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involve + noun phrase
表示包含或包括某事物。
The project involves many steps.
这个项目涉及很多步骤。
包含；包括；涉及
involved — past of involve
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包含；包括；涉及
to contain something as a part
The project involves many steps.
这个项目涉及很多步骤。
指某事包含或涉及某个部分。
包含；包括。
To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
使牵连；使参与。
To cause or engage (someone or something) to become connected or implicated, or to participate, in some activity or situation.
使纠缠；使陷入(困境)。
To entangle, intertwine, or mingle (something with one or more other things, or several things together); especially, to entangle (someone or something) in a confusing or troublesome situation.
involve
Base
原形
involves
3rd person
第三人称单数
involving
-ing
现在分词
involved
Past
过去式
involved
Past participle
过去分词
This job involves a lot of travel.
这份工作包含很多出差。
The accident involved three cars.
这次事故涉及三辆车。
及物动词，常用被动语态
The cooking class will involve chopping, mixing, and baking.
烹饪课将包括切菜、搅拌和烘焙。
Her new job involves answering emails and scheduling meetings.
她的新工作包括回复邮件和安排会议。
Does the tour involve a long walk?
这次游览需要走很长的路吗？
表示包含或包括某事物。
The project involves many steps.
这个项目涉及很多步骤。
表示需要或包含做某事。
The job involves traveling abroad.
这份工作需要到国外出差。
表示让某人参与某事。
They involved the students in the experiment.
他们让学生参与了这个实验。
Not this
I involved in the project last year.
Use this
I was involved in the project last year.
汉语学习者常省略系动词“be”，因为汉语的被动结构有时不需要助动词。但英语中“involve”表示“参与”时通常用被动语态“be involved”，加上系动词才能构成正确被动形式。
Not this
The job involves to travel a lot.
Use this
The job involves traveling a lot.
动词“involve”后接动名词而非不定式作宾语。汉语中“包括做某事”可能用“做”对应不定式，但英语需要动名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
参与；涉及
He was involved in a car accident.
他卷入了一场车祸。
使某人卷入；让某人参与
Don't involve me in your problems.
别把我卷进你的问题里。
包括做某事
The job involves traveling abroad.
这份工作包括出国旅行。
包含某事
The project involves a lot of research.
这个项目包含大量的研究。
使自己参与
She involves herself in community service.
她参与社区服务。
卷入；参与
He became involved in politics at a young age.
他年轻时就参与了政治。
卷入，参与
She got involved in a heated argument.
她卷入了一场激烈的争论。
与…有关联，参与
He was involved with a charity organization.
他与一家慈善组织有联系。
使自己参与，介入
He involved himself in the community project.
他参与了社区项目。
告诉我，我会忘记；教给我，我会记住；让我参与，我才能真正学会。
The teacher's philosophy is to involve students in hands-on activities.
这位老师的理念是让学生参与动手活动。
Use involved naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象“in”（里面）加“volve”（转），一件事在里头转，你就被卷进去了。
通常用于中性场合，表示包含、牵涉或需要，常见于说明、解释、计划等语境。
All listed words share the '-olve' ending with the same pronunciation (/ɑːlv/) as in 'involve', thus they rhyme. No non-rhyming lookalikes are included.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.