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en·list /ɪnˈlɪst/ verb 1 HELP[transitive] to persuade someone to help you to do something 谋求〔某人的帮助〕enlist somebody’s help/services etc He has enlisted the help of a sports psychologist for the team. 他为球队请了一位运动心理学家来帮忙。 The public are being enlisted to help. 公众正受邀相助。2 [intransitive, transitive]PM to join the army, navy etc 参军，入伍enlist as He enlisted as a private. 他入伍当了二等兵。enlist in At the outbreak of war, he was enlisted in the army. 战争爆发后，他参加了陆军。 —enlistment noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

enlist• By the end of 1915, over 700,000 men had enlisted.• Only 31 percent of sailors re- enlist after their first enlistment period.• He enlisted in the air force and eventually became a pilot.• Frank enlisted in the marines at the age of 19.• This habit of enlisting people to make a difference was very powerful.• To increase a regular use of the County exchange service and enlist the advice and guidance of County library staff. 10.• Pearl enlisted the help of independent consultants Price Waterhouse at an early stage.• The same is true with regard to enlisted troops, if the conduct has a direct and palpable effect upon the military.• In the first year of the war a million men enlisted voluntarily.enlist in• In the first year of the war, a million men enlisted in the armed forces.

en·list verbChineseSyllable

to persuade help to Corpus someone you

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