Definition of enter in English:

enter

verbˈɛntəˈɛn(t)ər

[with object]

1Come or go into (a place)
进入（某地方）
she entered the kitchen
她进了厨房。
no object the door opened and Karl entered
门开了，卡尔走了进来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The shooting has sparked fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends, who tried to enter the City Hall on Thursday.
- Unusually, all the action takes place on one set which gives it a theatrical feel with characters constantly entering and exiting from the wings.
- Two giant Haida totem poles have long greeted visitors as they enter the Field Museum.
- This was during the visit of the Lady Nelson, under Captain John Murray, the first European vessel to enter Port Phillip Bay.
- The dreams of the younger players were already losing their sparkle just when they were about to enter a World Cup arena for the first time and should be savouring every moment.
- As planned, Buddha enters the City to attend a feast.
- It is Shakespeare al fresco and the spectator entering the Globe steps into an environment at once familiar and mysterious, past and present.
- After paying a highly-inflated price for gasoline, I entered the Capital Beltway.
- She shook her head, dismissing all thoughts on that matter, as she entered the Town Square.
- Get your troops over there, but make sure they don't enter the City or they'll be killed on site.
- Some might even say we are entering the World of the Weird as this is one different-looking sixgun.
- They enter the Centre and are immediately struck by its sense of space and the feeling of being in a cultural retreat, rich and wise.
- In the short run the number and size of freight vehicles entering the City should be reduced through measures to pool deliveries.
- I feel butterflies in my belly as I watch William Hutt enter from up stage center greeted by a long round of applause.
- To enter the City of Manchester stadium, visitors need to buy a swipe card.
- For instance, when you tell a story, you may have a character who enters, speaks his lines and then exits.
- They entered Room 180 through its double doors and found it filling with smoke.
- To enter into dialogue with a culture that does not possess the ontological security of majority cultures is to enter a representational space of intimacy.
- We entered the City at the original site of Temple Bar and descended Fleet Street, now a mere shadow of its former journalistic self.
- When entering the Centre on Sunday, she was in a complete daze and nearly cried when she saw the wanton destruction.
Synonyms
go in/into, come in/into, get in/into, set foot in, cross the threshold of, pass into, move into, gain access to, be admitted to, make/effect an entrance into, break into, burst into, irrupt into, intrude into, invade, infiltrate
1. 1.1no object Used as a stage direction to indicate when a character comes on stage.
  舞台指示用语登场，上场
  enter Hamlet
  哈姆雷特上场。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As they exit from the stage, enter three beautiful women from Ukraine, dressed in vibrant costumes.
2. 1.2 Come or be introduced into.
  进入；被引入
  the thought never entered my head
  我从未有过这种想法。
3. 1.3 Penetrate (something)
  穿透，刺入
  the bullet entered his stomach
  子弹射入了他的腹部。
  Synonyms
  penetrate, pierce, puncture, perforate, make a hole in, make a wound in
  impale, stick, spike, stab, spear, skewer, run through, transfix
  rare transpierce
4. 1.4 (of a man) insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman)
  （男人）将阴茎插入（女人）的阴道
  then he entered her, harsh in his passion
2Begin to be involved in.
开始卷入，参与
in 1941 America entered the war
1941年美国参战。
Example sentencesExamples
- The national interest analysis notes some of the disadvantages to New Zealand in entering a closer economic partnership with Thailand.
- In the last surviving section, the betrothed is introduced to and enters her new Byzantine family.
Synonyms
join (in), get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, engage in, embark on, venture into/on, launch into, plunge into, undertake, take up
participate in, take part in, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be (a) party to
cooperate in, help with, assist with, lend a hand with
informal get in on the act, pitch in with
1. 2.1 Become a member of or start working in (an institution or profession)
  成为…的一员，加入；开始从事；开始在…中工作
  he entered the army as a cadet
  Example sentencesExamples
  He did doctoral work on testing and develops writing assessments for entering M.I.T. freshmen.
  Suggest a book for someone considering entering the Catholic Church.
  The condition he has was discovered while he was a teenager and had been treated and noted before he entered Yale.
  Following this he became a Schools Inspector, entering at this stage the same profession as that of his father.
  Synonyms
  join, become a member of, enrol in/for, enlist in, volunteer for, sign up for, take up, become connected/associated with, commit oneself to
2. 2.2 Register as a competitor or participant in a tournament, race, or examination.
  参加（比赛，考试）
  they won every race they entered
  the horse was entered in the Martell Cup at Aintree
  Example sentencesExamples
  The club's players also formed the backbone of the North Yorkshire sides that entered the Area Cup for county teams across the UK.
  When he entered the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas, he won first place three years running.
  To top it all off, those of you with a singing voice can enter the Sopranos Karaoke Competition which will begin before the end of the year.
  Should you wish to enter the World Handwriting Contest next year, please visit their website.
  Luxembourg have entered the World Cup 15 times and finished bottom of their qualifying group every time.
  In 1995 she entered her first World Games in Manchester, winning two silvers and a bronze.
  He relied on skill and perseverance to win his way and when he first entered senior County level football he was subject to a lot of hard knocks.
  I am working towards entering the City of Glasgow Great Scottish Run on September 8.
  Nevertheless, success in the Islamic Games' tennis and entering the World Group play-offs are the landmarks of our national tennis.
  England didn't enter the World Cup until 1950, whereupon we were immediately instilled as favourites.
  Synonyms
  go in for, put one's name down for, register for, enrol for, sign on/up for, become a competitor in, become a contestant in, obtain/gain entrance to
  compete in, take part in, participate in, be a competitor in, be a contestant in, play in
  informal throw one's hat in the ring, be in the running
3. 2.3 Start or reach (a stage or period of time) in an activity or situation.
  使开始，达到（某一阶段或时期）
  the election campaign entered its final phase
  竞选进入最后阶段。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He also noted that the party is entering its 20th year in existence on December 21.
  It is expected to transform every life stage it enters.
  Synonyms
  begin, start, move into, go into, enter on
4. 2.4no object (of a particular performer in an ensemble) start or resume playing or singing.
  （剧团的某个演出者）开始（或重新开始）演奏（或演唱）
3Write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc.
写入，输入（信息），录入
children can enter the data into the computer
孩子能够把数据输入电脑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Users can use it to enter information about themselves on any web site without having to type it in manually every time.
- Also entered is information about his or her family and friends.
- If you think you have forgotten to enter a note for that bar and try to enter one, you will end up with two notes instead of one.
- New buttons formed, and on the screen it indicated for him to enter how far into the future to move.
- Unsigned vouchers had been entered in the books of accounts.
- Since then all the original material and volumes of fresh material have been carefully researched, assessed and entered onto the computer system.
- Secondly, you can deliberately enter information about yourself into a digital profile.
- So when you enter your information, it's going to a criminal somewhere in the Internet, who's taking that data and using it for financial crime.
- Where phones lose out to palmtops is screen size, the ease with which you can enter information and flexibility in choice of software.
- He rubbed his eyes as she entered the last of their notes into the datapak on the desk before her.
- There's been much confusion over the pledging process and I will happily get you registered and enter the amount you stipulate.
- She enters it in the register and hands him his change.
Synonyms
record, write down, set down, put in writing, put down, take down, note, make a note of, jot down, put down on paper, commit to paper
document, put on record, minute, register, chronicle, file, put on file, chart, docket, log
list, catalogue, make an inventory of
rare diarize
4Law
Submit (a statement) in an official capacity.
〔律〕（通常在法庭上）正式提交（声明）
a solicitor entered a plea of guilty on her behalf
一位律师代表她正式表示认罪。
Example sentencesExamples
- In nearly all cases, the defendant enters a guilty plea before trial.
- He again reiterated that he would not have entered his guilty plea had he known of this additional licence suspension.
- She entered a guilty plea without having gone through a preliminary hearing.
- During a hearing on Monday, his solicitor entered no plea and made no application for bail.
- She too had been given an indication that upon such pleas being entered, the prosecution would not proceed further against her husband.
Synonyms
submit, register, lodge, put on record, record, table, file, put forward, place, advance, lay, present, press, prefer, tender, offer, proffer

