participate 指在感情、观念或行为方面与他人共同参加某一活动。常与介词in连用。
join 既可指参加一群人的活动,也可以指加入某个组织,常见搭配为:join the army(club, Party), join sb., join sb in (doing)sth。表示参加某一活动时常用join in sth.。
Over half the population of this country participate in sport.
这个国家一半以上的人口参加体育锻炼。
This autumn, 6000 residents will participate in the first phase of the project
今年秋天,将有6000名居民参加该项目的第一阶段。
The US was ready to train its troops to participate
美国准备训练军队参加。
We'll join up with the other groups later.
我们以后再与其他小组会合。
Over the past year, the company has joined the big league.
去年一年中,公司已跻身一流之列。