v.操作；运转；经营；动手术

It's too difficult for him to operate this new sophisticated machine. 对他来说,操作这台复杂的机器太难了。

The lift doesn't operate properly. 这台电梯运转不正常。

They operate three factories and a huge warehouse. 他们经营三家工厂和一个大仓库。

A large number of factories operate in the red. 许多工厂都是负债经营。

The doctor began to operate on the boy. 医生开始给那个男孩动手术。

operate的基本意思是“运转”“操作”,多指开动(机器等),引申可表示“经营”“管理”,主要用于美式英语中。operate用作及物动词时,接名词、代词或动词不定式作宾语。

operate也可作“对…施行手术”“产生影响”解。此时常接介词on,再接某人或某人的某个部位。如果表达“为某人施某种手术”,则用介词for来引出“某种手术”,即operate on sb for sth,这种结构可用于被动形式。