[intransitive] operate (on sb) (for sth) | operate (on sth) (health医疗保健) to cut open someone's body in order to remove a part that has a disease or to repair a part that is damaged施行手术；做手术◆The surgeon is going to operate on her in the morning.外科医生上午要给她动手术。◆He was operated on for appendicitis.他因阑尾炎而动了手术。 |