nounˈɛntəˈɛn(t)ər

A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.
（计算机键盘上的）回车键
Example sentencesExamples
- The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on your keyboard, or a couple of buttons on your controller.
- She finishes her typing with a drawn-out pressing of the enter key and looks pointedly at her sister.
- This key is used much more than the Delete key and most keyboards use a size almost as large as the enter key.
- The various accoutrements that comprise his inventory may be viewed via the middle icon, and activated by pressing the enter key.
- With that in mind, be sure to hit the enter key twice before typing your reply after a previous e-mail's contents.
- When these debates on a posted news article start, ask yourself a question before you hit the enter key.
- He pressed a few keys and hit the enter key with some bravado.
- Finally, he pressed the enter key on the last keypad.
- Its concerns have to do with paper, the enter key and the space-bar.
- Finishing the re-reading, he hit the enter key, sending the test off to the instructor's station.
- Pressing the enter key expands the boundaries of the map so that there's a depiction of the entire level, from which you can ascertain the precise locations of all the control points under your team's banner.
- Hitting the enter key will take you to a static menu but the extras, except for the commentary track, are not on it.
- With the map screen showing, a touch of the enter key clears the surface data from the screen, leaving only aviation information.
- Using the keyboard on his lap, he typed a few lines and pushed the enter key.
- He punched the enter key and the first line ceased scrolling.
- Another user comes up to me in the coffee room and asks if I can replace the enter key on his laptop.
- She hit the enter key to the shield computer, running the program she had kept quiet about.
- He tapped the enter key and the screen popped up.
- She hit the enter key and the algorithm checking his control of environmental air scrubbers began.
- The main problems for me personally were the backspace key and the enter key.

Phrases

enter someone's head (or mind)

(of a thought or idea) occur to someone.
the thought never entered my head!
我从未有过这种想法。
Example sentencesExamples
- What occurred next had not entered his mind either.
- In fact, even when financial circumstances would have allowed him to travel and revisit the place of his birth, it seems that the idea of doing so never entered his mind.
- In a match it doesn't even enter his mind, but it's in training that mental demons indulge in unsporting behaviour.
- For a good while longer, I was disgusted with myself that the idea even entered my mind.
- It was very frustrating, and I would be lying if I said the idea of cutting it all off never entered my mind.
- ‘It never entered my mind to leave, to be honest,’ he insists.
- The implication was that in his state such a question would not have entered his mind.
- ‘My darling,’ said he, ‘I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind!
- It does, of course, enter my mind that I am being considered for the tour, but really I have to make sure that I play well for Scotland.
- Once an idea like that entered my mind, there wasn't a reasonable fact you could throw at me that would get me to stop worrying.

enter into force

Come into effect.
the treaty entered into force in 1975
Example sentencesExamples
- The treaty will not enter into force, however, until it is ratified by all 25 member states, through their national parliaments or popular referendums.
- Even before the treaty has entered into force, many of the countries committed to carrying it out have discovered that they can do even better.
- As a result of the ratification by EU Member States, the number of countries ratifying the Treaty will exceed 40 and the Treaty will now enter into force in 90 days.
- This will require changing the EU's Constitutional Treaty once it enters into force.
- The two new treaties entered into force on 1 January 1958.
- When the Treaty of Rome originally entered into force in 1958 it was not clear that it was intended to give rise to such actions on the part of individuals.
- It will have jurisdiction only over crimes committed after the treaty enters into force.
- The treaty entered into force on 9 November 1992, after a difficult ratification process that was complicated by the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991.
- The revised treaty is expected to enter into force in 2004.
- Reaching it does not mean that the Treaty enters into force, as some would have liked.

enter into the spirit of something

Begin to enjoy and feel part of a lively event or atmosphere.
people entered into the spirit of the occasion
Example sentencesExamples
- The point is he entered into the spirit of it and didn't complain.
- It is a very relaxed break but you have to enter into the spirit of it.
- ‘Everyone entered into the spirit of the event and sang the carols with enthusiasm,’ he said.
- She welcomed the emigrants, visitors and all who came along to enjoy themselves and enter into the spirit of the celebrations.
- She added: ‘We're asking people to enter into the spirit of the event by dressing up as their favourite detective, historian or clairvoyant.’
- It is to be hoped that local firms enter into the spirit of it, although some will no doubt regard it as an additional imposition on them at a time when many are struggling to make a profit.
- Thank you to everyone for entering into the spirit of this event which marked the 10th year of this festival.
- All the bands entered into the spirit of the evening's relaxed atmosphere and none of us was in a hurry to leave.
- And you have entered into the spirit of things magnificently.
- It will be good if everyone enters into the spirit of it and wears a toga.

enter someone's life

(of a person or thing) start to play a significant part in someone's existence.
Shiona had been sixteen when Jake entered her life
Example sentencesExamples
- Most of my friends have entered my life by accident and stayed there by worth.
- In this case, the void has occurred because something hasn't entered my life.
- Being successful can bring a lot of evils and I hope that they haven't entered my life.
- But a 10-year-old boy enters her life, saying he's the reincarnation of her ex-husband.
- But I have come to a conclusion about our fear and what we must do about it, and in part, this revelation entered my life just the other day.
- It isn't until she enters his life that he is able to discover his own talent.
- In Mexico however they entered my life once again in a more substantive way.
- The relationship between Anna and David is tested when a wealthy gentleman, Edward, enters Anna 's life.
- And just exactly who is the one-eyed stranger that's mysteriously entered her life?
- Someone you've never met will enter your life at some point in the future.

Phrasal Verbs

enter into

1Become involved in (an activity or situation)
参与，卷入（活动，境况，事件）
they have entered into a relationship
他们已发生了某种浪漫关系。
Example sentencesExamples
- Copeland evidently regarded such aspirations with deep hostility and responded by entering into fascist political activity for the first time.
- The authors of Envisioning Cnhokia attempt to remedy this situation by entering into a dialogue with those who have gone before them.
- The high cost of fuel should not be an excuse to take advantage of the situation and enter into a speculative price frenzy.
- Whenever a researcher enters into a secretive situation such as commercial-in-confidence research or military research, they effectively disappear from view.
- Remember we entered into this activity with the support of 30 other nations.
- How does the Government's obligation to enter into discussions in that situation compare with the treaty claims process?
- For this reason, one should not enter into a dangerous situation without a valid reason.
- To support their pleasures, some middle-class men entered into criminal activity.
- Compromise allows us to enter into a win-win situation.
- In my opinion, it was a mistake to enter into a living situation with an irresponsible person - even if he is your brother.
Synonyms
participate in, engage in, enter into, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be party to, be a party to
1. 1.1Undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement or other commitment)
  开始受（协议或其他承诺）的约束
  the council entered into an agreement with a private firm
  政务委员会与一家私人公司达成了一项协议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Cohabiting couples have not publicly entered into legally binding agreements.
  People need to be reminded that not too long ago, married women did not have the right to own land, or the right to enter into binding legal agreements.
  When we met the developers they avoided any hard questions asked, yet weeks later this council voted to enter into this agreement with them.
  They make secure their homes, families, jobs and friends and they do not undertake risk or enter into long-term commitments.
  One aspect of the post-Cancun phase is that agreements entered into there are binding in law at every level of government.
  I find it quite remarkable that the council has entered into such an agreement.
  The true nature of the contract was that which an architect enters into in any situation where he is designing a home.
  On 14 September 1972 a formal agreement was entered into between the council and the NCB, and the work went ahead.
  As a trade union official and a citizen I know the importance of honouring agreements freely entered into.
  First, behind closed doors, the council enters into partnership agreements and draws up plans.
2. 1.2Form part of or be a factor in.
  构成…的一部分；是…的因素
  medical ethics also enter into the question
  医德也成了问题的一部分。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The factor of material corruption enters into it in some cases.
  Well, it appears that there are a number of factors that are entering into this.
  The protection of the Claimants' reputations in Sudan is not a factor which enters into this equation.
  Certain extraneous factors deserve to enter into selection of a name.
  It's also important to note that, for the first time in our Easter season, human activity enters into the picture.
  Meditation enters into almost all these activities.
  It is not entirely clear what factors entered into the decision to close the station in Peru.
  So all these factors can enter into the capacity to resist.
  There are all kinds of subjective factors that enter into it.
  His last speech here is not only effectively funny, but reproduces, in a stylized sort of way, a realistic bathos that enters into even the highest-stakes situations.

