单词 | enter |
释义 | en·ter (ĕntər) v. en·tered, en·ter·ing, en·ters v.tr. 1. To come or go into: The train entered the tunnel. 2. To penetrate; pierce: The bullet entered the victim's skull. 3. To introduce; insert: She entered the probe into the patient's artery. 4. a. To become a participant, member, or part of; join: too old to enter the army; entered the discussion at a crucial moment. b. To gain admission to (a school, for example). 5. To cause to become a participant, member, or part of; enroll: entered the children in private school; entered dahlias in a flower show. 6. To embark on; begin: With Sputnik, the Soviet Union entered the space age. 7. To make a beginning in; take up: entered medicine. 8. To write or put in: entered our names in the guest book; enters the data into the computer. 9. To place formally on record; submit: enter a plea of not guilty; enter a complaint. 10. To go to or occupy in order to claim possession of (land). 11. To report (a ship or cargo) to customs. v.intr. 1. To come or go in; make an entry: As the president entered, the band played "Hail to the Chief." 2. To effect penetration. 3. To become a member or participant. n. Phrasal Verbs: A key on a keyboard or keypad used to enter or confirm a command or other textual input. enter into 1. To participate in; take an active role or interest in: enter into politics; enter into negotiations. 2. To become party to (a contract): The nations entered into a trade agreement. 3. To become a component of; form a part of: Financial matters entered into the discussion. 4. To consider; investigate: The report entered into the effect of high interest rates on the market. enter on (or upon) 1. To set out on; begin: We enter on a new era in our history. 2. To begin considering; take up: After discussing the budget deficit, they entered on the problem of raising taxes. 3. To take possession of: She entered upon the estate of her uncle. [Middle English entren, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrāre, from intrā, inside; see en in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] enter·a·ble adj. |
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