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what is the difference between "include" and "involve"?

include

bring in, reckon, as part of the whole

一般作包括、包含讲,如:

The package cost is included in the total price of equipments.包装费用包括在设备总价格之内。

involve

involve (in)

cause (sb. or sth.) to be caught or mixed up (in trouble, etc); get sb. or sth. into a complicated difficult condition;

have as a necessary consequence

一般可理解为使......卷入,使......陷于某种状态或麻烦之中;还可以理解为涉及或包含某种必然结果

例如:

They are deeply involved in debts.

他们债台高筑。

More than 30 software firms were involved in the project.

30多家软件公司参与了这个项目。

The war involved a great increase in the national debt.

战争使得国债大为增加。

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