[with obj.](of a person)control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system)
(人)操作(机器、过程或系统)
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a shortage of workers to operate new machines 操作新机器的人手短缺
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the Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule .首相实施分而治之的制度。
[no obj., with adverbial](of a machine, process, or system)function in a specified manner
(机器、过程或系统)运作
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market forces were allowed to operate freely .市场力量获准自由运作。
[no obj.]be in effect
实施;生效
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there is a powerful law which operates in politics .在政治上有一条行之有效的强大规律。
(of a person or organization)manage and run (a business)
(人,机构)经营
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many foreign companies operate factories in the United States .许多外国公司在美国经营工厂。
[no obj., with adverbial](of an organization)be managed and run in a specified way
(机构)被经营
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neither company had operated within the terms of its constitution .两家公司一家也没有按照其规章经营。
[no obj., with adverbial](of an armed force)conduct military activities in a specified area or from a specified base
(军事力量)在特定地区(或由特定基地)展开军事活动,作战。
[no obj.]perform a surgical operation
动手术
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my brother had to be operated on last week 我弟弟上星期不得不动了手术
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the surgeons refused to operate .外科医生们拒绝动手术。
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operate on sb 给...动手术
真题例句:
"early 17th cent.: from Latin