operative
adj
(fml 文)
1 [usu pred 通常作表語(yǔ)]
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. 該車站將於一月份恢復(fù)使用.
The oil rig is now fully operative. 石油鉆塔現(xiàn)全面開(kāi)工.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) the operative word the most significant word (in a phrase, etc that has just been used) (剛用過(guò)的)最重要的詞, 最關(guān)鍵的詞
The boss is hopping mad about it and `mad' is the operative word. 老板對(duì)此事暴跳如雷--`暴跳如雷'這個(gè)成語(yǔ)在句中最重要. operative, n (fml 文)
1 worker, esp a manual one 工作者; (尤指)體力勞動(dòng)者, 工人
factory operatives 工廠工人.
2 secret agent; spy 特務(wù); 間諜
undercover operatives 密探.