operative

英 [ˈɒpərətɪv]

美 [ˈɑːpərətɪv]

n.  工作人员; (尤指)技术工人，操作员; 密探; (尤指政府的)特工人员
adj.  可使用; 在使用中; 手术的

复数：operatives　

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Collins.2 / BNC.11393 / COCA.10270

习惯用语

adj.

the operative word
• 关键词；最重要的词语
  used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence
• I was in love with her─‘was’ being the operative word.
  在I was in love with her这句话中，was是关键词。

牛津词典

noun

• 工作人员；（尤指）技术工人，操作员
  a worker, especially one who works with their hands
  1. a factory operative
     工厂工人
  2. skilled/unskilled operatives
     技术 / 非技术工人
• 密探；（尤指政府的）特工人员
  a person who does secret work, especially for a government organization
  1. an intelligence operative
     情报人员

adj.

• 可使用；在使用中
  ready to be used; in use
  1. This law becomes operative immediately.
     本法规即时生效。
  2. The station will be fully operative again in January.
     该站将于一月份全部恢复运营。
• 手术的
  connected with a medical operation
  1. operative treatment
     手术治疗

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 运作（或运转）着的；起作用的；产生影响的
  A system or service that isoperativeis working or having an effect.
  1. The commercial telephone service was no longer operative...
     商业电话服务已不再运营。
  2. 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
  Anoperativeis a worker, especially one who does work with their hands.
  1. 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
  Anoperativeis someone who works for a government agency such as the intelligence service.
  1. 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 asthe operative word, you want to draw attention to it because you think it is important or exactly true in a particular situation.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
  Synonym:private detectivePIprivate eyeprivate investigatorshamussherlock
• a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
  Synonym:secret agentintelligence officerintelligence agent

adj

• being in force or having or exerting force
  1. operative regulations
  2. the major tendencies operative in the American political system
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
  1. in running (or working) order
  2. a functional set of brakes
  Synonym:running(a)functionalworking(a)
• relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
  1. a surgical appendix
  2. a surgical procedure
  3. operative dentistry
  Synonym:surgical
• effective
  1. the operative word

双语例句

• Objective To investigate the operative methods and the factors affecting the prognosis of congenital intestinal atresia.
  目的探讨先天性肠闭锁的手术治疗方法及影响预后的因素。
• Objective: To investigate the operative methods and curative effect of congenital club foot in different age group.
  目的：探讨不同年龄组先天性马蹄内翻足手术方法和疗效。
• Objective: To investigate the methods of microsurgical treatment and their operative effect on the tuberculum sellae meningiomas.
  目的探讨显微外科手术治疗鞍结节脑膜瘤的方法及效果。
• Physical diagnostics is a highly operative and practical course.
  物理诊断学是一门操作性和实践性都很强的课程。
• Objective: To explore the operative technique of parasagittal meningiomas.
  目的：探讨矢状窦旁脑膜瘤的手术方法与技巧。
• Both ultrasonic preoperative thyroid lobe volumes and the operative incision lengths were analyzed in all patients.
  对所有病人的术前超声测定的甲状腺叶体积及手术切口长度进行了分析。
• That's right, and these three operative divisions are backed up by another three servicing divisions.
  对，这三个具体操作部门得到另外三个服务部门的支持。
• Materialist dialectics argues that external causes become operative through internal causes.
  唯物辩证法认为，外因通过内因而起作用。
• Naturally the CIA wants to protect its operatives.
  美国中央情报局当然想保护其特工。
• 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。