manage
verb- [transitive, intransitive] manage (something)
to control or be in charge of a business, a team, an organization, land, etc. 管理，负责（公司、队伍、组织等） to manage a business/factory/bank/hotel/soccer team 管理企业/工厂/银行/酒店/足球队 to manage a department/project 负责一个部门／项目 I think that Forestry Tasmania manages the forest. 我认为塔斯马尼亚林业局管理森林。 The units in some areas are poorly maintained and badly managed. 一些地区的单位维护不善，管理不善。 We need people who are good at managing. 我们需要擅长管理的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifea2, Businessa2He has no experience of managing a football team. 他没有管理足球队的经验。 The hotel is managed by two brothers. 这家旅馆由两兄弟管理。 We need a new approach to managing our hospitals. 我们需要采用新方法来管理我们的医院。 Organizers are looking for someone to manage the project. 组织者在找人负责这个项目。 an exchange rate system that will be tightly managed by the central bank 受中央银行严密控制的汇率系统 We will actively manage your portfolio to maximize the return on your investment. 我们会积极管理您的投资组合，使您获得最大的投资回报。 All applications are managed in the cloud. 所有应用程序都在云中管理。 A volunteer group is managing the Seven Fields Nature reserve. 一个志愿者团体正在管理七田自然保护区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
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- be difficult to
- be easy to
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- [transitive, intransitive]
to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult 完成（困难的事）；勉力完成 I don't know exactly how we'll manage it, but we will, somehow. 我说不准我们如何去完成这件事，但不管怎样我们一定会完成的。 Can you manage another piece of cake? (= eat one) 你还能再吃块蛋糕吗？ - manage to do something
We managed to get to the airport in time. 我们设法及时赶到了机场。 How did you manage to persuade him? 你是怎么说服他的？ She somehow managed to escape through the window. 她不知怎么设法从窗户逃走了。 - (humorous)
He always manages to say the wrong thing. 他总是哪壶不开提哪壶。 They managed to find a place to stay. 他们设法找到了一个住的地方。 We couldn't have managed without you. 没有你，我们就办不成了。 ‘Need any help?’ ‘No, thanks. I can manage.’ “要帮忙吗？” “不了，谢谢。我应付得了。”
Grammar Point can / could / be able to / managecan / could / be able to / manage- Can is used to say that somebody knows how to do something:
can 表示懂得做： Can you play the piano? 你会弹钢琴吗？
该词亦与表示看见、注意到等的动词连用： I can hear someone calling. 我听见有人在呼叫。
- Can is also used with passive infinitives to talk about what it is possible to do:
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- Can or be able to are used to say that something is possible or that somebody has the opportunity to do something:
can 或 be able to 表示某事情有可能或某人有机会做某事： Can you/are you able to come on Saturday? 你星期六能来吗？
- You use be able to to form the future and perfect tenses and the infinitive:
用 be able to 构成将来时、完成时和动词不定式： You’ll be able to get a taxi outside the station. 在车站外可搭乘出租车。 I haven’t been able to get much work done today. 我今天未能干多少工作。 She’d love to be able to play the piano. 她很希望能弹钢琴。
- Could is used to talk about what someone was generally able to do in the past:
could 表示过去通常能做： Our daughter could walk when she was nine months old. 我们的女儿九个月大就会走路了。
- You use was/were able to or manage (but not could) when you are saying that something was possible on a particular occasion in the past:
关于在过去特定情况下可能的事用 was/were able to 或 manage，但不用 could： I was able to/managed to find some useful books in the library. 我总算在图书馆找到了一些有用的书。 - I could find some useful books in the library.
