involve的意思有包含；使参与，牵涉；围绕，缠绕；使专心于等。involve后接介词in表示“使…参与，使…陷入”； 接介词with表示“牵连，涉及”，常用于被动结构。
involve只用作及物动词，可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。动名词前通常有物主代词或人称代词的宾语表示动名词的逻辑主语。
1、involve ＋doing 结构
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。
Her daily life involved meeting lots of people.
她在日常生活中要接触很多人。
The research project involves tracking the careers of 400 graduates.
这个研究项目对400名毕业生的事业发展情况进行跟踪调查。
The job involves travelling abroad for three months each year．
这项工作包括每年三个月的国外旅行。
To carry on the work would involve living in desolate lands．
要进行这项工作，他们就必须居住在荒天野地里。
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、be involved ＋in doing 结构（涉及，参与；专心；卷入）
例句：
He was involved in working out a plan.
他专心致志地制订计划
Energy is involved in doing work， or in heating on object．
能量在于它能做功，或使物体变热。
Many people were involved in framing these proposals. 许多人参与拟订这些建议。
There was a lot of work (which was) involved in setting up the festival. 筹备节庆活动涉及到大量的工作。
It was quite an experience being involved in making a television programme. 参与制作一个电视节目是不寻常的经历。
Most people don’t realize the amount of effort (which is) involved in writing a novel. 大多数人都不明白写一本小说要花多少心血。
The costs (which are) involved in building a spacecraft are huge. 建造一艘太空船的费用很高。
We’ll need to get involved in fighting crime whether it’s at work, at home, or at school. 不论在工作，在家，还是在学校，我们都必须参与打击犯罪。
What kind of organizations will be involved in setting up these projects? 什么组织会参与建立这些项目呢？
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。
3、be involved ＋in sth 结构（涉及，专心；卷入）
be/become/get involved in
例句：
More women should be involved in decision－making．
应有更多的妇女参与决策。
He was involved in the crime．
他卷入了那次犯罪。
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。
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。
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。
He refused to believe his son was involved in drugs.
他不愿相信他的儿子沾染毒品。
How many vehicles were involved in the crash?
这次撞车事故涉及多少辆汽车？
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。
The family were deeply involved in Jewish culture.
这家人非常注重学习犹太文化。
4、involve sb ＋in doing 结构
例句：
He is involved himself in working out a plan．
他专心致志地制订计划
5、involve sb＋in sth结构
（1） 使参与；使介入
例句：
Noel and I do everything together， he involves me in everything.
我和诺埃尔什么事情都一起做，他让我参与所有的事。
We want to involve as many people as possible in the celebrations.
我们希望参加庆典的人越多越好。
（2）使陷入；使卷入
例句：
I seem to have involved myself in something I don＇t understand．
我似乎卷入了一件我并不知情的事情当中。
（3） 使承担；使面对
例句：
A late booking may involve you in extra cost．
预订晚了的话你可能要额外多花钱。
Parents should involve themselves in their child's education.
父母应当参与孩子的教育。
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。
6、be involved ＋with结构：投入，有染，有关系
例句：
She was deeply involved with the local hospital.
她曾全心投入当地医院。
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。
You're too emotionally involved with the situation.
你在这件事上投入太多感情了。
He became romantically involved with a married woman.
他与一位已婚妇女产生了恋情。
How long has Grace been involved with that red－haired boy？
格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了？
Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?
为什么要与那个讨厌的家伙混在一起？
I don＇t want my son to be involved with criminals．
我不想让我的儿子同犯罪分子来往。
She was deeply involved with the local hospital.
她曾全心投入当地医院。
7、involve sb／oneself＋with结构
和……混在一起；
Don＇t involve yourself with those people．
不要和那些人混在一起。
8.involved作后置定语，“有关，相关，所涉及的”：
We'll make our decision and contact the people involved.
我们将作出决定，再与有关人员联系。
We need a clear understanding of the problems involved.
我们需要了解清楚所涉及的各种问题。
There was an almost complete lack of awareness of the issues involved.
对有关问题几乎是一无所知。
Everybody should be made aware of the risks involved.
应该让人人都知道其中的风险。
There's only a minimal amount of risk involved.
所冒的风险极小。
The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved.
不用说，问题是所涉及的费用。
The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved.
这座新房子确实不值这么多的花费。
He tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.
他对涉及的问题持乐观态度。
She's very conscious of the problems involved.
她完全意识到了所涉及的问题。
Treatment depends on the individual involved.
治疗方式因人而异。
9.involved作前置定语，“复杂的，投入的”：
She told me an involved story about her family.
她给我讲了有关她家庭的复杂关系。
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children) .
他是个很投入的父亲。