了。
    Extra Examples
    • Doctors operated for seven hours, amputating his right arm.医生操作了七个小时，截肢了他的右臂。
    • It may be necessary to operate.可能有必要进行操作。
    • Surgeons often operate during the night, and often after disturbed sleep.外科医生通常在夜间以及睡眠中断后进行手术。
    • The surgeon operates to obtain tissue for histological examination.外科医生操作以获得用于组织学检查的组织。
    • Doctors operated on her wrists.医生们在她的手腕上动手术。
    • She died in hospital as surgeons operated on her.由于外科医生对她进行手术，她在医院死亡。
    • He was admitted to hospital and his foot was operated on.他被送进医院，脚部手术。
    • Surgeons operated on him for two hours to remove the blade.外科医生对他进行了两个小时的手术以取下刀片。
    • He will be operated on next week to have his colon removed.他将在下周接受手术以切除结肠。
    Topics Medicineb2

    7. of soldiers士兵

  7. [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。🔊🔊
    8. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.