Word · Frequency #970
operates
操作；使运转
operates is the third person singular of operate.
核心释义
to use or control a machine, device, or system; to make it work
- 1.
进行工作或劳动；施加力量,无论是物理还是机械的；行动。
To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
- 2.
产生效果。
To produce an effect.
- 3.
引起；导致
To bring about as an effect; to cause.
- 4.
对人体进行手术以恢复健康
To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
- 5.
进行股票或商品投机交易
To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
- 6.
使运作；操作
To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work.
经营；管理；发生；进行工作或劳动；施加力量,无论是物理还是机械的；行动。；产生效果。；引起；导致
用法In use
Please read the manual before you operate the new printer.
用法提示：operate 作及物动词，后接设备名词，表示操作。
The elevator operates 24 hours a day in this building.
用法提示：operate 作不及物动词，表示设备运转。
My brother learned to operate a forklift at work.
用法提示：operate 作及物动词，后接工具名词，表示操控、使用。
operate sth
She operates the machine efficiently.
她高效地操作这台机器。
operate on sb
The surgeon operated on the patient yesterday.
外科医生昨天给病人做了手术。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- operate a machine
- 操作机器
- She learned to operate the machine in just one day.她只用一天就学会了操作机器。
- operate a business
- 经营企业
- They decided to operate a small family business.他们决定经营一家小型家族企业。
- operate on a patient
- 给病人动手术
- The surgeon will operate on the patient tomorrow morning.外科医生明天早上将给病人动手术。
- operate smoothly
- 运转平稳
- The new engine operates smoothly even at high speeds.新引擎即使在高速下也运转平稳。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象歌剧院（opera）里需要操作（operate）各种设备，如灯光音响。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于操作机器或设备（operate a machine），也可指公司经营（operate a business）、医疗手术（operate on a patient）或系统运转（the system operates smoothly）。具体语境需根据搭配判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于进行手术或操作设备时接介词 on
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都包含拼写片段'oper'，但发音差异明显。cooperate的重音在第二个音节，而其他词重音在第一个音节。operator以/ə/结尾，operation以/ʃən/结尾，与operate的/ɪt/结尾不同。没有真正的押韵词。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.