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operate sth
She operates the machine efficiently.
她高效地操作这台机器。
操作；使运转
operating — present participle of operate
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操作；使运转
to use or control a machine, device, or system; to make it work
She operates the machine efficiently.
她高效地操作这台机器。
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.
产生效果。
To produce an effect.
引起；导致
To bring about as an effect; to cause.
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.
operate
Base
原形
operates
3rd person
第三人称单数
operating
-ing
现在分词
operated
Past
过去式
operated
Past participle
过去分词
She operates the machine every day.
她每天操作这台机器。
The factory operated smoothly last year.
去年这家工厂运转顺畅。
The surgeon is operating on the patient now.
外科医生正在给病人动手术。
规则动词，注意词形变化：-s/-es, -ed, -ing
Please read the manual before you operate the new printer.
使用新打印机之前，请先阅读说明书。
The elevator operates 24 hours a day in this building.
这栋楼里的电梯全天24小时运行。
My brother learned to operate a forklift at work.
我哥哥在工作中学会了操作叉车。
She operates the machine efficiently.
她高效地操作这台机器。
The surgeon operated on the patient yesterday.
外科医生昨天给病人做了手术。
The organization operates as a non-profit.
该组织作为非营利机构运营。
The engine operates smoothly.
发动机运转平稳。
Not this
The operate of the machine is easy.
Use this
The operation of the machine is easy.
Operate 是动词，不能用作名词。表示‘操作’的名词形式是 operation。
Not this
The doctor will operate the patient tomorrow.
Use this
The doctor will operate on the patient tomorrow.
表示‘给…做手术’时，operate 后必须加上介词 on，构成 operate on somebody。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
小本经营
The small business operates on a shoestring budget.
这家小企业以极少的预算经营。
运行如时钟般精准
The new system operates like clockwork.
新系统运行得非常精准。
暗中运作
The startup operated under the radar for years.
这家初创公司暗中运作了多年。
Use operating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象歌剧院（opera）里需要操作（operate）各种设备，如灯光音响。
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。
常用于进行手术或操作设备时接介词 on
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