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involvement

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·volve·ment /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt $ -ˈvɑːlv-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun  1 TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED[uncountable] the act of taking part in an activity or event, or the way in which you take part in it 参与;卷入;牵连 SYN participation School officials say they welcome parental involvement. 校方说他们欢迎学生父母参与。involvement in His new book examines the United States’ involvement in World War II. 他的新书探讨美国参与第二次世界大战的始末。involvement with Carey’s possible involvement with a series of robberies 凯里可能参与了一连串抢劫案2 [countable] something that you take part in or spend time doing 参与的事物;投入时间的事物 sporting involvements 参加体育运动 her political involvements 她在政治方面的参与3 SATISFIED[uncountable] the feeling of excitement and satisfaction that you get from an activity 满足;兴奋involvement in Weaver admitted a strong emotional involvement in her client’s case. 韦弗承认她从委托人的案件中获得了极大的情感满足。4 [countable, uncountable] a romantic relationship between two people, especially when they are not married to each other 〔尤指不正当的〕恋情involvement with Donna knew nothing of her husband’s involvement with another woman. 唐娜根本不知道丈夫和另一个女人有染。
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involvementHe denied ever having any involvement with her.Calculative involvement refers to a low intensity of either negative or positive orientation towards the organization.They ensure that every situation gets resolved quickly and easily, with minimal customer involvement.For me, our passion was a devout involvement of heart, body and mind.There was very little emotional involvement in their marriage.Employee involvement represents Ford's first step in the long-term renegotiation of the psychological contract between the individual worker and the company.It is often hard to gauge the exact nature of feminist involvement.But criticism of Mrs Roosevelt focused primarily on her involvement in public issues.There is also a lack of clarity over where the emphasis should be for promoting the involvement of general practitioners.involvement inBittman could not discuss any aspect of his involvement in the case.emotional involvementSecond, for the fieldworker such studies are extremely demanding in tact, energy, persistence, time and emotional involvement.There was never any emotional involvement, just a physical act that offered him some release.According to Tormey's theory of Expression, emotional involvement for the actor is minimal.It shows her growing emotional involvement and gradually seems to affect her every movement.This implies that people at work operate as robots, devoid of emotional involvement with one another.How can we reconcile the low frequency of expressions of emotional involvement in election campaigns with the high frequency of antagonistic partisanship?The same applies to the impression of emotional involvement.As the coffin slides into the furnace, we try to restrict our emotional involvement - sometimes at considerable psychological cost.
in·volve·ment nounChineseSyllable
activity act an of or Corpus event, part the in taking


involvement
involvement W3 AC /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt $ -ˈvɑːlv-/ noun
 Word Family: verb: involve; noun: involvement; adjective: involvedUNINVOLVED
1. [uncountable] the act of taking part in an activity or event, or the way in which you take part in it
   SYN  participation:
    School officials say they welcome parental involvement.
    involvement in
    His new book examines the United States’ involvement in World War II.
    involvement with
    Carey’s possible involvement with a series of robberies
2. [countable] something that you take part in or spend time doing:
    sporting involvements
    her political involvements
3. [uncountable] the feeling of excitement and satisfaction that you get from an activity
    involvement in
    Weaver admitted a strong emotional involvement in her client’s case.
4. [uncountable and countable] a romantic relationship between two people, especially when they are not married to each other
    involvement with
    Donna knew nothing of her husband’s involvement with another woman.


🔑 in·volve·ment AW BrE /ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvɑːlvmənt/ 🔊 noun🔑 [uncountable] ~ (in/with sth) the act of taking part in sth 参与;加入;插手 SYN participation US involvement in European wars美国对欧洲战争的干预🔑 [uncountable, countable] ~ (in/with sth) the act of giving a lot of time and attention to sth you care about 耗费时间;投入;沉迷her growing involvement with contemporary music她对现代音乐的日益投入 [countable, uncountable] ~ (with sb) a romantic or sexual relationship with sb that you are not married to 恋爱;性爱He spoke openly about his involvement with the singer. 他公开讲述了他和那个歌手的私情。🔊🔊