involve是一个多义词，主要用作动词，其基本含义包括“牵涉，牵连；影响；涉及；包含，需要；使成为；（使）参加，加入；使陷入，使卷入，引起、产生、招致、迫使；被迫；表明”等。
1.在英语中，involve可以用作及物动词，后面可以接名词、代词或动名词（即-ing形式的动词），表示涉及或包含某种活动、过程或事物。如：
The war involved a great increase in the national debt.
那场战争使国债大大增加。
Any investment involves an element of risk.
任何投资都有一定的风险。
Many of the crimes involved drugs.
许多罪案都与毒品有关。
It should involve no human responsibility.
这不应涉及任何人类责任。2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C
Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves setting up an on-going, timetable process of circle-meeting for adults and children.
Jenny Mosley的质量圈子时间模型涉及为成人和儿童建立一个持续的、有时间表的圈子会议过程。2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读B
The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.
考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。
This situation involves (your) going.
这种情况将迫使你离开这里。
Taking the job involves living abroad.
接受这个工作，就得住在国外。
Being a sailor involves long periods away from home.
成为海员就被迫长期离家在外。（高考真题）
Putting in a new window will involve cutting away part of the roof.
装一扇新窗户需要切掉屋顶的一部分。（四级真题）
The job involves me travelling all over the country.
这份工作需要我在全国各地跑。
The job involves my travelling all over the country.
这份工作需要我在全国各地跑。
2. involve sb in sth/in doing sth
把某人牵涉（或牵扯）到某事里;参与；（使）参加，加入
be/get involved in牵涉；牵连；影响；被吸引；非常重视；全神贯注于；投身于
You have involved me in a great deal of extra work.
你害得我添了一大堆额外的工作。
Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
父母应当参与孩子的教育。
She wants to see more women involved in decision making
她希望看到有更多的女性参与决策。
The Prime Minister was involved in a heated exchange with opposition MPs.
首相参与了和下院反对党议员的激烈争论。
We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project.
我们只不过是以顾问身份参与这个项目。
Three teams are involved in the chase for the championship.
有三支队伍参加冠军的角逐。
They were on their way to the Shropshire Union Canal when their van was involved in a collision with a car
在去往什罗普郡联盟运河的路上，他们的小货车与一辆小车相撞。
Scientists have long wondered which parts of the brain are involved in musical tasks.
科学家们一直想知道大脑的哪些部分是用来处理音乐的。
Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility ．
在12-50岁期间，女性身体会分泌与生育有关的激素。
高考真题- 2016 四川 七选五
He cannot reveal how much money is involved in the scheme
他不能透露该计划投入了多少钱。
She's involved in many extra-curricular activities.
她参加了许多课外活动。
She wants to be involved in every area of your life.
她想参与入你生活中的方方面面。
Many people were involved in this conspiracy, but three stand out.
很多人参与了这场阴谋，但有3个人是主谋。
Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved.
科学家们想知道大脑参与了多少。2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空
The government denied the accusation that it was involved in the murders.
政府否认了参与谋杀案的指控。
He was involved in shady business deals
他参与了一些见不得人的商业交易。
Herd immunity works well when the whole neighborhood is involved in.
当整个社区都参与进来时，群体免疫效果很好。
2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C
He was involved in a punch-up with Sarah's former lover.
他和萨拉的旧情人打起来了。
The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.
双方的武装力量都有密集动作。
How many vehicles were involved in the crash?
这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车？
At least 10 000 children are involved in accidental poisonings every year.
每年至少有1万名儿童意外中毒。
He was rumoured to be involved in the crime.
有传言说他卷入了这桩罪行。
She really didn't want to be involved in the whole family thing.
她实在不想卷入这件家事中。
She was involved in a serious car accident last week
上星期她卷入了一场严重的车祸。
More than 750 commercial airliners were involved in fatal accidents last year. Added to that were the 1,550 smaller aircraft.
去年750多家商业航空公司遭遇过人员死亡的事故。另外还有1,550架小型飞机也出过同样的事故。
Chelsea and Aston Villa were involved in a tug of war for Liverpool's Ray Houghton last night.
切尔西队与阿斯顿维拉队昨夜上演了一场夺人大战，争购利物浦的雷·霍顿。
They are both heavily involved in politics.
他们俩都深深卷入政治中。
Everyone was involved in this web of deceit.
所有人都牵涉到这起诈骗勾当之中了。
I don't want to get involved in office politics.
我不想卷入办公室的政治。
I don't want to get involved in anything dodgy.
我不想牵连进任何欺骗勾当。
Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events.
医生们已经制作了一张图表，显示了各种事件中涉及的压力有多大。
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The family were deeply involved in Jewish culture.
这家人非常注重学习犹太文化。
For a long time Gabriel didn't want to be involved in music at all.
很长一段时间，加布里埃尔根本对音乐没有兴趣。（……根本不注重学习音乐。）
2017年高考英语江苏卷 完形填空 原文
I was so involved in my book I didn't hear you knock.
我全神贯注在看书，没听到你敲门。
If she were involved in business, she would make a strong chief executive
如果她投身商业的话，她会是一个很有能力的总裁。（虚拟语气）
become involved in投身于；主动参与；陷入
After retiring, she became involved in voluntary service in the local community.
她在退休后投身于当地社区的志愿服务工作。
There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.
雇主们仍然不太愿意参加这项工程。
Day care enables women to get involved in other activities.
日托服务能够让妇女有时间参与其他活动。
She had become inextricably involved in the campaign.
她已陷入这场运动之中，以致无法脱身。
They would rather take the line of least resistance than become involved in arguments.
他们倾向采用阻力最小的方案，不愿卷入纷争。
3.倒装句（这里是强调新信息而把被动句主语搁在句尾，实行全倒装。）
In each phenomenon there is involved some change in energy.
在每种现象里都涉及到能量的某些变化。