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- involve [ɪn'vɒlv]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to include or contain as a necessary part
- the task involves hard work
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2.
vt.
to have an effect on; spread to
- the investigation involved many innocent people
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3.
vt.
[often passive;
usually foll by inor with] to concern or associate significantly- many people were involved in the crime
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4.
vt.
[often passive]
to make complicated; tangle
- the situation was further involved by her disappearance
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5.
vt.
[rare, often poetic]
to wrap or surround
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6.
vt.
[maths]
[obsolete]
to raise to a specified power
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7.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin involvere to roll in, surround, from
in- 2 + volvere to roll
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to include or contain as a necessary part
Examples
- Bank security procedures can't stop all frauds, which may involve printing or altering checks.
- 银行的安全程序不能制止所有的欺诈行为，可能就会出现私自印制或改动支票的行为。 → alter
- The meals we enjoy at the holidays tend to involve more dishes.
- 假期时我们通常会吃得丰盛些。
- to involve sb (in sth)
- 使某人参与（某事） → involve
- the latest claim is the only one to involve a credible witness → credible
- 累及无辜
- involve the innocent → 累及
- 溶注心血
- involve time and effort → 溶注
- 双方的分歧涉及一些重大原则性问题。
- The differences between the two sides involve major matters of principle. → 涉及
- 拖人下水
- involve sb. in evildoing; drag sb. into the mire → 下水
- 参与
- participate in; have a hand in; involve oneself in → 与
- 采蜜工作具有一定的危险性, 所以工作人员一定要经过专业的训练才行。
- The risks involve in gathering honey require professional training. → 采蜜
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