involve

音标[in'vɒlv] 读音

汉语翻译

vt. 包括, 使陷于, 潜心于, 包围
【医】 累及, 牵涉, 包含

词型变化：

名词:involvement动词过去式:involved过去分词:involved现在分词:involving第三人称单数:involves

词意辨析：

contain, include, embrace, involve, comprehend, hold, comprise

这些动词均含有“包括，包含”之意。
contain: 普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。
include: 普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。
embrace: 正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。
involve: 指包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。
comprehend: 正式用词，指包含在整体范围以内。
hold: 常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。
comprise: 书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。

英语解释：

动词 involve:

1. connect closely and often incriminatingly同义词：affect, regard
2. engage as a participant
3. have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail同义词：imply
4. require as useful, just, or proper同义词：necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, call for, demand
5. contain as a part
6. wrap
7. occupy or engage the interest of
8. make complex or intricate or complicated

例句：

1. Giving advice at the right time has to involve a great deal of intelligence.在适当的时间提建议需要人的睿智。
2. Painting the room involved moving out the piano.粉刷房间就要把钢琴搬出去。
3. How should we involve ourselves in school life?我们应该怎样投入学校生活？

详细解释：

in.volve

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.volved,in.volv.ing,in.volves
To contain as a part; include.
含有，包括：包括；含有…为一部分
To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
伴随，连同：作为必需特色和影响而拥有；伴随：
例句：
was told that the job would involve travel.See Synonyms at include
被告知那份工作将需要出差参见 include

To engage as a participant; embroil:
使牵涉，卷入：使某人卷进来；使参与：
例句：
involved the bystanders in his dispute with the police.
把旁观者牵扯进他与警察的争执

To connect closely and often incriminatingly; implicate:
密切关联，牵连：和…直接有关，经常指使某人担上罪责；牵连：
例句：
evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.
州长牵连进丑闻的证据

To influence or affect:
影响：影响或对…产生作用：
例句：
The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.
这件事很严重，因为它影响到你的声誉

To occupy or engage the interest of:
具有或吸引…的兴趣：
例句：
a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.
一个让我在那天晚上余下的时间完全沉浸其中的故事

To make complex or intricate; complicate.
使复杂：使…错综复杂；把…复杂化
To wrap; envelop:
包围；裹住：
例句：
a castle that was involved in mist.
笼罩在雾气中的城堡

Archaic To wind or coil about.
【古语】 围绕或缠绕

来源：
Middle English involven
中古英语 involven
from Latin involvere [to enwrap]
源自 拉丁语 involvere [包]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里面] *参见 in-2
volvere [to roll, turn] * see wel- 2
volvere [滚动，转动] *参见 wel- 2

【引伸】
involve.ment
n.（名词）
involv.er
n.（名词）