operative
adj
(fml 文)
1 [usu pred 通常作表语]
operating; effective; in use 操作; 有效; 使用中
This law becomes operative on 12 May. 此法令自5月12日起生效.
The station will be operative again in January. 该车站将於一月份恢复使用.
The oil rig is now fully operative. 石油钻塔现全面开工.
2 (idm 习语) the operative word the most significant word (in a phrase, etc that has just been used) (刚用过的)最重要的词, 最关键的词
The boss is hopping mad about it and `mad' is the operative word. 老板对此事暴跳如雷--`暴跳如雷'这个成语在句中最重要. operative, n (fml 文)
1 worker, esp a manual one 工作者; (尤指)体力劳动者, 工人
factory operatives 工厂工人.
2 secret agent; spy 特务; 间谍
undercover operatives 密探.
No! I mean, have you seen how dirty the water is? It looks as if it isn' t clean enough to bathe here.
不!我的意思是您有没有看见海水有多脏?看起来海水好象不干净,不能游泳。
Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to chew and digest it. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not to