operate
单词辨析：
指人操控机器或设备，也指机器等运行。
He taught me how to operate a computer.
他教我如何使用计算机。
The machine operates well.
机器运转正常。
指系统、机器设备、机构、人等正常工作。
The water system is not functioning well.
供水系统有点问题。
Despite the power outage, the hospital continued to function normally.
尽管供电中断，医院继续照常运作。
He can't function without a coffee in the morning.
他早上不喝杯咖啡就无法工作。
指机器、装置等工作，多用于口语。
She couldn't get the air conditioner going.
她没法让空调工作起来。
My watch isn't going.
我的表不走了。
指机器、引擎等工作或使其开动，也指计算机程序运行或使其运行。
His van runs on diesel.
他的货车用的是柴油。
Keep the engine running.
别让发动机熄火。
Will the software run on any computer?
这个软件在任何电脑上都能运行吗？
普通用词，指机器或设备正常工作，也可指使用机器或设备。
The chainsaw doesn't work.
链锯坏了。
The clock is working properly.
钟走得很正常。
That little boy can even work the video.
那个小男孩甚至连录像机都会用。
相关例句：
It gained a licence to operate as a bank from the Bank of England in 1981.
它于1981年从英格兰银行得到了银行经营执照。
This freed the Austrian army to operate against the French.
这使得奥地利军队可以对法军作战。
The world of work doesn't operate that way.
职场上可不是那样的。
Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently
吊灯和壁灯可单独开关。
The number of fax machines operating around the world has now reached ten million.
现在全球使用的传真机数量已达到了1,000万台。
Our model is easy to operate and maintain.
我们这个型号（的机器）很容易操作和保养。