op·er·ate
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈɒpəreɪt/
/ˈɑːpəreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they operate | /ˈɒpəreɪt/ /ˈɑːpəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it operates | /ˈɒpəreɪts/ /ˈɑːpəreɪts/ |
| past simple operated | /ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle operated | /ˈɒpəreɪtɪd/ /ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form operating | /ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɑːpəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to work in a particular way
运转；工作 - 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.
房间空调必须安装在平坦的表面上才能有效运行。 - If hydraulic pressure is lost then a fail safe mechanism operates on the flywheels.
如果失去液压，则飞轮上的故障安全机构就会运行。 - Heating and cooling systems will operate only between the peak work hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
供暖和制冷系统仅在上午 10 点至下午 3 点的高峰工作时间期间运行。 - 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.
系统运行时，每千瓦电输出4千瓦冷气或5.3千瓦热量。 - (figurative) People learn best when they're operating in a less competitive mode.
人们在竞争较少的模式下学习效果最好。 - Teachers should not operate on the assumption that all children have access to the internet at home.
教师不应假设所有孩子都可以在家中访问互联网。 - Workplace conflict hampers an organization's ability to operate effectively.
工作场所冲突会阻碍组织有效运作的能力。
- Most domestic freezers operate at below −18°C.
- [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.
他们使用远程操作的摄像机。 - 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.
服用此药时请勿操作重型机械。 - A licensed driver is permitted by society to operate a vehicle.
有执照的驾驶员经社会允许操作车辆。 - The front windows are electrically operated.
前窗是电动操作的。 - An experienced pilot was operating the aircraft.
一名经验丰富的飞行员正在操作这架飞机。 - 21st century lifeboat crews learn to operate hi-tech equipment.
21 世纪的救生艇船员学习操作高科技设备。 - The teacher operates the camera and attempts to follow the students' storyboards.
老师操作摄像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.
可以训练动物操作杠杆和按钮以响应闪烁的灯光。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- reliably
- …
- be designed to
- be easy to
- What skills are needed to operate this machinery?
- [transitive] operate something to manage a business, organization or service
管理一项业务、组织或服务 - The airline currently operates flights to 25 countries.
这家航空公司目前运营飞往 25 个国家的航班。 - By last year, the chain was operating 388 stores in 47 states.
截至去年，该连锁店已在 47 个州经营 388 家商店。 - He started and operated a successful technology business.
他创办并经营了一家成功的科技公司。 - The company operates public transport services across the world.
该公司在世界各地经营公共交通服务。
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张牌照之一。 - They operate 32 marketing teams across the country.
他们在全国拥有 32 个营销团队。 - The grill chain operates six restaurants in the Miami area.
该烧烤连锁店在迈阿密地区经营六家餐厅。 - Some plants operate their own testing facilities.
有些工厂拥有自己的测试设施。 - The company operates a global network of servers.
该公司运营着一个全球服务器网络。 - 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。
- The airline currently operates flights to 25 countries.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a business, organization or service) to work, especially in a particular way or from a particular place
（尤指以某方式或以某地为据点）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经营。 - The business operates on a cooperative basis.
该业务在合作的基础上运作。 - We operate independently from our sister companies.
我们独立于姊妹公司运营。
Extra Examples- Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city.
非法饮酒俱乐部继续在该市运营。 - 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.
往返展览场地的班车服务将运营。 - 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开展业务的公司。 - Our members operate in areas including marketing, financial services, healthcare and housing.
我们的成员从事营销、金融服务、医疗保健和住房等领域的业务。 - The goal of the plant is to operate in a just-in-time manner.
该工厂的目标是以准时方式运营。 - 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.
该制作在电视网络施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《肉类进口法》运作。 - 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.
互联网上藏匿着非法经营的药店。 - In wartime, markets do not operate freely.
在战时，市场不能自由运作。 - These wells have been operating safely for many years.
这些井已安全运行多年。 - Market conditions no longer allowed the company to operate profitably.
市场状况不再允许公司盈利。 - 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.
它将继续作为一家独立公司运营，拥有自己的销售和营销团队。 - Multiple similar companies already operate in the same area.
多家类似的公司已经在同一地区开展业务。 - His clinic operated out of Juarez in Mexico.
他的诊所在墨西哥华雷斯运营。
- A new late-night service is now operating.
- [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.
他认为有邪恶势力在运作。 - 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，回收计划已实施多年。 - A waiting list system will operate.
等候名单系统将运行。 - circumstances in which natural selection is operating
自然选择发生的环境 - It has become apparent from the study of these cells there may be more than one mechanism operating.
从对这些细胞的研究中可以明显看出，可能有不止一种机制在起作用。 - These people do not understand how the scientific process operates.
这些人不明白科学过程是如何运作的。 - Consumer law operates on a case-by-case basis.
消费者法根据具体情况实施。 - This system operates on the principle that lighter soils require less pesticide than darker soils.
该系统的运行原理是，浅色土壤比较深色土壤需要更少的农药。 - Standardize procedures to ensure the system operates efficiently.
规范流程，确保系统高效运行。 - We like to believe that our legal system operates with scrupulous fairness.
我们愿意相信我们的法律体系以一丝不苟的公平性运作。 - These people have no understanding of how the system operates, nor access to those who do.
这些人不了解系统如何运作，也无法接触到那些了解系统运作的人。 - As described by Freud, the emotions of love and hate operate in a similar manner.
正如弗洛伊德所描述的，爱和恨的情感以类似的方式运作。 - Great works of art operate on many levels and can be interpreted in many different ways.
伟大的艺术作品可以在多个层面上发挥作用，并可以以多种不同的方式进行解释。
- The regulation operates in favour of married couples.
- [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.
外科医生昨夜做手术了。 - 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.
第二天她接受了手术。
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- Doctors operated for seven hours, amputating his right arm.
医生进行了七个小时的手术，截肢了他的右臂。 - It may be necessary to operate.
可能需要操作一下。 - Surgeons often operate during the night, and often after disturbed sleep.
外科医生经常在夜间进行手术，而且通常是在睡眠受到干扰后进行。 - The surgeon operates to obtain tissue for histological examination.
外科医生进行操作以获取组织进行组织学检查。 - Doctors operated on her wrists.
医生对她的手腕进行了手术。 - She died in hospital as surgeons operated on her.
当外科医生为她进行手术时，她在医院去世。 - He was admitted to hospital and his foot was operated on.
他被送往医院并接受了脚部手术。 - 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才取出刀片。 - He will be operated on next week to have his colon removed.
他将于下周接受手术，切除结肠。
- Surgeons operated last night.
- [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。
- Troops are operating from bases in the north.
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system/process
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.