Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2783
participate
参加；参与
take part in an activity or event
常与 in 连用：participate in sth。
- 1.
To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
参与,参加,投入(某事)
参与,参加,投入(某事)；参加；分享；参与；带有
In use
Many students participate in the school sports day every year.
She participated in the discussion and shared her ideas.
We are participating in a volunteer program this summer.
participate in sth
参与具体活动或事件。
She participated in the competition.
她参加了比赛。
participate in doing sth
后接动名词表示参与某项活动。
Many students participated in cleaning the park.
许多学生参与了打扫公园。
participate as sth
说明参与时的身份或角色。
He participated as a volunteer.
他以志愿者的身份参与。
Verb forms
base participate · third person participates · -ing participating · past participated · past participle participated
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
I participated the competition.I participated in the competition.
participate 是不及物动词，接宾语时必须加介词 in，不能直接跟名词。
She participated to the discussion.She participated in the discussion.
participate 后应接介词 in，而不是 to。
Connections
Collocations
- participate in
- 参加，参与
- She decided to participate in the competition.她决定参加比赛。
- participate actively
- 积极参与
- Students should participate actively in class discussions.学生应该积极参与课堂讨论。
- participate fully
- 充分参与
- All members are encouraged to participate fully in the decision-making process.鼓励所有成员充分参与决策过程。
- participate in a discussion
- 参与讨论
- He didn't participate in the discussion.他没有参与讨论。
- participate in a project
- 参与项目
- They are participating in a research project.他们正在参与一个研究项目。
- participate in an event
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把participate拆成'part（部分）'和'cipate（赛跑）'，联想'参与赛跑成为一部分'。
Context & Register
使用场合比较中性，多用于会议、活动等场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ate' and are all pronounced with an unstressed final /eɪt/, but they have different stressed vowels. They are not exact rhymes with 'participate', which has stress on the second syllable (/tɪs/). Use caution with lookalikes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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