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to begin taking part in an activity or a situation, especially to start competing in a particular kind of business 开始参加；开始从事；开始进入；着手进行 ◆ As more manufacturers enter the market , price falls sharply.随着越来越多的生产商进入市场，价格急剧下跌。 ◆ A new company has entered the bidding for the supermarket chain. 一家新公司已开始加入竞投经营那家连锁超市。
( be entered is not used) (used about people or products) to arrive in a country or region （人或产品）进入 ◆ He has called for a ban on new GM products entering the EU. 他已呼吁禁止新的转基因产品进入欧盟。 ◆ tariffs on steel entering the US market 对进入美国市场的钢铁所徵收的关税
to begin or reach a particular period of time in a process 开始，进入（某一阶段） ◆ Our economy is entering a phase of recovery. 我们的经济正进入复苏阶段。 ◆ The strike is entering its seventh month. 罢工正进入第七个月。
( be entered is not used) to start working in a profession or career 开始，进入，从事（某行业或职业） ◆ What advice would you give to anyone entering the industry? 你对进入这个行业的人有何建议？ ◆ the number of young people entering the workforce 加入工作大军的年轻人人数 ◆ She entered management as a young graduate. 她作为一名年轻的毕业生开始从事管理工作。
enter sth (in/into/on sth) to put information into a set of accounts, a list, a computer file, etc. 登账；登记；登录；输入 ◆ Enter your username and password. 输入你的用户名和密码。 ◆ a system for entering and retrieving data 输入和检索数据的系统 ◆ I enter all my travel expenses on a spreadsheet. 我将所有的旅行费用输入电子表格。 ➡ data entry