enter on/upon

1Begin (an activity or job); start to pursue (a particular course in life)
〈正式〉着手（活动，工作）；开始（生活道路）
he entered upon a turbulent political career
他开始了动荡不定的政治生涯。
Example sentencesExamples
- Nations, bordering on the already infected countries, began to enter upon serious plans for the better keeping out of the enemy.
- It was also intended to build an Institute to ‘benefit those who are older in years or who have sufficient energy to enter upon a course of self-improvement’.
- She entered on the works with remarkable zest and activity, and rapidly accomplished her self-imposed task to the great admiration of the onlookers.
- The government has entered on a collision course with the education community over its new law to reform the university system.
- Here, as before, the stress seems to be upon personal dedication, the manner and frame of mind in which a certain course is entered upon and sustained.
Synonyms
begin, start, move into, go into, enter on
2Law
(as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner.
〔律〕（作为法定的权利）正式占有
the tenant shall have licence to enter upon the premises
Example sentencesExamples
- The grantee of a right of way has a right to enter upon the grantor's land over which the way extends for the purpose of making the grant effective.
- On 12 August 1993 the appellants gave notice of their entitlement to enter on the site, and on 27 August 1993 they gave further notice that they would take possession of the plant on 31 August 1993.
- In addition, these minutes permitted the plaintiff to enter upon their property, at the lakefront, from time to time, for the purpose of painting, sketching and drawing the landscape.
- The position of my client was that he deliberately did not terminate the lease so as to ensure she had a legal capacity to enter upon the land.
- It prohibits the appellant from entering on the property of the specified persons for any reason whatsoever.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra 'within'.

Rhymes

assenter, cementer, centre (US center), concentre (US concenter), dissenter, eventer, fermenter (US fermentor), fomenter, frequenter, inventor, lamenter, magenta, placenta, polenta, precentor, presenter, preventer, repenter, tenter, tormentor

Definition of enter in US English:

enter

verbˈɛn(t)ərˈen(t)ər

[with object]

1Come or go into (a place)
进入（某地方）
she entered the kitchen
她进了厨房。
no object the door opened and Karl entered
门开了，卡尔走了进来。
figurative reading the Bible, we enter into an amazing new world of thoughts
〈喻〉读着《圣经》，我们随即进入了一个令人惊奇的全新的思想境界。
Example sentencesExamples
- The shooting has sparked fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends, who tried to enter the City Hall on Thursday.
- When entering the Centre on Sunday, she was in a complete daze and nearly cried when she saw the wanton destruction.
- She shook her head, dismissing all thoughts on that matter, as she entered the Town Square.
- Some might even say we are entering the World of the Weird as this is one different-looking sixgun.
- This was during the visit of the Lady Nelson, under Captain John Murray, the first European vessel to enter Port Phillip Bay.
- Unusually, all the action takes place on one set which gives it a theatrical feel with characters constantly entering and exiting from the wings.
- They enter the Centre and are immediately struck by its sense of space and the feeling of being in a cultural retreat, rich and wise.
- I feel butterflies in my belly as I watch William Hutt enter from up stage center greeted by a long round of applause.
- Two giant Haida totem poles have long greeted visitors as they enter the Field Museum.
- After paying a highly-inflated price for gasoline, I entered the Capital Beltway.
- As planned, Buddha enters the City to attend a feast.
- To enter into dialogue with a culture that does not possess the ontological security of majority cultures is to enter a representational space of intimacy.
- It is Shakespeare al fresco and the spectator entering the Globe steps into an environment at once familiar and mysterious, past and present.
- Get your troops over there, but make sure they don't enter the City or they'll be killed on site.
- To enter the City of Manchester stadium, visitors need to buy a swipe card.
- The dreams of the younger players were already losing their sparkle just when they were about to enter a World Cup arena for the first time and should be savouring every moment.
- For instance, when you tell a story, you may have a character who enters, speaks his lines and then exits.
- We entered the City at the original site of Temple Bar and descended Fleet Street, now a mere shadow of its former journalistic self.
- They entered Room 180 through its double doors and found it filling with smoke.
- In the short run the number and size of freight vehicles entering the City should be reduced through measures to pool deliveries.
Synonyms
go in, go into, come in, come into, get in, get into, set foot in, cross the threshold of, pass into, move into, gain access to, be admitted to, effect an entrance into, make an entrance into, break into, burst into, irrupt into, intrude into, invade, infiltrate
1. 1.1no object Used as a stage direction to indicate when a character comes on stage.
  舞台指示用语登场，上场
  enter Hamlet
  哈姆雷特上场。
  Example sentencesExamples
  As they exit from the stage, enter three beautiful women from Ukraine, dressed in vibrant costumes.
2. 1.2 Come or be introduced into.
  进入；被引入
  the thought never entered my head
  我从未有过这种想法。
3. 1.3 Penetrate (something)
  穿透，刺入
  the bullet entered his stomach
  子弹射入了他的腹部。
  Synonyms
  penetrate, pierce, puncture, perforate, make a hole in, make a wound in
4. 1.4 (of a man) insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman).
  （男人）将阴茎插入（女人）的阴道
2Begin to be involved in.
开始卷入，参与
in 1941 America entered the war
1941年美国参战。
Example sentencesExamples
- The national interest analysis notes some of the disadvantages to New Zealand in entering a closer economic partnership with Thailand.
- In the last surviving section, the betrothed is introduced to and enters her new Byzantine family.
Synonyms
join, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, engage in, embark on, venture into, venture on, launch into, plunge into, undertake, take up
1. 2.1 Become a member of or start working in (an institution or profession)
  成为…的一员，加入；开始从事；开始在…中工作
  that autumn, he entered college
  Example sentencesExamples
  Following this he became a Schools Inspector, entering at this stage the same profession as that of his father.
  He did doctoral work on testing and develops writing assessments for entering M.I.T. freshmen.
  Suggest a book for someone considering entering the Catholic Church.
  The condition he has was discovered while he was a teenager and had been treated and noted before he entered Yale.
  Synonyms
  join, become a member of, enrol for, enrol in, enlist in, volunteer for, sign up for, take up, become associated with, become connected with, commit oneself to
2. 2.2 Register as a competitor or participant in a tournament, race, or examination.
  参加（比赛，考试）
  Example sentencesExamples
  England didn't enter the World Cup until 1950, whereupon we were immediately instilled as favourites.
  The club's players also formed the backbone of the North Yorkshire sides that entered the Area Cup for county teams across the UK.
  To top it all off, those of you with a singing voice can enter the Sopranos Karaoke Competition which will begin before the end of the year.
  I am working towards entering the City of Glasgow Great Scottish Run on September 8.
  He relied on skill and perseverance to win his way and when he first entered senior County level football he was subject to a lot of hard knocks.
  Luxembourg have entered the World Cup 15 times and finished bottom of their qualifying group every time.
  Should you wish to enter the World Handwriting Contest next year, please visit their website.
  In 1995 she entered her first World Games in Manchester, winning two silvers and a bronze.
  Nevertheless, success in the Islamic Games' tennis and entering the World Group play-offs are the landmarks of our national tennis.
  When he entered the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas, he won first place three years running.
  Synonyms
  go in for, put one's name down for, register for, enrol for, sign on for, sign up for, become a competitor in, become a contestant in, gain entrance to, obtain entrance to
3. 2.3 Start or reach (a stage or period of time) in an activity or situation.
  使开始，达到（某一阶段或时期）
  the election campaign entered its final phase
  竞选进入最后阶段。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is expected to transform every life stage it enters.
  He also noted that the party is entering its 20th year in existence on December 21.
  Synonyms
  begin, start, move into, go into, enter on
4. 2.4no object (of a particular performer in an ensemble) start or resume playing or singing.
  （剧团的某个演出者）开始（或重新开始）演奏（或演唱）
3Write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc., so as to record it.
写入，输入（信息），录入
children can enter the data into the computer
孩子能够把数据输入电脑。
Example sentencesExamples
- If you think you have forgotten to enter a note for that bar and try to enter one, you will end up with two notes instead of one.
- She enters it in the register and hands him his change.
- Secondly, you can deliberately enter information about yourself into a digital profile.
- So when you enter your information, it's going to a criminal somewhere in the Internet, who's taking that data and using it for financial crime.
- He rubbed his eyes as she entered the last of their notes into the datapak on the desk before her.
- Since then all the original material and volumes of fresh material have been carefully researched, assessed and entered onto the computer system.
- There's been much confusion over the pledging process and I will happily get you registered and enter the amount you stipulate.
- Where phones lose out to palmtops is screen size, the ease with which you can enter information and flexibility in choice of software.
- Unsigned vouchers had been entered in the books of accounts.
- Also entered is information about his or her family and friends.
- Users can use it to enter information about themselves on any web site without having to type it in manually every time.
- New buttons formed, and on the screen it indicated for him to enter how far into the future to move.
Synonyms
record, write down, set down, put in writing, put down, take down, note, make a note of, jot down, put down on paper, commit to paper
4Law
Submit (a statement) in an official capacity, usually in a court of law.
〔律〕（通常在法庭上）正式提交（声明）
an attorney entered a plea of guilty on her behalf
一位律师代表她正式表示认罪。
Example sentencesExamples
- During a hearing on Monday, his solicitor entered no plea and made no application for bail.
- She too had been given an indication that upon such pleas being entered, the prosecution would not proceed further against her husband.
- In nearly all cases, the defendant enters a guilty plea before trial.
- He again reiterated that he would not have entered his guilty plea had he known of this additional licence suspension.
- She entered a guilty plea without having gone through a preliminary hearing.
Synonyms
submit, register, lodge, put on record, record, table, file, put forward, place, advance, lay, present, press, prefer, tender, offer, proffer

