enlist

/ɛnˈlɪst/· verb

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Chinese meaning

招募;请…来帮忙

请qǐng人rén加jiā入rù、协xié助zhù办bàn事shì

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被bèi请qǐng来lái协xié助zhù调diào查chá韦wéi尔ěr斯sī死sǐ亡wáng案àn

Example

And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death of Nolan Wells.

而且,知名民权律师本·克鲁姆普已被请来协助,为七月四日周末诺兰·韦尔斯的死亡案讨要答案。

Source: NPR · 9 Jul 2026

Background ✎

诺nuò兰lán·韦wéi尔ěr斯sī在zài美měi国guó独dú立lì日rì周zhōu末mò离lí奇qí死sǐ亡wáng,引yǐn发fā全quán国guó关guān注zhù,家jiā属shǔ请qǐng来lái知zhī名míng民mín权quán律lǜ师shī本běn·克kè鲁lǔ姆mǔ普pǔ介jiè入rù调diào查chá真zhēn相xiàng。

Roots · etymology

源自 en-(使)+ list(名单)

  • en-(使…、列入)+ list(名单)

Collocations

  • enlist help / enlist support / enlist in the army

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