man·age
verb/ˈmænɪdʒ/
/ˈmænɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they manage | /ˈmænɪdʒ/ /ˈmænɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it manages | /ˈmænɪdʒɪz/ /ˈmænɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple managed | /ˈmænɪdʒd/ /ˈmænɪdʒd/ |
| past participle managed | /ˈmænɪdʒd/ /ˈmænɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form managing | /ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] manage (something) to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, land, etc.
管理，负责（公司、队伍、组织等） - to manage a business/factory/bank/hotel/soccer team
管理企业／工厂／银行／酒店／足球队 - to manage a department/project
负责一个部门／项目 - I think that Forestry Tasmania manages the forest.
我认为这片森林归塔斯马尼亚林业局管理。 - The units in some areas are poorly maintained and badly managed.
一些地区的单位维护不善，管理不善。 - We need people who are good at managing.
我们需要擅长管理的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea2, Businessa2- He has no experience of managing a football team.
他没有管理足球队的经验。 - The hotel is managed by two brothers.
该酒店由两兄弟管理。 - We need a new approach to managing our hospitals.
我们需要采用新方法来管理我们的医院。 - Organizers are looking for someone to manage the project.
组织者在找人负责这个项目。 - an exchange rate system that will be tightly managed by the central bank
受中央银行严密控制的汇率系统 - We will actively manage your portfolio to maximize the return on your investment.
我们会积极管理您的投资组合，使您获得最大的投资回报。 - All applications are managed in the cloud.
所有应用程序都在云端进行管理。 - A volunteer group is managing the Seven Fields Nature reserve.
一个志愿者小组正在管理七田自然保护区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- learn (how) to
- …
- to manage a business/factory/bank/hotel/soccer team
- [transitive, intransitive] to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
完成（困难的事）；勉力完成 - I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow.
我说不准我们如何去完成这件事，但不管怎样我们一定会完成的。 - Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one)
你还能再吃块蛋糕吗？ - manage to do something We managed to get to the airport in time.
我们设法及时赶到了机场。 - How did you manage to persuade him?
你是怎么说服他的？ - She somehow managed to escape through the window.
她设法从窗户逃走了。 - (humorous) He always manages to say the wrong thing.
他总是哪壶不开提哪壶。 - They managed to find a place to stay.
他们设法找到了住的地方。 - We couldn't have managed without you.
没有你，我们就办不成了。 - ‘Need any help?’ ‘No, thanks. I can manage.’
“要帮忙吗？”“不了，谢谢。我应付得了。”
Grammar Point can / could / be able to / managecan / could / be able to / manage- Can is used to say that somebody knows how to do something:
- Can you play the piano?
你会弹钢琴吗？
- I can hear someone calling.
我听见有人在呼叫。
- Can you play the piano?
- Can is also used with passive infinitives to talk about what it is possible to do:
- The podcast can be downloaded here.
播客可在此下载。
- The podcast can be downloaded here.
- Can or be able to are used to say that something is possible or that somebody has the opportunity to do something:
- Can you/are you able to come on Saturday?
你星期六能来吗？
- Can you/are you able to come on Saturday?
- You use be able to to form the future and perfect tenses and the infinitive:
- You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.
在车站外可搭乘出租车。 - I haven’t been able to get much work done today.
我今天未能干多少工作。 - She’d love to be able to play the piano.
她很希望能弹钢琴。
- You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station.
- Could is used to talk about what someone was generally able to do in the past:
- Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old.
我们的女儿九个月大就会走路了。
- Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old.
- You use was/were able to or manage (but not could) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past:
- I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library.
我总算在图书馆找到了一些有用的书。 - I could find some useful books in the library.
- We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time.
我们未能及时赶到那儿。
- I could see there was something wrong.
我发觉出事了。
- I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library.
- Could have is used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try:
- I could have won the game but decided to let her win.
我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。
- I could have won the game but decided to let her win.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitives- afford
- agree
- appear
- arrange
- attempt
- beg
- choose
- consent
- decide
- expect
- fail
- happen
- hesitate
- hope
- intend
- learn
- manage
- mean
- neglect
- offer
- prepare
- pretend
- promise
- refuse
- swear
- try
- want
- wish
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1- He easily managed to disarm his attacker.