nounˈɛn(t)ərˈen(t)ər

A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu.
（计算机键盘上的）回车键
Example sentencesExamples
- With that in mind, be sure to hit the enter key twice before typing your reply after a previous e-mail's contents.
- Using the keyboard on his lap, he typed a few lines and pushed the enter key.
- She hit the enter key and the algorithm checking his control of environmental air scrubbers began.
- The various accoutrements that comprise his inventory may be viewed via the middle icon, and activated by pressing the enter key.
- With the map screen showing, a touch of the enter key clears the surface data from the screen, leaving only aviation information.
- The main problems for me personally were the backspace key and the enter key.
- He punched the enter key and the first line ceased scrolling.
- When these debates on a posted news article start, ask yourself a question before you hit the enter key.
- The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on your keyboard, or a couple of buttons on your controller.
- Hitting the enter key will take you to a static menu but the extras, except for the commentary track, are not on it.
- Its concerns have to do with paper, the enter key and the space-bar.
- She hit the enter key to the shield computer, running the program she had kept quiet about.
- He pressed a few keys and hit the enter key with some bravado.
- Pressing the enter key expands the boundaries of the map so that there's a depiction of the entire level, from which you can ascertain the precise locations of all the control points under your team's banner.
- She finishes her typing with a drawn-out pressing of the enter key and looks pointedly at her sister.
- Finally, he pressed the enter key on the last keypad.
- Finishing the re-reading, he hit the enter key, sending the test off to the instructor's station.
- He tapped the enter key and the screen popped up.
- This key is used much more than the Delete key and most keyboards use a size almost as large as the enter key.
- Another user comes up to me in the coffee room and asks if I can replace the enter key on his laptop.

Phrases

enter someone's head (or mind)

usually with negative(of a thought or idea) occur to someone.
such an idea never entered my head
我从未有过这种想法。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was very frustrating, and I would be lying if I said the idea of cutting it all off never entered my mind.
- It does, of course, enter my mind that I am being considered for the tour, but really I have to make sure that I play well for Scotland.
- In a match it doesn't even enter his mind, but it's in training that mental demons indulge in unsporting behaviour.
- The implication was that in his state such a question would not have entered his mind.
- Once an idea like that entered my mind, there wasn't a reasonable fact you could throw at me that would get me to stop worrying.
- ‘My darling,’ said he, ‘I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind!
- ‘It never entered my mind to leave, to be honest,’ he insists.
- For a good while longer, I was disgusted with myself that the idea even entered my mind.
- What occurred next had not entered his mind either.
- In fact, even when financial circumstances would have allowed him to travel and revisit the place of his birth, it seems that the idea of doing so never entered his mind.

Phrasal Verbs

enter into

1Become involved in (an activity, situation, or matter)
参与，卷入（活动，境况，事件）
they have entered into a relationship
他们已发生了某种浪漫关系。
Example sentencesExamples
- To support their pleasures, some middle-class men entered into criminal activity.
- For this reason, one should not enter into a dangerous situation without a valid reason.
- How does the Government's obligation to enter into discussions in that situation compare with the treaty claims process?
- Remember we entered into this activity with the support of 30 other nations.
- Copeland evidently regarded such aspirations with deep hostility and responded by entering into fascist political activity for the first time.
- Whenever a researcher enters into a secretive situation such as commercial-in-confidence research or military research, they effectively disappear from view.
- The authors of Envisioning Cnhokia attempt to remedy this situation by entering into a dialogue with those who have gone before them.
- Compromise allows us to enter into a win-win situation.
- The high cost of fuel should not be an excuse to take advantage of the situation and enter into a speculative price frenzy.
- In my opinion, it was a mistake to enter into a living situation with an irresponsible person - even if he is your brother.
Synonyms
participate in, engage in, enter into, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be party to, be a party to
1. 1.1Undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement or other commitment)
  开始受（协议或其他承诺）的约束
  the council entered into an agreement with a private firm
  政务委员会与一家私人公司达成了一项协议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  People need to be reminded that not too long ago, married women did not have the right to own land, or the right to enter into binding legal agreements.
  When we met the developers they avoided any hard questions asked, yet weeks later this council voted to enter into this agreement with them.
  The true nature of the contract was that which an architect enters into in any situation where he is designing a home.
  One aspect of the post-Cancun phase is that agreements entered into there are binding in law at every level of government.
  As a trade union official and a citizen I know the importance of honouring agreements freely entered into.
  I find it quite remarkable that the council has entered into such an agreement.
  On 14 September 1972 a formal agreement was entered into between the council and the NCB, and the work went ahead.
  Cohabiting couples have not publicly entered into legally binding agreements.
  They make secure their homes, families, jobs and friends and they do not undertake risk or enter into long-term commitments.
  First, behind closed doors, the council enters into partnership agreements and draws up plans.
2. 1.2Form part of or be a factor in.
  构成…的一部分；是…的因素
  medical ethics also enter into the question
  医德也成了问题的一部分。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The protection of the Claimants' reputations in Sudan is not a factor which enters into this equation.
  It's also important to note that, for the first time in our Easter season, human activity enters into the picture.
  Well, it appears that there are a number of factors that are entering into this.
  Certain extraneous factors deserve to enter into selection of a name.
  There are all kinds of subjective factors that enter into it.
  It is not entirely clear what factors entered into the decision to close the station in Peru.
  Meditation enters into almost all these activities.
  His last speech here is not only effectively funny, but reproduces, in a stylized sort of way, a realistic bathos that enters into even the highest-stakes situations.
  The factor of material corruption enters into it in some cases.
  So all these factors can enter into the capacity to resist.

enter on/upon

1Begin (an activity or job); start to pursue (a particular course in life)
〈正式〉着手（活动，工作）；开始（生活道路）
he entered upon a turbulent political career
他开始了动荡不定的政治生涯。
Example sentencesExamples
- The government has entered on a collision course with the education community over its new law to reform the university system.
- She entered on the works with remarkable zest and activity, and rapidly accomplished her self-imposed task to the great admiration of the onlookers.
- It was also intended to build an Institute to ‘benefit those who are older in years or who have sufficient energy to enter upon a course of self-improvement’.
- Here, as before, the stress seems to be upon personal dedication, the manner and frame of mind in which a certain course is entered upon and sustained.
- Nations, bordering on the already infected countries, began to enter upon serious plans for the better keeping out of the enemy.
Synonyms
begin, start, move into, go into, enter on
2Law
(as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner.
〔律〕（作为法定的权利）正式占有
Example sentencesExamples
- On 12 August 1993 the appellants gave notice of their entitlement to enter on the site, and on 27 August 1993 they gave further notice that they would take possession of the plant on 31 August 1993.
- In addition, these minutes permitted the plaintiff to enter upon their property, at the lakefront, from time to time, for the purpose of painting, sketching and drawing the landscape.
- The grantee of a right of way has a right to enter upon the grantor's land over which the way extends for the purpose of making the grant effective.
- It prohibits the appellant from entering on the property of the specified persons for any reason whatsoever.
- The position of my client was that he deliberately did not terminate the lease so as to ensure she had a legal capacity to enter upon the land.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra ‘within’.

