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

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