operate
- IPA[ˈäpəˌrāt]
美式
- (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system)；(of a machine, process, or system) function in a specified manner
verb: operate, 3rd person present: operates, gerund or present participle: operating, past tense: operated, past participle: operated
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- 1. (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system) a shortage of workers to operate new machines 同義詞
- ▪ (of a machine, process, or system) function in a specified manner market forces were allowed to operate freely 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ be in effect there is a powerful law that operates in politics
- ▪ (of a person or organization) manage and run (a business) many foreign companies operate factories in the U.S 同義詞
- ▪ (of an organization) be managed and run in a specified way neither company had operated within the terms of its charter
- ▪ (of an armed force) conduct military activities in a specified area or from a specified base the mountain bases from which the guerrillas were operating
- 2. perform a surgical operation surgeons operated on on his jaw yesterday morning doctors refused to operate because of the risks involved 同義詞
- operated by inserting coins in a slot: coin-operated telephones
- a machine that is coin-operated.
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- a table on which a patient is placed during a surgical operation.
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- a profit from business operations (gross profit minus operating expenses) before deduction of ...
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- detailed information about how something should be operated: it's important that all operating instructions are followed
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- the low-level software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks ...
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- the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, ...
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- a room in a hospital specially equipped for surgical operations.
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- powered by means of a battery: emergency equipment such as battery-operated radios
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- IPA[ˈɒpəreɪt]
英式
- (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system): the Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule
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