| 单词 | operate |
| 释义 | operate operate /; AmE / verb
1 [+ obj] to use or control a machine or make it work: You will be trained in how to operate this machinery. This software is needed to operate the computer.
2 [no obj] (about machines, factories, etc.) to work in a particular way: Most domestic freezers operate at below -18 °C. The refinery is only operating at 50% capacity. Solar panels can only operate in sunlight. The device operates at 33 MHz. SYN FUNCTION
3 [no obj] (about a business, service, etc.) to be used or working; to work in a particular way or from a particular place: A new late-night service is now operating. It has been operating as a commercial bank since 1993. The regulation operates in favour of small businesses. They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh. The agency operates in the public sector. Industry will not be able to operate with no regard to the environmental damage it is causing.
4 [+ obj] to manage or organize a system, service or business: The airline operates flights to 25 countries. We operate 300 branches worldwide. You require a license to operate nuclear plants. France operates a system of subsidized loans to dairy farmers. They operate the brewery and all its associated marketing. We operate a postal lending service for books and journals. |
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