enter
verb uk/ˈen.tər/ us/ˈen.t̬ɚ/
(PLACE)
A2 [ I or T ]进来;进去;进入
to come or go into a particular place
The police entered (the building) through/by the side door. 警察从侧门进入（这座大楼）。
You will begin to feel sleepy as the drug enters the bloodstream. 药物进入血液后你就会开始感到困倦。
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- Her eyes brightened when she saw him enter the room.
- Before you can enter the country, you have to clear customs.
- Please knock before entering.
- Bathers must be fully clothed before entering the restaurant.
- Intruders had entered the house through a back window.
(COMPETITION)
B1 [ I or T ]（为…）报名参加（竞赛、考试等）；安排…参加
to be included in a competition, race, or exam, or to arrange for someone else to do this
Both men have been entered for/in the 100 metres in Paris next month. 两个人都已报名参加下个月在巴黎举行的100米短跑比赛。
All three companies have entered the race to develop a new system. 三家公司都加入了开发这套新系统的竞争。
Are you going to enter the photography competition? 你要参加摄影比赛吗？
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- She's entered a crossword competition.
- Another candidate has now entered the presidential race .
- Only people over the age of 16 can enter the competition.
- A total of 21 horses were entered for the race.
- For details on how to enter the competition, see page 134.
(INFORMATION)
B1 [ T ]输入；登记；登录
to put information into a computer, book, or document
You have to enter a password to access the database. 你必须输入密码才能进入数据库。
[ T ] formal（正式）提出
to make a particular type of statement officially
The prisoner entered a plea of not guilty. 犯人提出无罪抗辩。
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- Before we leave work each day, we make a backup of all the records we have entered into the computer that day.
- The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered.
- Have you entered your password?
- Tape recordings of conversations are transcribed by typists and entered into the database.
- Please enter your username and password.
(ORGANIZATION)
[ T ]成为…的一员，加入；开始从事
to become a member of a particular organization, or to start working in a particular type of job
Ms Doughty entered politics/Parliament after a career in banking. 道蒂女士在银行业工作了几年后开始从政／成为议员。
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- She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.
- He was in his thirties when he decided to enter the church.
- What made you decide to enter the fashion world?
- It's perhaps not the best time to enter the teaching profession.
- At the age of 30 he decided to enter the world of publishing.
(PERIOD)
C1 [ T ]进入…时期
to begin a period of time
The project is entering its final stages. 工程就要进入最后的阶段。
The violence is now entering its third week. 暴力活动现已进入第三周。
Phrasal verbs
enter into something 参加，进入，开始（尤指讨论或协议）
to start to become involved in something, especially a discussion or agreement
They refuse to enter into any discussion on this matter. 他们拒绝就此事进行任何探讨。
If you say that something does not enter into something else, it is not an important or necessary part of it:
The Council's opinion doesn't enter into it - it's up to us to make the decision. 政务委员会的意见无关紧要——决定权在我们手里。
enter on/upon something 开始…;着手做…
to do or become involved in something
He first entered on a career in banking over 40 years ago. 他四十多年前进入银行业。
enter
noun [ S ] uk/ˈen.tər/ us/ˈen.t̬ɚ/
回车键
the key on a computer keyboard that is used to say that the words or numbers on the screen are correct, or to say that an instruction should be performed, or to move down a line on the screen
Move the cursor to where it says "New File" and press enter. 把光标移到“新建文件”处然后按回车键。