他轻松地解除了攻击者的武器。 - He skilfully managed to keep the aircraft on the runway.
他巧妙地使飞机保持在跑道上。 - Paul barely managed to stifle a chuckle.
保罗差点儿忍不住笑出声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- …
- be able to
- can
- have to
- …
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow.
- [transitive] manage something to succeed in achieving or producing something
成功获得（或做出） - In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
尽管很失望，他还是勉强露出一丝微笑。 - Davies manages light humour without seeming silly.
戴维斯表现出些许幽默感，又不显得荒唐。
- In spite of his disappointment, he managed a weak smile.
- [intransitive] to be able to solve your problems, deal with a difficult situation, etc.
能解决（问题）；应付（困难局面等） - She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more.
她 82 岁了，照顾不了自己的生活了。 - manage with/without somebody/something How do you manage without a car?
没有车你怎么应付的？ - I can manage without a dishwasher.
没有洗碗机我也能将就。 - I don’t know how she manages on her own with four kids.
我不知道她一个人带着四个孩子是怎么生活的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- …
- be able to
- can
- have to
- …
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more.
- [intransitive] to be able to live or survive without having much money, support, sleep, etc.
勉强支撑；凑合着过活 - young families who are just about managing
勉强维持生计的年轻家庭 - She was finding it difficult to manage financially.
她发现财力上难以为继。 - manage on something He has to manage on less than £100 a week.
他只能靠每周不到 100 英镑来维持生活。 - Many find it difficult to manage on their weekly income.
许多人发现很难靠每周的薪水过活。 - He generally managed on five hours' sleep a night.
他常常靠每晚五个小时的睡眠支撑着。 - manage with something Everyone will just have to manage with less.
每个人都将设法用更少的收入维生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- …
- be able to
- can
- have to
- …
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- young families who are just about managing
- [transitive] manage something to use money, time, information, etc. in a sensible way
明智地使用（金钱、时间、信息等） - Don't tell me how to manage my affairs.
用不着你来告诉我怎样管我自己的事。 - a computer program that helps you manage data efficiently
帮助你有效地处理数据的电脑程序 - This enables pension funds to manage risk.
这使得养老基金能够管理风险。
Extra Examples- Charities have to be careful about how they manage their resources.
慈善机构必须谨慎对待如何管理其资源。 - You need to learn how to manage your time effectively.
你需要学会有效地安排自己的时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- …
- be able to
- can
- have to
- …
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- Don't tell me how to manage my affairs.
- [transitive] manage something to be able to do something at a particular time
（在某一时间）能办到，能做成 - Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime?
我们再见一次面吧。下周找个时间，行吗？
- Let's meet up again—can you manage next week sometime?
- [transitive] manage somebody/something to keep somebody/something under control; to be able to deal with somebody/something
控制住；操纵；能对付 - It's like trying to manage an unruly child.
这就像试图管住一个任性的孩子。 - Can you manage that suitcase?
你弄得动那个箱子吗？ - She manages horses better than anyone I know.
在我认识的人中，属她最擅长驭马。 - I really liked the chapter about how to manage stress.
我真的很喜欢如何应付压力那一章。
Extra Examples- How do skydivers manage these risks in practice?
跳伞者在实践中如何管理这些风险？ - The condition can be easily managed by simple dietary adjustments.
这种情况可以通过简单的饮食调整轻松加以调控。 - They have learnt to successfully manage their diabetes.
他们已经学会控制住自己的糖尿病。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- learn (how) to
- …
- It's like trying to manage an unruly child.
- [transitive] manage something to control how land is used, so that it is used in a sensible way
合理使用（土地） - The landowners manage their land to provide habitat for the desired species.
土地所有者合理使用土地，为受欢迎的物种提供栖息地。 - All the timber comes from sustainably managed forests.
所有木材均来自可持续经营的森林。
- The landowners manage their land to provide habitat for the desired species.
business/team
do something difficult
deal with problems
money/time/information
control
land
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.