单词	enter
释义	Definition of enter in English: enter verbˈɛntəˈɛn(t)ər [with object] 1Come or go into (a place) 进入（某地方） she entered the kitchen 她进了厨房。 no object the door opened and Karl entered 门开了，卡尔走了进来。 Example sentencesExamples The shooting has sparked fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends, who tried to enter the City Hall on Thursday. Unusually, all the action takes place on one set which gives it a theatrical feel with characters constantly entering and exiting from the wings. Two giant Haida totem poles have long greeted visitors as they enter the Field Museum. This was during the visit of the Lady Nelson, under Captain John Murray, the first European vessel to enter Port Phillip Bay. The dreams of the younger players were already losing their sparkle just when they were about to enter a World Cup arena for the first time and should be savouring every moment. As planned, Buddha enters the City to attend a feast. It is Shakespeare al fresco and the spectator entering the Globe steps into an environment at once familiar and mysterious, past and present. After paying a highly-inflated price for gasoline, I entered the Capital Beltway. She shook her head, dismissing all thoughts on that matter, as she entered the Town Square. Get your troops over there, but make sure they don't enter the City or they'll be killed on site. Some might even say we are entering the World of the Weird as this is one different-looking sixgun. They enter the Centre and are immediately struck by its sense of space and the feeling of being in a cultural retreat, rich and wise. In the short run the number and size of freight vehicles entering the City should be reduced through measures to pool deliveries. I feel butterflies in my belly as I watch William Hutt enter from up stage center greeted by a long round of applause. To enter the City of Manchester stadium, visitors need to buy a swipe card. For instance, when you tell a story, you may have a character who enters, speaks his lines and then exits. They entered Room 180 through its double doors and found it filling with smoke. To enter into dialogue with a culture that does not possess the ontological security of majority cultures is to enter a representational space of intimacy. We entered the City at the original site of Temple Bar and descended Fleet Street, now a mere shadow of its former journalistic self. When entering the Centre on Sunday, she was in a complete daze and nearly cried when she saw the wanton destruction. Synonyms go in/into, come in/into, get in/into, set foot in, cross the threshold of, pass into, move into, gain access to, be admitted to, make/effect an entrance into, break into, burst into, irrupt into, intrude into, invade, infiltrate 1.1no object Used as a stage direction to indicate when a character comes on stage. 舞台指示用语登场，上场 enter Hamlet 哈姆雷特上场。 Example sentencesExamples As they exit from the stage, enter three beautiful women from Ukraine, dressed in vibrant costumes. 1.2 Come or be introduced into. 进入；被引入 the thought never entered my head 我从未有过这种想法。 1.3 Penetrate (something) 穿透，刺入 the bullet entered his stomach 子弹射入了他的腹部。 Synonyms penetrate, pierce, puncture, perforate, make a hole in, make a wound in impale, stick, spike, stab, spear, skewer, run through, transfix rare transpierce 1.4 (of a man) insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman) （男人）将阴茎插入（女人）的阴道 then he entered her, harsh in his passion 2Begin to be involved in. 开始卷入，参与 in 1941 America entered the war 1941年美国参战。 Example sentencesExamples The national interest analysis notes some of the disadvantages to New Zealand in entering a closer economic partnership with Thailand. In the last surviving section, the betrothed is introduced to and enters her new Byzantine family. Synonyms join (in), get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, engage in, embark on, venture into/on, launch into, plunge into, undertake, take up participate in, take part in, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be (a) party to cooperate in, help with, assist with, lend a hand with informal get in on the act, pitch in with 2.1 Become a member of or start working in (an institution or profession) 成为…的一员，加入；开始从事；开始在…中工作 he entered the army as a cadet Example sentencesExamples He did doctoral work on testing and develops writing assessments for entering M.I.T. freshmen. Suggest a book for someone considering entering the Catholic Church. The condition he has was discovered while he was a teenager and had been treated and noted before he entered Yale. Following this he became a Schools Inspector, entering at this stage the same profession as that of his father. Synonyms join, become a member of, enrol in/for, enlist in, volunteer for, sign up for, take up, become connected/associated with, commit oneself to 2.2 Register as a competitor or participant in a tournament, race, or examination. 参加（比赛，考试） they won every race they entered the horse was entered in the Martell Cup at Aintree Example sentencesExamples The club's players also formed the backbone of the North Yorkshire sides that entered the Area Cup for county teams across the UK. When he entered the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas, he won first place three years running. To top it all off, those of you with a singing voice can enter the Sopranos Karaoke Competition which will begin before the end of the year. Should you wish to enter the World Handwriting Contest next year, please visit their website. Luxembourg have entered the World Cup 15 times and finished bottom of their qualifying group every time. In 1995 she entered her first World Games in Manchester, winning two silvers and a bronze. He relied on skill and perseverance to win his way and when he first entered senior County level football he was subject to a lot of hard knocks. I am working towards entering the City of Glasgow Great Scottish Run on September 8. Nevertheless, success in the Islamic Games' tennis and entering the World Group play-offs are the landmarks of our national tennis. England didn't enter the World Cup until 1950, whereupon we were immediately instilled as favourites. Synonyms go in for, put one's name down for, register for, enrol for, sign on/up for, become a competitor in, become a contestant in, obtain/gain entrance to compete in, take part in, participate in, be a competitor in, be a contestant in, play in informal throw one's hat in the ring, be in the running 2.3 Start or reach (a stage or period of time) in an activity or situation. 使开始，达到（某一阶段或时期） the election campaign entered its final phase 竞选进入最后阶段。 Example sentencesExamples He also noted that the party is entering its 20th year in existence on December 21. It is expected to transform every life stage it enters. Synonyms begin, start, move into, go into, enter on 2.4no object (of a particular performer in an ensemble) start or resume playing or singing. （剧团的某个演出者）开始（或重新开始）演奏（或演唱） 3Write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc. 写入，输入（信息），录入 children can enter the data into the computer 孩子能够把数据输入电脑。 Example sentencesExamples Users can use it to enter information about themselves on any web site without having to type it in manually every time. Also entered is information about his or her family and friends. If you think you have forgotten to enter a note for that bar and try to enter one, you will end up with two notes instead of one. New buttons formed, and on the screen it indicated for him to enter how far into the future to move. Unsigned vouchers had been entered in the books of accounts. Since then all the original material and volumes of fresh material have been carefully researched, assessed and entered onto the computer system. Secondly, you can deliberately enter information about yourself into a digital profile. So when you enter your information, it's going to a criminal somewhere in the Internet, who's taking that data and using it for financial crime. Where phones lose out to palmtops is screen size, the ease with which you can enter information and flexibility in choice of software. He rubbed his eyes as she entered the last of their notes into the datapak on the desk before her. There's been much confusion over the pledging process and I will happily get you registered and enter the amount you stipulate. She enters it in the register and hands him his change. Synonyms record, write down, set down, put in writing, put down, take down, note, make a note of, jot down, put down on paper, commit to paper document, put on record, minute, register, chronicle, file, put on file, chart, docket, log list, catalogue, make an inventory of rare diarize 4Law Submit (a statement) in an official capacity. 〔律〕（通常在法庭上）正式提交（声明） a solicitor entered a plea of guilty on her behalf 一位律师代表她正式表示认罪。 