operatives

英 [ˈɒpərətɪvz]

美 [ˈɑpərətɪvz]

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
operative的复数

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。

双语例句

• Mr Kim's operatives then withdrew the money-in cash, in order not to leave a paper trail-and transferred it to banks in Luxembourg.
  金正日的手下在事情暴露之后转移了这笔款项。为了不给他人留下书面证据，这笔钱已经被转存到了卢森堡的银行。
• Our operatives have the experience and relationships required to conduct investigations in the most effective manner.
  我们的操作有丰富的经验，并须进行最有效的方式调查的关系。
• He and his operatives are a powerful force.
  他和他的手下有一股强大的势力。
• The June transfer of the Al-Qaeda operatives from Iran to Saudi Arabia reflects improving ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
  伊朗在六月间将盖达分子交给沙乌地阿拉伯的行动，反映了伊朗与沙国间的关系正趋于改善。
• A darkling glance; secret operatives and darkling conspiracies-Archibald MacLeish.
  可怕的一瞥；秘密的间谍和暗中进行的阴谋&阿奇博尔德·麦克利什。
• As our organization's top spy kid operatives!
  他们是我们组织中的高级特工小子！
• Managers facing growing numbers of calls can always recruit more call centre operatives.
  面对呼叫数量的日益增多，经理可以招聘更多的呼叫中心操作员。
• The network is teaching its operatives how to produce ricin and other poisons.
  这个网络教授它的人员如何制作蓖麻毒素和其他毒药。
• Just like any political organisation, Taliban mid-level operatives and fighters have their own interests and must be motivated to follow orders.
  与所有政治组织一样，塔利班中层及普通战士也有自身利益，他们要有动力才会服从命令。
• Such collective mutual-aid producers 'co-operatives should be extensively and voluntarily organized in all the anti-Japanese base areas in northern and central China. After liberation came the land reform, then the mutual-aid teams and then the producers` co-operatives.
  在华北华中各抗日根据地内，都应该在群众自愿的基础上，广泛组织这种集体互助的生产合作社。解放后又实行了土改，然后就是互助组、合作社。