Tra từ operate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

op·er·ate [operate operates operated operating] BrE [ˈɒpəreɪt] NAmE [ˈɑːpəreɪt] verb

MACHINE
1. intransitive + adv./prep. to work in a particular way
Syn: ↑function
• Most domestic freezers operate at below −18 °C.
• Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
• (figurative)Some people can only operate well under pressure.
2. transitive ~ sth to use or control a machine or make it work
• What skills are needed to operate this machinery?

SYSTEM/PROCESS/SERVICE
3. intransitive, transitive to be used or working; to use sth or make it work
• A new late-night service is now operating.
• The regulation operates in favour of married couples.
•~ sth The airline operates flights to 25 countries.
•France operates a system of subsidized loans to dairy farmers.

OF BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION
4. intransitive + adv./prep. to work in a particular way or from a particular place
•They plan to operate from a new office in Edinburgh.
•Illegal drinking clubs continue to operate in the city.

MEDICAL
5. intransitive to cut open sb's body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged
• The doctors operated last night.
•~ (on sb) (for sth) We will have to operate on his eyes.
•to operate for suspected acute appendicitis

OF SOLDIERS
6. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to be involved in military activities in a place
•Troops are operating from bases in the north.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.

Thesaurus:
operate verb
1. I (usually used with an adverb or preposition)
•Most domestic freezers operate at below −18°C.
run • |especially spoken work • • go • |formal function •
operate/run/work/function efficiently/satisfactorily/smoothly/succesfully/normally
operate/work/function effectively/properly/correctly
operate/run continuously
Operate or function? Function is used more to talk about whether sth works or how well or badly it works; operate is used more to talk about the conditions required for sth to work
•We now have a functioning shower.
• Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
2. T
•They were trained to operate the machinery safely.
run • • control • |especially spoken work • |formal manipulate •
operate/run/control/work a machine
operate/run/control a/an engine/motor
operate/run machinery
operate/manipulate the controls/levers
Operate, run or control? A person operates or runs a machine; machines are often controlled by the controls, such as a computer, knob or lever.
3. T
•The airline operates flights to 25 countries.
run • • organize • |written mount • • orchestrate •
operate/run/organize/mount/orchestrate a campaign
operate/run/organize sth efficiently/effectively/well

Example Bank:
•Local authorities operate within a wider political system.
•The airline currently operates 115 routes to 39 airports in 13 countries.
•The doors can be manually operated in the event of fire.
•The equipment was not operating properly.
•The government does not operate according to fixed rules.
•The hospital was operating normally.
•The industry operates under rigid guidelines.
•The laboratory is still owned by the government but is now commercially operated.
•The machine can operate for 15 hours continuously at full power.
•The machinery is easy to operate.
•We operate as an advisory service for schools.
•We will have to operate on her eyes.
•systems designed to operate at the highest speeds
•Most domestic freezers operate at below -18 °C.
•The animals can be trained to operate levers and push buttons in response to flashing lights.