Example sentencesExamples In nearly all cases, the defendant enters a guilty plea before trial. He again reiterated that he would not have entered his guilty plea had he known of this additional licence suspension. She entered a guilty plea without having gone through a preliminary hearing. During a hearing on Monday, his solicitor entered no plea and made no application for bail. She too had been given an indication that upon such pleas being entered, the prosecution would not proceed further against her husband. Synonyms submit, register, lodge, put on record, record, table, file, put forward, place, advance, lay, present, press, prefer, tender, offer, proffer nounˈɛntəˈɛn(t)ər A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu. （计算机键盘上的）回车键 Example sentencesExamples The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on your keyboard, or a couple of buttons on your controller. She finishes her typing with a drawn-out pressing of the enter key and looks pointedly at her sister. This key is used much more than the Delete key and most keyboards use a size almost as large as the enter key. The various accoutrements that comprise his inventory may be viewed via the middle icon, and activated by pressing the enter key. With that in mind, be sure to hit the enter key twice before typing your reply after a previous e-mail's contents. When these debates on a posted news article start, ask yourself a question before you hit the enter key. He pressed a few keys and hit the enter key with some bravado. Finally, he pressed the enter key on the last keypad. Its concerns have to do with paper, the enter key and the space-bar. Finishing the re-reading, he hit the enter key, sending the test off to the instructor's station. Pressing the enter key expands the boundaries of the map so that there's a depiction of the entire level, from which you can ascertain the precise locations of all the control points under your team's banner. Hitting the enter key will take you to a static menu but the extras, except for the commentary track, are not on it. With the map screen showing, a touch of the enter key clears the surface data from the screen, leaving only aviation information. Using the keyboard on his lap, he typed a few lines and pushed the enter key. He punched the enter key and the first line ceased scrolling. Another user comes up to me in the coffee room and asks if I can replace the enter key on his laptop. She hit the enter key to the shield computer, running the program she had kept quiet about. He tapped the enter key and the screen popped up. She hit the enter key and the algorithm checking his control of environmental air scrubbers began. The main problems for me personally were the backspace key and the enter key. Phrases enter someone's head (or mind) (of a thought or idea) occur to someone. the thought never entered my head! 我从未有过这种想法。 Example sentencesExamples What occurred next had not entered his mind either. In fact, even when financial circumstances would have allowed him to travel and revisit the place of his birth, it seems that the idea of doing so never entered his mind. In a match it doesn't even enter his mind, but it's in training that mental demons indulge in unsporting behaviour. For a good while longer, I was disgusted with myself that the idea even entered my mind. It was very frustrating, and I would be lying if I said the idea of cutting it all off never entered my mind. ‘It never entered my mind to leave, to be honest,’ he insists. The implication was that in his state such a question would not have entered his mind. ‘My darling,’ said he, ‘I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind! It does, of course, enter my mind that I am being considered for the tour, but really I have to make sure that I play well for Scotland. Once an idea like that entered my mind, there wasn't a reasonable fact you could throw at me that would get me to stop worrying. enter into force Come into effect. the treaty entered into force in 1975 Example sentencesExamples The treaty will not enter into force, however, until it is ratified by all 25 member states, through their national parliaments or popular referendums. Even before the treaty has entered into force, many of the countries committed to carrying it out have discovered that they can do even better. As a result of the ratification by EU Member States, the number of countries ratifying the Treaty will exceed 40 and the Treaty will now enter into force in 90 days. This will require changing the EU's Constitutional Treaty once it enters into force. The two new treaties entered into force on 1 January 1958. When the Treaty of Rome originally entered into force in 1958 it was not clear that it was intended to give rise to such actions on the part of individuals. It will have jurisdiction only over crimes committed after the treaty enters into force. The treaty entered into force on 9 November 1992, after a difficult ratification process that was complicated by the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The revised treaty is expected to enter into force in 2004. Reaching it does not mean that the Treaty enters into force, as some would have liked. enter into the spirit of something Begin to enjoy and feel part of a lively event or atmosphere. people entered into the spirit of the occasion Example sentencesExamples The point is he entered into the spirit of it and didn't complain. It is a very relaxed break but you have to enter into the spirit of it. ‘Everyone entered into the spirit of the event and sang the carols with enthusiasm,’ he said. She welcomed the emigrants, visitors and all who came along to enjoy themselves and enter into the spirit of the celebrations. She added: ‘We're asking people to enter into the spirit of the event by dressing up as their favourite detective, historian or clairvoyant.’ It is to be hoped that local firms enter into the spirit of it, although some will no doubt regard it as an additional imposition on them at a time when many are struggling to make a profit. Thank you to everyone for entering into the spirit of this event which marked the 10th year of this festival. All the bands entered into the spirit of the evening's relaxed atmosphere and none of us was in a hurry to leave. And you have entered into the spirit of things magnificently. It will be good if everyone enters into the spirit of it and wears a toga. enter someone's life (of a person or thing) start to play a significant part in someone's existence. Shiona had been sixteen when Jake entered her life Example sentencesExamples Most of my friends have entered my life by accident and stayed there by worth. In this case, the void has occurred because something hasn't entered my life. Being successful can bring a lot of evils and I hope that they haven't entered my life. But a 10-year-old boy enters her life, saying he's the reincarnation of her ex-husband. But I have come to a conclusion about our fear and what we must do about it, and in part, this revelation entered my life just the other day. It isn't until she enters his life that he is able to discover his own talent. In Mexico however they entered my life once again in a more substantive way. The relationship between Anna and David is tested when a wealthy gentleman, Edward, enters Anna 's life. And just exactly who is the one-eyed stranger that's mysteriously entered her life? Someone you've never met will enter your life at some point in the future. Phrasal Verbs enter into 1Become involved in (an activity or situation) 参与，卷入（活动，境况，事件） they have entered into a relationship 他们已发生了某种浪漫关系。 Example sentencesExamples Copeland evidently regarded such aspirations with deep hostility and responded by entering into fascist political activity for the first time. The authors of Envisioning Cnhokia attempt to remedy this situation by entering into a dialogue with those who have gone before them. The high cost of fuel should not be an excuse to take advantage of the situation and enter into a speculative price frenzy. Whenever a researcher enters into a secretive situation such as commercial-in-confidence research or military research, they effectively disappear from view. Remember we entered into this activity with the support of 30 other nations. How does the Government's obligation to enter into discussions in that situation compare with the treaty claims process? For this reason, one should not enter into a dangerous situation without a valid reason. To support their pleasures, some middle-class men entered into criminal activity. Compromise allows us to enter into a win-win situation. In my opinion, it was a mistake to enter into a living situation with an irresponsible person - even if he is your brother. Synonyms participate in, engage in, enter into, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be party to, be a party to 1.1Undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement or other commitment) 开始受（协议或其他承诺）的约束 the council entered into an agreement with a private firm 政务委员会与一家私人公司达成了一项协议。 Example sentencesExamples Cohabiting couples have not publicly entered into legally binding agreements. People need to be reminded that not too long ago, married women did not have the right to own land, or the right to enter into binding legal agreements. When we met the developers they avoided any hard questions asked, yet weeks later this council voted to enter into this agreement with them. They make secure their homes, families, jobs and friends and they do not undertake risk or enter into long-term commitments. One aspect of the post-Cancun phase is that agreements entered into there are binding in law at every level of government. I find it quite remarkable that the council has entered into such an agreement. The true nature of the contract was that which an architect enters into in any situation where he is designing a home. On 14 September 1972 a formal agreement was entered into between the council and the NCB, and the work went ahead. As a trade union official and a citizen I know the importance of honouring agreements freely entered into. First, behind closed doors, the council enters into partnership agreements and draws up plans. 1.2Form part of or be a factor in. 构成…的一部分；是…的因素 medical ethics also enter into the question 医德也成了问题的一部分。 Example sentencesExamples The factor of material corruption enters into it in some cases. Well, it appears that there are a number of factors that are entering into this. The protection of the Claimants' reputations in Sudan is not a factor which enters into this equation. Certain extraneous factors deserve to enter into selection of a name. It's also important to note that, for the first time in our Easter season, human activity enters into the picture. Meditation enters into almost all these activities. It is not entirely clear what factors entered into the decision to close the station in Peru. So all these factors can enter into the capacity to resist. There are all kinds of subjective factors that enter into it. His last speech here is not only effectively funny, but reproduces, in a stylized sort of way, a realistic bathos that enters into even the highest-stakes situations. enter on/upon 1Begin (an activity or job); start to pursue (a particular course in life) 〈正式〉着手（活动，工作）；开始（生活道路） he entered upon a turbulent political career 他开始了动荡不定的政治生涯。 