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

• Early evidence leads the team to suspect secret operatives are at work, and their theories are supported when the liquefied remains of a CIA agent are discovered in the trunk of a car.
  早期的证据领导小组怀疑秘密特工是在工作，他们的理论支持时，液化一名中央情报局特工仍然是在一辆汽车的行李箱中发现。
• Orders to intelligence operatives often enjoin secrecy.
  对情报间谍的命令常需要保密。
• 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。
• Terrorists use the Internet to recruit operatives and plot attacks.
  恐怖分子利用互联网招兵买马和策划攻击事件。
• One of the best operatives in the field.
  这个行业中最出色的人之一。
• And it has aided, trained and harbored terrorists, including operatives of al Qaeda.
  而且它还帮助、训练、收容恐怖分子，其中包括阿尔凯达的特工。
• 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。
• They should also be advised that a Scorched Earth policy carried out by their operatives will not be tolerated and we have measures in hand should this be contemplated.
  我们会建议他们，他们的焦土政策是不会被我们容忍的，一旦发现，我们会立即采取措施。
• The labor market is another important channel for spillovers, as almost all MNCs train operatives and managers who may subsequently take employment in local firms or establish entirely new companies.
  劳动力市场是另一个重要渠道溢出，因为几乎所有跨国公司列车操作人员和管理人员，他们接下来可能会采取雇佣当地企业或建立完全的新公司。