英汉词典

1. 需要;包含
    If a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or consequence of it.

    e.g. Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed...
           料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。
    e.g. Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
           尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。

2. 牵涉;涉及
    If a situation or activity involves someone, they are taking part in it.

    e.g. If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
           如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。
    e.g. ...a riot involving a hundred inmates...
           有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动

3. 使陷入;使卷入
    If you say that someone involves themselves in something, you mean that they take part in it, often in a way that is unnecessary or unwanted.

    e.g. I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.
           我似乎卷入了一件我并不知情的事情当中。

4. 使参与;使介入
    If you involve someone else in something, you get them to take part in it.

    e.g. Noel and I do everything together, he involves me in everything...
           我和诺埃尔什么事情都一起做,他让我参与所有的事。
    e.g. Before too long he started involving me in the more confidential aspects of the job.
           不久,他便开始让我介入工作中更机密的方面。

5. 使承担;使面对
    If one thing involves you in another thing, especially something unpleasant or inconvenient, the first thing causes you to do or deal with the second.

    e.g. A late booking may involve you in extra cost...
           预订晚了的话你可能要额外多花钱。
    e.g. This involved me in a round trip of over 400 miles.
           为此我需要往返旅行 400 多英里。