1. 开动;动手术：171、occur to 被想到,被想起 | 172、operate on 开动;动手术 | 174、owe to 应把...归功于

2. 给...动手术：temple n. 庙宇;寺院 | operate on 给...动手术 | go on doing 继续做

3. 给.......做手术：operate v. 做手术,运转;实施,负责,经营 | operate on 给.......做手术 | opinion n. 看法,见解

4. 对...施行手术：operate v.运转,开动;(on)动手术,(对...)施行手术 | operate on 对...施行手术 | operation n.运转,开动,操作;(on)手术;运算

1. perform surgery on

    e.g. The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life

    Synonym: operate