involved

Word family  noun involvement adjective involved ≠ uninvolved verb involve

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·volved /ɪnˈvɒlvd $ ɪnˈvɑːlvd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective  1  be/get involved TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way 参与；卷入；与…有关联be/get involved in More than 30 software firms were involved in the project. 三十多家软件公司参与了这项工程。 I don’t want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame. 我不想卷入谁该承担责任的冗长争论。 I’m afraid your son’s been involved in an accident (=he is one of the people in an accident). 恐怕事故牵涉到了你的儿子。be/get involved with Landel has been involved with the Hercules project for years. 朗代尔参加海格立斯计划已有好几年了。actively/deeply/heavily involved (=involved very much) 积极参与的 Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years. 卡明斯太太积极参与教会事务有好几年了。n GRAMMAR: Prepositions with involved• Someone is involved in something: He is involved in the family business.Don’t get involved in their problems. ✗Don’t say: involved into something• Someone is involved with a project, person, or group: She got involved with the youth club.2  work/effort etc involved in doing something INCLUDEthe amount of work, effort etc that is needed in order to make something succeed 为成就某事必须做的工作/付出的努力等 Most people don’t realize the amount of effort involved in writing a novel. 大多数人都不明白写一本小说要花多少心血。3  be involved with somebody a) SYSEX/HAVE SEX WITHto be having a romantic relationship with someone, especially a sexual one 和某人恋爱〔尤指有性关系〕 The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff. 参议员否认和他的某位员工有染。 b) to spend time with someone that you have a relationship with 与〔有亲属关系的人〕一起 Fathers are encouraged to be more involved with their families. 做父亲的受到鼓励要多和家人在一起。4  COMPLICATEDhaving so many different parts that it is difficult to understand 复杂难懂的 SYN complicated The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on. 情节太复杂，几乎没人知道是怎么回事。► see thesaurus at complicated

Examples from the Corpus

involved• Following the riots, the university promised to discipline all those involved.• In court she gave evidence about her torture, naming the officers involved.• The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won't go into it here.• All his adult life, Dignam had been one of the most involved defenders of the rights of actors.• Most of the people involved have by now either died or moved away.• Both Marr and Morrissey were instantly involved in fairly advanced post-Morrissey/Marr/Smiths activities.• Selective adhesion mechanisms are known to be involved in nerve-muscle recognition and control of synaptic development in several vertebrate systems.• Second, what are the cognitive and affective processes involved in stereotype change?• As we have discussed, the survivors need to feel involved in their loved one's dying process as much as possible.• Adopting a child can be a long involved process.• No, Barry had never meant to get involved with Christine.

in·volved adjective →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

take an in or Corpus activity to part

involved
in‧volved S2 W3 /ɪnˈvɒlvd $ ɪnˈvɑːlvd/ adjective1. be/get involved to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way
    be/get involved in
    More than 30 software firms were involved in the project.
    I don’t want to get involved in some lengthy argument about who is to blame.
    I’m afraid your son’s been involved in an accident (=he is one of the people in an accident).
    be/get involved with
    Landel has been involved with the Hercules project for years.
    actively/deeply/heavily involved (=involved very much)
    Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years.
2. work/effort etc involved in doing something the amount of work, effort etc that is needed in order to make something succeed:
    Most people don’t realize the amount of effort involved in writing a novel.
3. be involved with somebody
  a. to be having a romantic relationship with someone, especially a sexual one:
    The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.
  b. to spend time with someone that you have a relationship with:
    Fathers are encouraged to be more involved with their families.
4. having so many different parts that it is difficult to understand
   SYN  complicated:
    The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ complicated consisting of a lot of different parts or details and therefore difficult to understand: The rules of the game seemed very complicated. | I didn’t realize programming the VCR would be so complicated. | The brain is like a very powerful, very complicated computer. | a complicated issue
   ▪ complex a complex process, relationship etc is difficult to understand because it has a lot of parts that are all connected in different ways: The chemical processes involved are extremely complex. | the complex relationship between government and the media
   ▪ elaborate having a lot of parts or details and very carefully planned, but often more complicated than is necessary: Mike had worked out an elaborate system for categorizing his collection of DVDs. | The plan to kidnap her had become even more elaborate. | Sociologists have been coming up with increasingly elaborate theories to explain unsafe sexual practices.
   ▪ involved very long and complicated – use this especially about something that you think should be made simpler: The system for choosing candidates is very involved, and I won’t go into it here. | Adopting a child can be a long involved process.
   ▪ convoluted too complicated and difficult to understand – used especially about someone’s language or arguments, or about a system: convoluted sentences | Procedures for government funding have become more convoluted. | James’s books are full of long paragraphs and convoluted sentences, which many people do not find appealing.
   ▪ intricate having a lot of small parts or details – used especially about something that is cleverly designed or made: Lasers are used to cut intricate designs in the metal. | The farmers use an intricate system of drainage canals. | the intricate workings of a watch | intricate patterns of coloured marble

🔑 in·volved AW BrE /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvɑːlvd/ 🔊 adjective🔑 [not before noun] ~ (in sth) taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected with sth 参与；作为一部分；有关联◆to be/become/get involved in politics参与政治◆We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first. 我们首先应该仔细考虑所有与这一项目有关的费用。🔊🔊◆We'll make our decision and contact the people involved. 我们将作出决定，再与有关人员联系。🔊🔊◆Some people tried to stop the fight but I didn't want to get involved. 有人设法阻止打斗，但我不想牵涉进去。🔊🔊 HELP In this meaning, involved is often used after a noun. * involved 作此义时常用于名词之后。 OPP uninvolved 🔑 [not usually before noun] giving a lot of time or attention to sb/sth 耗费很多时间；关注◆~ (with sth/sb) She was deeply involved with the local hospital. 她曾全心投入当地医院。🔊🔊◆~ (in sth/sb) I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock. 我全神贯注在看书，没听到你敲门。🔊🔊◆He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children). 他是个很投入的父亲。🔊🔊 OPP uninvolved 🔑 [not usually before noun] having a close personal relationship with sb 关系密切◆They're not romantically involved. 他们并没有坠入情网。🔊🔊◆~ with sb/sth You're too emotionally involved with the situation. 你在这件事上投入太多感情了。🔊🔊 OPP uninvolved complicated and difficult to understand 复杂难解的 SYN complex ◆an involved plot复杂的情节