| 词汇 | initiate |
| 释义 | initiate verb[ T ] uk /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ us /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ initiateverb[T] (START)C2formal to cause something to begin: 开始，创始 Who initiated the violence?谁先使用暴力的？ Hague initiated a series of reforms of the Conservative Party. Some of the orders are initiated directly on the trading floor. The council initiates its own studies and carries out research at the request of private organizations. He is credited with initiating several new literary forms. The Commission has power to initiate legislation. Starting and beginning be in the first flush ofidiom be/get in on the ground flooridiom become begin branch out develop get down to businessidiom grow half-cock here here goes!idiom hit the ground runningidiom motion start (something) off start on something start out start/set/get the ball rollingidiom starting the ground floor wheel initiateverb[T] (TEACH)to teach someone about an area of knowledge, or to allow someone into a group by a special ceremony: 向（某人）传授专门知识;（通过某种仪式）接纳（新会员） be initiated intoAt the age of eleven, Harry was initiated into the art of golf by his father.哈里11岁时，他的父亲教给了他高尔夫球基本技巧。 initiate someone into somethingEach culture had a special ritual to initiate boys into manhood.每种文化都有特殊的男孩成人礼。 Ceremonies anti-ritualism cavalcade ceremonial ceremonially ceremony guard of honour hara-kiri initiation initiation ceremony initiatory installation investiture knight pageant remember requiem ribbon cutting rite of passage ritual troop You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Teaching in general initiate noun[ C ] formaluk /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ us /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.ət/ a person who has recently joined a group and has been taught its secrets新入会的人；新成员 Supporters, members & defenders advocate allyship anti-evolution anti-evolutionary anti-evolutionist apologist apostle booster card-carrying member custodian defender exponent natalist non-member non-membership patron patroness pro-natalist recruit surrogate initiate | American Dictionaryinitiate verb[ T ] us/ɪˈnɪʃ·iˌeɪt/ initiateverb[T] (BEGIN)to cause something to begin: The peace talks were initiated by a special envoy. initiateverb[T] (ACCEPT IN GROUP)to signal the acceptance of someone into a group by a special ceremony initiate | Business Englishinitiate verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/us to begin something: The automaker initiated a programme to improve the recyclability of its automobiles at the end of their useful life. initiate proceedings/an action against sb/sthThe bank initiated legal proceedings against a former employee for fraud. Examples of initiateinitiate Either of these mechanisms can cause the hot asthenosphere to rise close to the metasomatized lithosphere, initiating melting. A faultcontrolled forearc basin was initiated at the back of the prism. There are two different initiating mechanisms that can excite the long-wave interfacial instability in a thin film. When a free radical reacts with a non-radical molecule a new radical is created, and consequently chain reactions are often initiated. Placentation is initiated when the blastocyst makes contact with the epithelial lining of the uterine mucosa leading to a series of events known as implantation. After each interval, and before the next one is initiated, the separation is rescaled to a small, linearizable value. They can also amplify and enhance antigen-specific responses, for example those initiated by antibodies. Theoretically, short-term tocolytic treatment could reduce uterine contractions while initiating factors are being eradicated. We have presented evidence that its role is to respond to the disparate signaling environments in the different anatomical regions by initiating the myogenic cascade. Based on a series of similar images it appears that the instabilities are initiated on a slender conical surface that surrounds each vortex core. The experimenter then initiated a trial as soon as the child fixated on the stimulus. They must put on a large feast and learn the secrets of those already initiated. Tellingly, many of their slurs centered upon specific political events that were either initiated by women or included large numbers of them. The conceptual design process is initiated with a statement describing the desired proper ties of the required product. Such a study is now possible and has been initiated. See all examples of initiate These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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