involved
adj
ɪnˈvɒlvd
adj
1
be/get involved
to
take
part
in
an
activity
or
event,
or
be
connected
with
it
in
some
way
参与; 卷入; 与…有关联
[+
in
]
More
than
30
software
firms
were
involved
in
the
project.
三十多家软件公司参与了这项工程。
I
don’t
want
to
get
involved
in
some
lengthy
argument
about
who
is
to
blame.
我不想卷入谁该承担责任的冗长争论。
I’m
afraid
your
son’s
been
involved
in
an
accident
(=he
is
one
of
the
people
in
an
accident)
.
恐怕你的儿子牵涉进了一起事故之中。
[+
with
]
Landel
has
been
involved
with
the
Hercules
project
for
years.
朗代尔参加海格立斯计划已有好几年了。
actively/deeply/heavily
involved
(involved
very
much)
积极参与
Mrs.
Cummings
has
been
actively
involved
with
the
church
for
years.
卡明斯太太积极参与教会事务有好几年了。
2
work/effort etc involved in doing sth
the
amount
of
work,
money,
effort
etc
that
is
needed
in
order
to
make
something
succeed
为成就某事必须做的工作/付出的努力等
not before noun 不用于名词前
Most
people
don’t
realize
the
amount
of
effort
involved
in
writing
a
novel.
大多数人都不明白写一本小说要花多少心血。
3
be involved with sb
a.
to
be
having
a
romantic
relationship
with
someone,
especially
a
sexual
one
b.
to
spend
time
with
someone
that
you
have
a
relationship
with
与〔有亲属关系的人〕一起
The
senator
denied
that
he
was
romantically
involved
with
a
member
of
his
staff.
参议员否认和他的某位员工有情爱关系。
Fathers
are
encouraged
to
be
more
involved
with
their
families.
鼓励父亲们多和家人在一起。
4
having
so
many
different
parts
that
it
is
difficult
to
understand
复杂难懂的;
The
plot
was
so
involved
that
very
few
people
knew
what
was
going
on.
情节太复杂，几乎没人知道是怎么回事。