• 基础释义
  • 例句
  • 柯林斯词典释义
例句
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • ADJ
    运作(或运转)着的;起作用的;产生影响的
    A system or service that is operative is working or having an effect.
    例句
    The commercial telephone service was no longer operative... 商业电话服务已不再运营。 The Youth Training Scheme was operative by the end of 1983. 青年培训计划一直持续到1983年底。
  • N-COUNT
    工人;(尤指)技工,操作员
    An operative is a worker, especially one who does work with their hands.
    例句
    In an automated car plant there is not a human operative to be seen. 在自动化汽车制造厂看不到一个工人。
  • N-COUNT
    特工;间谍;密探;情报人员
    An operative is someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service.
    例句
    Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives. 美国中央情报局当然想保护其特工。
  • PHRASE
    关键词
    If you describe a word as the operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
    例句
    As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down... 只要“贪婪”仍是一切的出发点,就别指望人们会降低成本。 A small dram of whisky may be prescribed by doctors for those over 60 to help them sleep. It is vital though to emphasize that 'small' is the operative word. 医生可以建议60岁以上的老人少量地喝点威士忌以改善睡眠,然而至关重要的是必须强调“少量”这个关键词。