operate

英文释义

• ★ (使) 运行；(使) 运转 (to work or make sth work; function：)

  • Subway trains operate 24 hours a day in New York.

    纽约的地铁24小时不间断运行。

  • Can you explain how the machine operates?

    你能解释一下这台机器是如何运转的吗？

• ★ 操作；使用： (to use and control a machine or equipment：)

  • operate a computer

    操作计算机

  • This machine is very easy to operate.

    这台机器非常易于操作。

• ★ 起作用；奏效 (to act or have an effect：)

  • The medicine began to operate at once.

    药效立竿见影。

• ★ 动手术；开刀：

  • Having seen the X-ray, the doctor decided to operate on the patient.

    看过X光片后，医生决定为病人做手术。

• 经营；管理：

  • operating costs

    经营成本

  • operate a restaurant / company

    经营餐馆 / 公司