involve
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·volve /ɪnˈvɒlv $ ɪnˈvɑːlv/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL verb [transitive] 1 MUSTif an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it 包含；需要 What will the job involve? 这份工作包括什么？ I didn’t realize putting on a play involved so much work. 我没想到上演一出戏剧需要做这么多的工作。involve doing something Running your own business usually involves working long hours. 自己经营企业往往要经常加班。2 INCLUDEto include or affect someone or something 涉及；影响 These changes will involve everyone on the staff. 这些变化将影响每一位职员。 There have been four accidents involving Forest Service planes. 已有四次事故涉及（美国）林务局的飞机。3 TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto ask or allow someone to take part in something 要求 [允许]参与involve somebody in (doing) something Try to involve as many children as possible in the game. 尽量让多一些孩子参与游戏。 We want to involve the workforce at all stages of the decision-making process. 我们希望让职员全程参与决策。4 involve yourself TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto take part actively in a particular activity 积极参与involve yourself in Reilly involves himself in every aspect of his company’s business. 赖利积极参与公司经营的各项业务。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
involve• And if one thing happened, the whole school would be involved.• How the hell does she come to be involved?• Community service can involve anything from gardening to helping in old people's homes.• The plan involves converting the old canteen into a sports hall.• A good manager will try to involve everyone in the decision-making process.• The Southern Weekend identified at least two village officials said to be actively involved in the trade.• This process did not just involve individuals but seemed to involve the entire fast-lane culture as a whole.• A study involving long-distance runners is being done at the Medical Center.• It involves no judgments and no inferences.• The school has gained improved exam results by involving parents more in their children's education.• As a result of these liaisons the rest of my job involves problem solving and development of initiatives.• They will also be concerned with more immediate issues involving the well-being of the party or other organization providing their political base.• I always try to involve the whole class.• Other reactions might involve your feelings: for example, embarrassment or indifference.involve doing something• Running your own business usually involves working long hours.involve somebody in (doing) something• She joined Oracle in 1990, and became involved with Ellison in 1991, the suit said.• Incidentally, foreign exploitation was not the only evil involved.• One of the lessons of the quarter-century of North-South dialogue is that it rarely made progress unless the top leaders were involved.• Each leg involved an overnight in berths made up by Tokimo and meals he cooked.• Area training will then involve the manager in learning about managing a local bureau.• Mow small systems are technically feasible and schemes exist which involve the hotelier in no capital cost at all.• He was involving her in something that was tugging at his conscience.• Developer Urban Splash is involved and is in the process of buying part of the land.Origin involve (1300-1400) Latin involvere “to wrap”, from volvere “to roll”in·volve verbChineseSyllable
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involve
in‧volve S2 W1 AC /ɪnˈvɒlv $ ɪnˈvɑːlv/
verb [transitive]
What will the job involve?
I didn’t realize putting on a play involved so much work.
involve doing something
Running your own business usually involves working long hours.
2. to include or affect someone or something:
These changes will involve everyone on the staff.
There have been four accidents involving Forest Service planes.
3. to ask or allow someone to take part in something
involve somebody in (doing) something
Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.
We want to involve the workforce at all stages of the decision-making process.
4. involve yourself to take part actively in a particular activity
involve yourself in
Reilly involves himself in every aspect of his company’s business.
in‧volve S2 W1 AC /ɪnˈvɒlv $ ɪnˈvɑːlv/
verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: involvere 'to wrap', from volvere 'to roll'
1. if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it:Language: Latin
Origin: involvere 'to wrap', from volvere 'to roll'
involve doing something
2. to include or affect someone or something:
3. to ask or allow someone to take part in something
involve somebody in (doing) something
4. involve yourself to take part actively in a particular activity
involve yourself in
bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth 指账单 ：◆ the gas bill 煤气费账单 account an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month 指赊销账、赊欠账、赊购 ：◆ Put it on my account please. 请记在我的赊购账上。 invoice ( a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sbrather
指发票、发货或服务费用清单 ：◆ The builders sent an invoice for £250. 营造商发出了一张 250 英镑的发票。
bill or invoice? 用 bill 还是 invoice？
check ( a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurantNAmE 指餐馆的账单 ：◆ Can I have the check, please? 请给我结账。 NOTE In British English the usual word for this is bill .此义英式英语中常用 bill。
Patterns
the bill/invoice/check for sthto pay/settle a(n) bill/account/invoice/checkto put sth on the/sb's bill/account/invoice/check