Example sentencesExamples Nations, bordering on the already infected countries, began to enter upon serious plans for the better keeping out of the enemy. It was also intended to build an Institute to ‘benefit those who are older in years or who have sufficient energy to enter upon a course of self-improvement’. She entered on the works with remarkable zest and activity, and rapidly accomplished her self-imposed task to the great admiration of the onlookers. The government has entered on a collision course with the education community over its new law to reform the university system. Here, as before, the stress seems to be upon personal dedication, the manner and frame of mind in which a certain course is entered upon and sustained. Synonyms begin, start, move into, go into, enter on 2Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner. 〔律〕（作为法定的权利）正式占有 the tenant shall have licence to enter upon the premises Example sentencesExamples The grantee of a right of way has a right to enter upon the grantor's land over which the way extends for the purpose of making the grant effective. On 12 August 1993 the appellants gave notice of their entitlement to enter on the site, and on 27 August 1993 they gave further notice that they would take possession of the plant on 31 August 1993. In addition, these minutes permitted the plaintiff to enter upon their property, at the lakefront, from time to time, for the purpose of painting, sketching and drawing the landscape. The position of my client was that he deliberately did not terminate the lease so as to ensure she had a legal capacity to enter upon the land. It prohibits the appellant from entering on the property of the specified persons for any reason whatsoever. Origin Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra 'within'. Rhymes assenter, cementer, centre (US center), concentre (US concenter), dissenter, eventer, fermenter (US fermentor), fomenter, frequenter, inventor, lamenter, magenta, placenta, polenta, precentor, presenter, preventer, repenter, tenter, tormentor verb.1 phr. phr.v. Definition of enter in US English: enter verbˈɛn(t)ərˈen(t)ər [with object] 1Come or go into (a place) 进入（某地方） she entered the kitchen 她进了厨房。 no object the door opened and Karl entered 门开了，卡尔走了进来。 figurative reading the Bible, we enter into an amazing new world of thoughts 〈喻〉读着《圣经》，我们随即进入了一个令人惊奇的全新的思想境界。 Example sentencesExamples The shooting has sparked fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends, who tried to enter the City Hall on Thursday. When entering the Centre on Sunday, she was in a complete daze and nearly cried when she saw the wanton destruction. She shook her head, dismissing all thoughts on that matter, as she entered the Town Square. Some might even say we are entering the World of the Weird as this is one different-looking sixgun. This was during the visit of the Lady Nelson, under Captain John Murray, the first European vessel to enter Port Phillip Bay. Unusually, all the action takes place on one set which gives it a theatrical feel with characters constantly entering and exiting from the wings. They enter the Centre and are immediately struck by its sense of space and the feeling of being in a cultural retreat, rich and wise. I feel butterflies in my belly as I watch William Hutt enter from up stage center greeted by a long round of applause. Two giant Haida totem poles have long greeted visitors as they enter the Field Museum. After paying a highly-inflated price for gasoline, I entered the Capital Beltway. As planned, Buddha enters the City to attend a feast. To enter into dialogue with a culture that does not possess the ontological security of majority cultures is to enter a representational space of intimacy. It is Shakespeare al fresco and the spectator entering the Globe steps into an environment at once familiar and mysterious, past and present. Get your troops over there, but make sure they don't enter the City or they'll be killed on site. To enter the City of Manchester stadium, visitors need to buy a swipe card. The dreams of the younger players were already losing their sparkle just when they were about to enter a World Cup arena for the first time and should be savouring every moment. For instance, when you tell a story, you may have a character who enters, speaks his lines and then exits. We entered the City at the original site of Temple Bar and descended Fleet Street, now a mere shadow of its former journalistic self. They entered Room 180 through its double doors and found it filling with smoke. In the short run the number and size of freight vehicles entering the City should be reduced through measures to pool deliveries. Synonyms go in, go into, come in, come into, get in, get into, set foot in, cross the threshold of, pass into, move into, gain access to, be admitted to, effect an entrance into, make an entrance into, break into, burst into, irrupt into, intrude into, invade, infiltrate 1.1no object Used as a stage direction to indicate when a character comes on stage. 舞台指示用语登场，上场 enter Hamlet 哈姆雷特上场。 Example sentencesExamples As they exit from the stage, enter three beautiful women from Ukraine, dressed in vibrant costumes. 1.2 Come or be introduced into. 进入；被引入 the thought never entered my head 我从未有过这种想法。 1.3 Penetrate (something) 穿透，刺入 the bullet entered his stomach 子弹射入了他的腹部。 Synonyms penetrate, pierce, puncture, perforate, make a hole in, make a wound in 1.4 (of a man) insert the penis into the vagina of (a woman). （男人）将阴茎插入（女人）的阴道 2Begin to be involved in. 开始卷入，参与 in 1941 America entered the war 1941年美国参战。 Example sentencesExamples The national interest analysis notes some of the disadvantages to New Zealand in entering a closer economic partnership with Thailand. In the last surviving section, the betrothed is introduced to and enters her new Byzantine family. Synonyms join, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, engage in, embark on, venture into, venture on, launch into, plunge into, undertake, take up 2.1 Become a member of or start working in (an institution or profession) 成为…的一员，加入；开始从事；开始在…中工作 that autumn, he entered college Example sentencesExamples Following this he became a Schools Inspector, entering at this stage the same profession as that of his father. He did doctoral work on testing and develops writing assessments for entering M.I.T. freshmen. Suggest a book for someone considering entering the Catholic Church. The condition he has was discovered while he was a teenager and had been treated and noted before he entered Yale. Synonyms join, become a member of, enrol for, enrol in, enlist in, volunteer for, sign up for, take up, become associated with, become connected with, commit oneself to 2.2 Register as a competitor or participant in a tournament, race, or examination. 参加（比赛，考试） Example sentencesExamples England didn't enter the World Cup until 1950, whereupon we were immediately instilled as favourites. The club's players also formed the backbone of the North Yorkshire sides that entered the Area Cup for county teams across the UK. To top it all off, those of you with a singing voice can enter the Sopranos Karaoke Competition which will begin before the end of the year. I am working towards entering the City of Glasgow Great Scottish Run on September 8. He relied on skill and perseverance to win his way and when he first entered senior County level football he was subject to a lot of hard knocks. Luxembourg have entered the World Cup 15 times and finished bottom of their qualifying group every time. Should you wish to enter the World Handwriting Contest next year, please visit their website. In 1995 she entered her first World Games in Manchester, winning two silvers and a bronze. Nevertheless, success in the Islamic Games' tennis and entering the World Group play-offs are the landmarks of our national tennis. When he entered the World Pizza Games in Las Vegas, he won first place three years running. Synonyms go in for, put one's name down for, register for, enrol for, sign on for, sign up for, become a competitor in, become a contestant in, gain entrance to, obtain entrance to 2.3 Start or reach (a stage or period of time) in an activity or situation. 使开始，达到（某一阶段或时期） the election campaign entered its final phase 竞选进入最后阶段。 Example sentencesExamples It is expected to transform every life stage it enters. He also noted that the party is entering its 20th year in existence on December 21. Synonyms begin, start, move into, go into, enter on 2.4no object (of a particular performer in an ensemble) start or resume playing or singing. （剧团的某个演出者）开始（或重新开始）演奏（或演唱） 3Write or key (information) in a book, computer, etc., so as to record it. 写入，输入（信息），录入 children can enter the data into the computer 孩子能够把数据输入电脑。 Example sentencesExamples If you think you have forgotten to enter a note for that bar and try to enter one, you will end up with two notes instead of one. She enters it in the register and hands him his change. Secondly, you can deliberately enter information about yourself into a digital profile. So when you enter your information, it's going to a criminal somewhere in the Internet, who's taking that data and using it for financial crime. He rubbed his eyes as she entered the last of their notes into the datapak on the desk before her. Since then all the original material and volumes of fresh material have been carefully researched, assessed and entered onto the computer system. There's been much confusion over the pledging process and I will happily get you registered and enter the amount you stipulate. Where phones lose out to palmtops is screen size, the ease with which you can enter information and flexibility in choice of software. Unsigned vouchers had been entered in the books of accounts. Also entered is information about his or her family and friends. Users can use it to enter information about themselves on any web site without having to type it in manually every time. New buttons formed, and on the screen it indicated for him to enter how far into the future to move. Synonyms record, write down, set down, put in writing, put down, take down, note, make a note of, jot down, put down on paper, commit to paper 4Law Submit (a statement) in an official capacity, usually in a court of law. 