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

• However, that co-operation, particularly on the question of the cross-border flow of Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives, could be significantly enhanced.
  不过，合作的运作，尤其是关于这个问题的跨国界流动的塔利班和盖达操作工，可显着提高。
• 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。
• And we have captured or killed dozens of mid and high-level [ terrorist] operatives in the province and in the city of Mosul itself.
  我们俘虏或打死在尼尼微省和摩苏尔城活动的几十名中层和高层恐怖分子。
• Organize and instruct operatives to handle storage, delivery, inventory of material and analyze material management status.
  组织指导物料管理操作工开展物料的收货、存、放、管、点等管理工作，对物料管理情况进行分析。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We broke up a Southeast Asian terror cell grooming operatives for attacks inside the United states.
  我们破坏了一个东南亚恐怖小组策划在美国内部发起袭击。
• SOLDIER is a group of skilled combat operatives within the Shinra Company, who is rapidly increasing its influence through its monopoly on mako energy and military might.
  士兵一批熟练的战斗在神罗公司的操作工，谁是它的影响力迅速增加，通过其垄断地位对马可的能源和军事实力。
• People murdered by government operatives.
  政府高层谋杀了太多人。