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1. VT 包含，需要

if a situation or an activity involves something,that thing is a necessary part of it or result of it.

• 管理廚房講究紀(jì)律和速度。
  Running a kitchen involves lots of discipline and speed.
• 這項(xiàng)工作包括什么？
  What will the job involve?
• 我沒有想到演一出劇需要做這么多的工作。
  I didn't realize putting on a play involved so much work.
• 經(jīng)營自己的企業(yè)往往要經(jīng)常加班
  Running your own business usually involves working long hours.

2. VT 涉及

if a situation or an activity involves someone,they are taking part in it.

• 如果有掩蓋事實(shí)的行為，那就牽扯到了政府最高層的那些人。
  If there was a cover-up,it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
• 這些變化將影響每一位員工。
  These changes will involve everyone on the staff.

3. VT 要求 [允許]參與

• 我們希望讓職員全程參與決策
  We want to involve the workforce at all stages of decision-making process.
• 盡量讓多一些孩子參與游戲。
  Try to involve as many children as possible in the games.

4. involve oneself in sth 積極參與，使卷入 [根據(jù)上下文推斷是積極的還是消極的]

• 我似乎已經(jīng)將自己卷入了我不了解的事情當(dāng)中。
  I seem to have involved myself in something that I don't understand.
• 賴?yán)e極參與公司經(jīng)營的各項(xiàng)業(yè)務(wù)。
  Relly involves himself in every aspect of his company's business.