involve

单词音标

involve音标[in\'vɒlv]

汉语翻译

vt. 包括, 使陷于, 潜心于, 包围

【医】 累及, 牵涉, 包含

词型变化

名词:involvement动词过去式:involved过去分词:involved现在分词:involving第三人称单数:involves

词意辨析

contain, include, embrace, involve, comprehend, hold, comprise

这些动词均含有“包括，包含”之意。

contain: 普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。

include: 普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。

embrace: 正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。

involve: 指包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。

comprehend: 正式用词，指包含在整体范围以内。

hold: 常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。

comprise: 书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。

英语解释

动词 involve:

connect closely and often incriminatingly

同义词：affect, regard

engage as a participant

have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail

同义词：imply

require as useful, just, or proper

同义词：necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, call for, demand

contain as a part

wrap

occupy or engage the interest of

make complex or intricate or complicated

例句

Giving advice at the right time has to involve a great deal of intelligence.

在适当的时间提建议需要人的睿智。

Painting the room involved moving out the piano.

粉刷房间就要把钢琴搬出去。

How should we involve ourselves in school life?

我们应该怎样投入学校生活？

详细解释

in.volve

v.tr.（及物动词）

in.volved,in.volv.ing,in.volves

To contain as a part; include.

含有，包括：包括；含有…为一部分

To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:

伴随，连同：作为必需特色和影响而拥有；伴随：

例句：

was told that the job would involve travel.See Synonyms at include

被告知那份工作将需要出差参见 include

To engage as a participant; embroil:

使牵涉，卷入：使某人卷进来；使参与：

例句：

involved the bystanders in his dispute with the police.

把旁观者牵扯进他与警察的争执

To connect closely and often incriminatingly; implicate:

密切关联，牵连：和…直接有关，经常指使某人担上罪责；牵连：

例句：

evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.

州长牵连进丑闻的证据

To influence or affect:

影响：影响或对…产生作用：

例句：

The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.

这件事很严重，因为它影响到你的声誉

To occupy or engage the interest of:

具有或吸引…的兴趣：

例句：

a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.

一个让我在那天晚上余下的时间完全沉浸其中的故事

To make complex or intricate; complicate.

使复杂：使…错综复杂；把…复杂化

To wrap; envelop:

包围；裹住：

例句：

a castle that was involved in mist.

笼罩在雾气中的城堡

Archaic To wind or coil about.

【古语】 围绕或缠绕

来源：

Middle English involven

中古英语 involven

from Latin involvere [to enwrap]

源自 拉丁语 involvere [包]

in- [in] * see in- 2

in- [在…里面] *参见 in-2

volvere [to roll, turn] * see wel- 2

volvere [滚动，转动] *参见 wel- 2

【引伸】

involve.ment

n.（名词）

involv.er

n.（名词）