involve

vt. 包括, 使陷于, 潜心于, 包围
【医】 累及, 牵涉, 包含

名词:involvement 动词过去式:involved 过去分词:involved 现在分词:involving 第三人称单数:involves 

in.volve

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.volved,in.volv.ing,in.volves
To contain as a part; include.
含有，包括：包括；含有…为一部分
To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail:
伴随，连同：作为必需特色和影响而拥有；伴随：
例句：
was told that the job would involve travel.See Synonyms at include
被告知那份工作将需要出差参见 include

To engage as a participant; embroil:
使牵涉，卷入：使某人卷进来；使参与：
例句：
involved the bystanders in his dispute with the police.
把旁观者牵扯进他与警察的争执



To connect closely and often incriminatingly; implicate:
密切关联，牵连：和…直接有关，经常指使某人担上罪责；牵连：
例句：
evidence that involved the governor in the scandal.
州长牵连进丑闻的证据

To influence or affect:
影响：影响或对…产生作用：
例句：
The matter is serious because it involves your reputation.
这件事很严重，因为它影响到你的声誉

To occupy or engage the interest of:
具有或吸引…的兴趣：
例句：
a story that completely involved me for the rest of the evening.
一个让我在那天晚上余下的时间完全沉浸其中的故事

To make complex or intricate; complicate.
使复杂：使…错综复杂；把…复杂化
To wrap; envelop:
包围；裹住：
例句：
a castle that was involved in mist.
笼罩在雾气中的城堡

Archaic To wind or coil about.
【古语】 围绕或缠绕

来源：
Middle English involven
中古英语 involven
from Latin involvere [to enwrap]
源自 拉丁语 involvere [包]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里面] *参见 in-2
volvere [to roll, turn] * see wel- 2
volvere [滚动，转动] *参见 wel- 2

【引伸】
involve.ment
n.（名词）
involv.er
n.（名词）