| 单词 | enter |
| 释义 | enter enter // verb [+ obj]
1 to begin taking part in an activity or a situation, especially to start competing in a particular kind of business: As more manufacturers enter the market, price falls sharply. A new company has entered the bidding for the supermarket chain. They were late entering a market that was already overcrowded.
2 (be entered is not used) (used about people or products) to arrive in a country or region: He has called for a ban on new GM products entering the EU. tariffs on steel entering the US market More and more people are entering the country illegally.
3 to begin or reach a particular period of time in a process: Our economy is entering a phase of recovery. The strike is entering its seventh month. In the 1980s the industry entered a period of decline.
4 (be entered is not used) to start working in a profession or career: What advice would you give to anyone entering the industry? the number of young people entering the workforce She entered management as a young graduate.
5 enter sth (in/into/on sth) to put information into a set of accounts, a list, a computer file, etc: Enter your username and password. a system for entering and retrieving data I enter all my travel expenses on a spreadsheet. ⇨ DATA ENTRY
IDIOMS
enter/join the fray to join in a situation in which people or companies are competing with each other for sth: Several more companies have entered the fray to win the contract.
enter service to start to be used for the first time: The new aircraft will be ready to enter service in 2009.
FORCE noun
PHRASAL VERBS
enter into sth (with sb) to begin sth or become involved in sth, especially an official discussion or agreement: Management has agreed to enter into discussions with the unions. The two companies broke competition law by entering into a price-fixing agreement. to enter into a price war |
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