participate用作动词，有参加，参与的含义；一般指去参加较正式的活动和庄重的场合,参与或享有某事物的一部分,如一项事业、一次经历等。一般多用作不及物动词，也可用作及物动词。
1.participate的基本意思是“参加,参与”,一般指去参加较正式的活动和庄重的场合,参与或享有某事物的一部分,如一项事业、一次经历等。在现代英语中一般多用作不及物动词，也可用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
2.participate也可常与介词in或with连用,这两种用法均属较正式的英语。
3.用作不及物动词
Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion.
希望全班同学参加讨论。
In the ancient Greek Olympics, only men were allowed to participate in it.
在古希腊奥运会中,只允许男人参加比赛。
I don't want to participate in the English party.
我不想参加英语晚会。
Everyone in the class is expected to participate in the discussion.
希望全班同学参加讨论。
4.用作及物动词
I participate your suffering and joy.
我和你同甘共苦。
She found him the only person who could participate thoroughly her feeling.
她发现唯有他能完全理解她的感觉。