〔律〕（通常在法庭上）正式提交（声明） an attorney entered a plea of guilty on her behalf 一位律师代表她正式表示认罪。 Example sentencesExamples During a hearing on Monday, his solicitor entered no plea and made no application for bail. She too had been given an indication that upon such pleas being entered, the prosecution would not proceed further against her husband. In nearly all cases, the defendant enters a guilty plea before trial. He again reiterated that he would not have entered his guilty plea had he known of this additional licence suspension. She entered a guilty plea without having gone through a preliminary hearing. Synonyms submit, register, lodge, put on record, record, table, file, put forward, place, advance, lay, present, press, prefer, tender, offer, proffer nounˈɛn(t)ərˈen(t)ər A key on a computer keyboard which is used to perform various functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu. （计算机键盘上的）回车键 Example sentencesExamples With that in mind, be sure to hit the enter key twice before typing your reply after a previous e-mail's contents. Using the keyboard on his lap, he typed a few lines and pushed the enter key. She hit the enter key and the algorithm checking his control of environmental air scrubbers began. The various accoutrements that comprise his inventory may be viewed via the middle icon, and activated by pressing the enter key. With the map screen showing, a touch of the enter key clears the surface data from the screen, leaving only aviation information. The main problems for me personally were the backspace key and the enter key. He punched the enter key and the first line ceased scrolling. When these debates on a posted news article start, ask yourself a question before you hit the enter key. The games are rather shallow and require only the use of the four arrow keys and the enter key on your keyboard, or a couple of buttons on your controller. Hitting the enter key will take you to a static menu but the extras, except for the commentary track, are not on it. Its concerns have to do with paper, the enter key and the space-bar. She hit the enter key to the shield computer, running the program she had kept quiet about. He pressed a few keys and hit the enter key with some bravado. Pressing the enter key expands the boundaries of the map so that there's a depiction of the entire level, from which you can ascertain the precise locations of all the control points under your team's banner. She finishes her typing with a drawn-out pressing of the enter key and looks pointedly at her sister. Finally, he pressed the enter key on the last keypad. Finishing the re-reading, he hit the enter key, sending the test off to the instructor's station. He tapped the enter key and the screen popped up. This key is used much more than the Delete key and most keyboards use a size almost as large as the enter key. Another user comes up to me in the coffee room and asks if I can replace the enter key on his laptop. Phrases enter someone's head (or mind) usually with negative(of a thought or idea) occur to someone. such an idea never entered my head 我从未有过这种想法。 Example sentencesExamples It was very frustrating, and I would be lying if I said the idea of cutting it all off never entered my mind. It does, of course, enter my mind that I am being considered for the tour, but really I have to make sure that I play well for Scotland. In a match it doesn't even enter his mind, but it's in training that mental demons indulge in unsporting behaviour. The implication was that in his state such a question would not have entered his mind. Once an idea like that entered my mind, there wasn't a reasonable fact you could throw at me that would get me to stop worrying. ‘My darling,’ said he, ‘I beg of you, for my sake and for our child's sake, as well as for your own, that you will never for one instant let that idea enter your mind! ‘It never entered my mind to leave, to be honest,’ he insists. For a good while longer, I was disgusted with myself that the idea even entered my mind. What occurred next had not entered his mind either. In fact, even when financial circumstances would have allowed him to travel and revisit the place of his birth, it seems that the idea of doing so never entered his mind. Phrasal Verbs enter into 1Become involved in (an activity, situation, or matter) 参与，卷入（活动，境况，事件） they have entered into a relationship 他们已发生了某种浪漫关系。 Example sentencesExamples To support their pleasures, some middle-class men entered into criminal activity. For this reason, one should not enter into a dangerous situation without a valid reason. How does the Government's obligation to enter into discussions in that situation compare with the treaty claims process? Remember we entered into this activity with the support of 30 other nations. Copeland evidently regarded such aspirations with deep hostility and responded by entering into fascist political activity for the first time. Whenever a researcher enters into a secretive situation such as commercial-in-confidence research or military research, they effectively disappear from view. The authors of Envisioning Cnhokia attempt to remedy this situation by entering into a dialogue with those who have gone before them. Compromise allows us to enter into a win-win situation. The high cost of fuel should not be an excuse to take advantage of the situation and enter into a speculative price frenzy. In my opinion, it was a mistake to enter into a living situation with an irresponsible person - even if he is your brother. Synonyms participate in, engage in, enter into, join in, get involved in, go in for, throw oneself into, share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, partake in, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be party to, be a party to 1.1Undertake to bind oneself by (an agreement or other commitment) 开始受（协议或其他承诺）的约束 the council entered into an agreement with a private firm 政务委员会与一家私人公司达成了一项协议。 Example sentencesExamples People need to be reminded that not too long ago, married women did not have the right to own land, or the right to enter into binding legal agreements. When we met the developers they avoided any hard questions asked, yet weeks later this council voted to enter into this agreement with them. The true nature of the contract was that which an architect enters into in any situation where he is designing a home. One aspect of the post-Cancun phase is that agreements entered into there are binding in law at every level of government. As a trade union official and a citizen I know the importance of honouring agreements freely entered into. I find it quite remarkable that the council has entered into such an agreement. On 14 September 1972 a formal agreement was entered into between the council and the NCB, and the work went ahead. Cohabiting couples have not publicly entered into legally binding agreements. They make secure their homes, families, jobs and friends and they do not undertake risk or enter into long-term commitments. First, behind closed doors, the council enters into partnership agreements and draws up plans. 1.2Form part of or be a factor in. 构成…的一部分；是…的因素 medical ethics also enter into the question 医德也成了问题的一部分。 Example sentencesExamples The protection of the Claimants' reputations in Sudan is not a factor which enters into this equation. It's also important to note that, for the first time in our Easter season, human activity enters into the picture. Well, it appears that there are a number of factors that are entering into this. Certain extraneous factors deserve to enter into selection of a name. There are all kinds of subjective factors that enter into it. It is not entirely clear what factors entered into the decision to close the station in Peru. Meditation enters into almost all these activities. His last speech here is not only effectively funny, but reproduces, in a stylized sort of way, a realistic bathos that enters into even the highest-stakes situations. The factor of material corruption enters into it in some cases. So all these factors can enter into the capacity to resist. enter on/upon 1Begin (an activity or job); start to pursue (a particular course in life) 〈正式〉着手（活动，工作）；开始（生活道路） he entered upon a turbulent political career 他开始了动荡不定的政治生涯。 Example sentencesExamples The government has entered on a collision course with the education community over its new law to reform the university system. She entered on the works with remarkable zest and activity, and rapidly accomplished her self-imposed task to the great admiration of the onlookers. It was also intended to build an Institute to ‘benefit those who are older in years or who have sufficient energy to enter upon a course of self-improvement’. Here, as before, the stress seems to be upon personal dedication, the manner and frame of mind in which a certain course is entered upon and sustained. Nations, bordering on the already infected countries, began to enter upon serious plans for the better keeping out of the enemy. Synonyms begin, start, move into, go into, enter on 2Law (as a legal entitlement) go freely into (property) as or as if the owner. 〔律〕（作为法定的权利）正式占有 Example sentencesExamples On 12 August 1993 the appellants gave notice of their entitlement to enter on the site, and on 27 August 1993 they gave further notice that they would take possession of the plant on 31 August 1993. In addition, these minutes permitted the plaintiff to enter upon their property, at the lakefront, from time to time, for the purpose of painting, sketching and drawing the landscape. The grantee of a right of way has a right to enter upon the grantor's land over which the way extends for the purpose of making the grant effective. It prohibits the appellant from entering on the property of the specified persons for any reason whatsoever. The position of my client was that he deliberately did not terminate the lease so as to ensure she had a legal capacity to enter upon the land. Origin Middle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra ‘within’. verb.1 phr. phr.v.
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