We weren’t able to/didn’t manage to/couldn’t get there in time. 我们未能及时赶到那儿。
亦可用 could 加表示看见、注意到、明白等的动词表示此义： I could see there was something wrong. 我发觉出事了。
- Could have is used when you are saying that it was possible for somebody to do something in the past but they did not try:
表示过去有可能做某事但没有做，用 could have： I could have won the game but decided to let her win. 我本可以赢得那场比赛，但还是决定让她赢了。
More Like This Verbs usually followed by infinitivesVerbs usually followed by infinitivesExtra ExamplesTopics Successb1He easily managed to disarm his attacker. 他轻松地解除了攻击者的武器。 He skilfully managed to keep the aircraft on the runway. 他巧妙地设法让飞机保持在跑道上。 Paul barely managed to stifle a chuckle. 保罗差点儿忍不住笑出声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
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- be able to
- can
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- on
- without
- manage on your own
- [transitive] manage something
to succeed in achieving or producing something 完成（困难的事）；勉力完成 - [intransitive]
to be able to solve your problems, deal with a difficult situation, etc. 能解决（问题）；应付（困难局面等） She's 82 and can't manage on her own any more. 她 82 岁了，照顾不了自己的生活了。 - manage with/without somebody/something
How do you manage without a car? 没有车你怎么应付的？ I can manage without a dishwasher. 没有洗碗机我也能将就。 I don’t know how she manages on her own with four kids. 我不知道她是如何独自抚养四个孩子的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
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- be able to
- can
- have to
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- on
- without
- manage on your own
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to be able to live or survive without having much money, support, sleep, etc. 凑合着活下去；支撑 young families who are just about managing 年轻的家庭，他们只是在管理 She was finding it difficult to manage financially. 她发现财力上难以为继。 - manage on something
He has to manage on less than £100 a week. 他就靠每周不到 100 英镑来维持生活。 Many find it difficult to manage on their weekly income. 许多人发现很难靠每周的薪水过活。 He generally managed on five hours' sleep a night 他通常每晚睡五个小时 - manage with something
Everyone will just have to manage with less. 每个人都必须少花钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
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- be able to
- can
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- on
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- manage on your own
- [transitive] manage something
to use money, time, information, etc. in a sensible way 明智地使用（金钱、时间、信息等） Don't tell me how to manage my affairs. 用不着你来告诉我怎样管我自己的事。 a computer program that helps you manage data efficiently 帮助你有效地处理数据的电脑程序 This enables pension funds to manage risk. 这使得养老基金能够管理风险。
Extra ExamplesCharities have to be careful about how they manage their resources. 慈善机构必须小心如何管理他们的资源。 You need to learn how to manage your time effectively. 你需要学会有效地安排自己的时间。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- perfectly well
- very well
- …
- be able to
- can
- have to
- …
- on
- without
- manage on your own
- [transitive] manage something
to be able to do something at a particular time （在某一时间）能办到，能做成 - [transitive] manage somebody/something
to keep somebody/something under control; to be able to deal with somebody/something 控制住；操纵；能对付 It's like trying to manage an unruly child. 这就像试图管住一个任性的孩子。 Can you manage that suitcase? 你弄得动那个箱子吗？ She manages horses better than anyone I know. 她调教马比我所知道的任何人都要棒。 I really liked the chapter about how to manage stress. 我真的很喜欢如何应付压力那一章。
Extra ExamplesHow do skydivers manage these risks in practice? 跳伞运动员在实践中如何管理这些风险？ The condition can be easily managed by simple dietary adjustments. 这种情况可以通过简单的饮食调整轻松加以调控。 They have learnt to successfully manage their diabetes. 他们已经学会控制住自己的糖尿病。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- learn (how) to
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- [transitive] manage something
to control how land is used, so that it is used in a sensible way 明智地使用（金钱、时间、信息等） The landowners manage their land to provide habitat for the desired species. 土地所有者管理他们的土地，为想要的物种提供栖息地。 All the timber comes from sustainably managed forests. 所有的木材都来自可持续管理的森林。
business/team公司；队伍
do something difficult做难做的事
deal with problems处理问题
money/time/information金钱；时间；信息
control控制
land土地
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand’.