enter
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they enter | |
he / she / it enters | |
past simple entered | |
past participle entered | |
-ing form entering |
- [intransitive, transitive]
(not usually used in the passive ) (formal)通常不用于被动语态 to come or go into something 进来;进去;进入 Knock before you enter. 进来前先敲门。 Enter Hamlet (= for example as stage directions in the text of a play). 哈姆雷特上场。 - enter something
Someone entered the room behind me. 有人跟着我进了房间。 people who enter the country illegally 非法入境者 Where did the bullet enter the body? 子弹从哪个部位进入身体的? - (figurative)
A note of defiance entered her voice. 她的声音里带有蔑视的口气。 - (figurative)
It never entered my head (= I never thought) that she would tell him about me. 我从未想到过她会把我的事告诉他。
Extra ExamplesHe stood back to allow us to enter. 他往后站让我们进去。 He was refused permission to enter the country. 他被这个国家拒绝入境。 The dancers entered from the side of the stage. 舞蹈演员从侧面登台。 They pass each other as they enter and exit the building. 他们在进出大楼的时候彼此会碰上。 We entered through a large iron gate. 我们穿过一扇大铁门进去。 I knocked and a bored voice said, ‘Enter’. 我敲了敲门,一个不耐烦的声音回答道:“进来。” No one was allowed to enter the room while the police were there. 警察在的时候,任何人都不允许进入房间。 The burglars must have entered through a window. 窃贼一定是从窗户进来的。 No one was seen entering or leaving the building. 没有人被看到进出大楼。 Employees must be wearing safety equipment before entering the work area. 员工进入工作区域前必须穿戴安全设备。 They do not qualify for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. 他们没有资格获得进入或留在联合王国的许可。 On the following day, troops entered the city. 第二天,部队入城。 Foreign journalists were refused permission to enter the country. 外国记者被拒绝入境。 The building is entered via a gate from the sidewalk. 大楼从人行道上的一扇门进入。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- illegally
- cautiously
- quickly
- …
- allow somebody/something to
- permit somebody/something to
- forbid somebody to
- …
- by
- through
- from
- …
- enter and exit
- enter and leave
- [transitive, intransitive]
to put your name on the list for an exam, a race, a competition, etc.; to do this for somebody 报名参加,为…报名参加(考试、比赛等) - enter something
Over a thousand children entered the competition. 一千多名儿童参加了比赛。 - enter somebody/something in something
Irish trainers have entered several horses in the race. 爱尔兰驯马师让好几匹马参加了比赛。 Her mum entered her in the baby contest. 她妈妈让她参加了婴儿竞赛。 - enter somebody/something for something
How many students have been entered for the exam? 让多少学生参加了考试? - enter (for something)
Only four British players have entered for the championship. 只有四名英国运动员报名参加锦标赛。 We're having a class quiz and all the children have entered. 我们正在进行班级测验,所有的孩子都参加了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1Employees of Telegraph Newspapers Ltd are not eligible to enter the competition. 电报报纸有限公司的雇员没有资格参加比赛。 I wrote a novel for my son and entered it for a competition. 我给儿子写了一本小说,报名参加竞赛。
- enter something
- [transitive] enter something
to begin or become involved in an activity, a situation, etc. 开始参加;开始进入;着手进行 Several new firms have now entered the market. 有几家新公司已打入市场。 The US entered the war in 1917. 美国于1917年参战。 The investigation has entered a new phase. 调查已进入新阶段。 The strike is entering its fourth week. 罢工正进入第四周。 She graduated in 2017 with plans to enter the financial world. 她于2017年毕业,计划进入金融界。
Extra ExamplesThe programme is now entering the final stage. 该方案现已进入最后阶段。 The country was entering a period of economic prosperity. 该国正进入经济繁荣时期。 Little by little, women are entering typically male-dominated fields such as politics, economics, engineering, and law . 渐渐地,女性进入了典型的男性主导的领域,如政治、经济、工程和法律。 The fear that the economy is entering uncharted waters is unfounded. 对经济正在进入未知领域的担忧是没有根据的。 In 1652 Lully entered the service of Louis XIV. 1652年,路利加入了路易十四的军队。 We knew we were entering new territory. 我们知道我们正在进入新的领域。
- [transitive, no passive] enter something (formal)
to become a member of an institution; to start working in an organization or a profession 成为…的一员;加入;开始从事 to enter a school/college/university 考入学校/学院/大学 to enter politics 开始从政 to enter Parliament (= become an MP) 成为英国议会议员 to enter the Church (= become a priest) 成为神职人员 to enter the legal/medical profession 进入法律界/医学界
Extra ExamplesHe did not wish to enter the Church like his brothers. 他不想像他的兄弟一样进入教堂。 I entered politics late in life. 我晚年开始从政。 It was his aim to enter the Church. 他的目标是成为神职人员。 She entered Parliament in 1998. 她于1998年成为英国国会议员。 She entered college in 2006. 她于2006年进入大学。
- [transitive]
to put names, numbers, details, etc. in a list, book or computer 登记,录入,输入(姓名、号码、详细资料等) - enter something in something
Enter your name and occupation in the boxes (= on a form). 将姓名和职业填入(表格的)方框里。 - enter something into something
to enter data into a computer 将数据输入计算机 - enter something on something
to enter figures on a spreadsheet 将数字输入电脑表格 - enter something
You may need to enter this information manually. 你可能需要手工输入这条信息。
Extra ExamplesPlease enter all your personal details on the form provided. 请将您的个人资料填入提供的表格。 Your details have been entered in our database. 你的详细资料已被录入我们的数据库。 He entered the details of the case into a file. 他将那个案件的详情录入到一个文件中。 The notebook window is where you can enter and display data. 记事本窗口中可以输入和显示数据。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- manually
- automatically
- in
- into
- on
- …
- enter something in something
- [transitive] enter something (formal)
to say something officially so that it can be recorded (正式)提出 to enter a plea of not guilty (= at the beginning of a court case) (在诉讼案件开始时)提出无罪的抗辩 to enter an offer 报价
Extra ExamplesHer solicitor entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf. 她的律师代表她提出无罪抗辩。 The jury entered a verdict of acquittal. 陪审团做出无罪判决。
see also entrance1, entry
come/go in进来;进去
exam/competition考试;比赛
begin activity开始活动
join institution/start work加入机构;开始从事
write information记录信息
say officially正式说
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French entrer, from Latin intrare, from intra ‘within’.
Idioms
come/enter into force
enter somebody’s/your name (for something)
(also put somebody’s/your name down (for something))