词组 | enter |
释义 | enter [entered, entered, entering] enter for/in enter for/in sth to take part in a race, competition, or examination: ▪ Twenty yachts entered in the annual Fastnet race on Wednesday. ▪ Candidates may enter for both examinations, if they wish. enter sb/sth for sth • enter sb/sth in sth to arrange for a person, team, animal etc to take part in a race, competition, or examination: ▪ Do you know how many teams have been entered for the competition? ▪ Peter entered his horse in a local show and won several prizes. enter into 1. enter into an agreement/contract etc to make an official agreement to do something or to pay someone else to do something: ▪ Compaq and Microsoft announced that they had entered into an agreement to develop new products and markets. + with ▪ Birmingham City Council have entered into a contract with a building company for the construction of a block of offices. 2. enter into sth to start to become involved in something, especially a discussion or a relationship: ▪ The Mexican government was willing to enter into negotiations as soon as possible. ▪ At the time I didn't feel ready to enter into a new relationship. 3. enter into sth to be an important part of a situation or be something that you consider, especially when you are making a choice enter into it ▪ If we are choosing a new employee, age doesn't enter into it," said Anne Clinton, the company's Personnel Manager. enter into sth ▪ Of course, other considerations entered into the decision-making process. ■ SIMILAR TO: come into sth enter on/upon ! Enter upon is more formal than enter on and is mostly used in writing. enter on/upon sth formal to begin something, especially something that will continue for a long time: ▪ The economy is entering upon a period of sustained growth. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑embark on/upon |
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