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| 1 | I/T to go or come into a place 进入；进来 |
| Soldiers entered the houses, apparently searching for weapons. 士兵们进到了房子里，好像是在找武器。 |
| The man had entered through the back door. 那个人已从后门进去了。 |
| The bullet missed his kidney because it entered his body at an angle. 子弹没有打中他的肾，因为它是斜着进入身体的。 |
| They were imprisoned for illegally entering the country. 他们因非法入境被关押起来。 |
| | 1a | T to start or reach a particular period of time in a process or activity 进入，到达（某一时期） | | The war had already entered its third week. 战争已经进入第3周。 | |
| | 1b | T to begin to affect someone’ s actions or behaviour 开始影响（某人的行动或行为） | | A hint of emotion entered his voice for the first time. 他的声音第一次开始有了一丝感情色彩。 | |
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| 2 | T to start to take part in a particular activity or work in a particular job 开始做（某事）；开始从事 |
| There are dozens of new companies entering the software market. 有数十家新公司开始进入软件市场。 |
| She had hoped to enter the legal profession. 她曾希望能从事法律工作。 |
| | 2a | I/T if you enter a race or competition , or someone enters you , you put your name on the list of those taking part （使）参加；（使）报名 | | She’ s entered several poetry competitions. 她已经报名参加了好几次诗歌大赛。 | | Each owner can enter a horse for a maximum of three races. 每人最多可以为自己的马报名参加3场比赛。 | | The competition is free, and anyone over the age of 18 can enter. 本次竞赛不收参赛费，任何年满18周岁的人士都可参加。 | |
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| 3 | T to write something somewhere , for example in a book , on a form , or on a computer 写入；输入 |
| You enter the customer’ s name on this line. 你把客户的名字写在这一行。 |
| Enter your user name and password. 输入你的用户名和密码。 |
| | 3a | to state something officially 正式提出 | | A number of complaints have been entered by senior members. 高级会员们已经提出了数起投诉。 | | enter a plea of (=say formally whether you are guilty of a crime) The defendant entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ . 提出…的申辩 | |
| PHRASE |
| - | enter your mind/head
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| if a thought enters your head , you think about it or consider it |
| （想法）掠过脑海；想到 |
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| Why such a bizarre notion should have entered her head I cannot imagine. 我无法想象为什么她会有这么奇怪的念头。 |
| It never entered my head to do anything else. 我从未想过要做别的事情。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌenter ˈinto |
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| 1 | to start to take part in an official discussion or other formal activity 正式开始；正式参加 | The government had entered into a genuine dialogue with the terrorists. 政府已经开始和恐怖分子进行真正的对话。 | | | 1a | to agree to be part of an official agreement or contract 加入（协议）；订立（合同） | | In 1986, the organization entered into an agreement with a private firm to operate the security system. 1986年，该组织和一家私人企业达成协议，共同经营这一安全系统。 | | |
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| 2 | to be an important aspect of a situation 构成…的重要部分 | When companies are trying to save money, loyalty to workers doesn’ t enter into it. 当公司企图省钱时，对工人的忠诚就不重要了。 | |
| | - | enter into the spirit (of sth)
| | to behave in the enthusiastic way that people expect in a particular situation , for example in a game or at a party | | 融入（某事的）气氛中 | | | | | |
| - | ˈenter on or ˈenter uˌpon |
| PHRASAL VB FORMAL |
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| | enter on/upon sth: to begin something or begin to take part in something 着手做（某事）；开始参与（某事） |
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