Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
operate [ˈɔpəreɪt]
I vt
(=work)
[+ machine, vehicle, system] 操作 cāozuò
[+ company, organization] 经(經)营(營) jīngyíng
[+ machine, vehicle, system] 操作 cāozuò
[+ company, organization] 经(經)营(營) jīngyíng
II vi
1
(=work)
[machine, vehicle, system] 工作 gōngzuò
[company, organization] 运(運)作 yùnzuò
[laws, forces] 生效 shēngxiào
[machine, vehicle, system] 工作 gōngzuò
- Calculators and computers operate on the same principle.
计(計)算器和计(計)算机(機)是按同样(樣)的原理工作的。 Jìsuànqì hé jìsuànjī shì àn tóngyàng de yuánlǐ gōngzuò de.
[company, organization] 运(運)作 yùnzuò
- the multinational companies which operate in their country
在他们国家做生意的跨国公司 zài tāmen guójiā zuò shēngyi de kuàguó gōngsī
[laws, forces] 生效 shēngxiào
- Laws of the same kind operate in nature.
同样的法则也在自然界起作用。 Tóngyàng de fǎzé yě zài zìránjiè qǐ zuòyòng.
2 (Med) 动(動)手术(術) dòng shǒushù
- They operated but it was too late.
他们(們)动(動)了手术(術),但已经(經)太迟(遲)了。 Tāmen dòngle shǒushù,dàn yǐjīng tài chí le.
- to operate on sb
(Med) 给(給)某人动(動)手术(術) gěi mǒurén dòng shǒushù