(1)管理，经营，负责(be responsible for;run)[T+n]：～a state/a government/a school/a business/a hotel/a shop/a football team/a department管理国家/政府/学校/企业/旅店/商店/足球队/部门(系);～the affairs of a nation/sb's legal affairs/one's household accounts 负责国务/负责某人的法律事务/掌管家庭账目;Does she have much experience in～ing large projects?她有管理大型工程项目的经验吗?～ing director总经理;〖同〗direct，run，conduct，govern;〖反〗follow;

(2)驾驭，控制(control the movement or behaviour of(an animal，a child，etc)by esp using skills)[T+n]：～a car/a bulldozer/a sailing boat驾驶汽车/推土机/帆船;～a child/one's husband/the cattle管住孩子/使丈夫顺从/照料牛群;a horse that is hard to～一匹难以驾驭的马;～three children and a big house 看管三个孩子和一所大宅院;～one's fear/money/time控制恐惧感/理财/支配时间;Television～s the news instead of just reporting it.电视不只是报道消息，还控制消息。〖同〗handle，control;

(3)设法做(办)到(succeed in doing sth)[I，I+prep(on/without)，T+n，T+to-inf](常与can，could连用)：Don't worry about me;I'll～.别担心;我能行。can('t)～by oneself/on one's own(不)能自己/独自办到;～on one's income/one's salary/one's pension/$200 a month靠个人收入/薪金/养老金/每月200美元生活;can～without a job/without the money/without sb没有工作/这笔钱/某人也能应付;He couldn't borrow any money，so he had to～without. 他借不到钱，只得如此。can～all this work (without help)(不需帮助)能做这件工作;～to get up the stairs/to escape to somewhere/to make up for the lost time/not to get angry设法爬上楼/想法逃走/尽量弥补失去的时间/极力克制不生气;～to muddle it/to make a mess of it/to lose one's way(fig)竟然把事情办糟/搞乱/迷了路;〖同〗succeed，deal with，cope with;〖反〗fail;

(4)做到，对付，完成(be able to have，eat，achieve)[T+n](infml)(常与can，could连用)：(can't)～another mouthful/some more meat (不)能再多吃一口/多吃一点肉;Can you～lunch on Saturday/a meeting next week/another holiday?你这周六能来吃午饭/下周来开会/还来度假吗?(can)～a smile/a story in English/a few French words(能)勉强笑了笑/用英文讲一个故事/说几句法语;I can't～the time to have a talk with you at the moment.现在我没时间与你说话。

→′manageable adj可管理(易处理)的;͵managea′bility n可(易)管理(处理);′management n 管理;′manager n 经理;

【注意】manage to do sth... 设法办到，做到了某事;而try to do sth 尽力，努力去做某事(不涉及结果)。

【辨异】manage与command、govern和rule的区见COMMAND。