| 词汇 | initiative |
| 释义 | initiative noun uk /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ us /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/ initiativenoun (NEW PLAN)C1[ C ] a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem: 倡议；新措施 peace initiativeThe peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.和平倡议受到了双方的欢迎。 The German leadership lauded the Russian initiative.德国领导人赞扬了俄罗斯的倡议。 The UN called on all parties in the conflict to take a positive stance towards the new peace initiative.联合国呼吁冲突各方对新的和平倡议采取积极姿态。 Joe Walker will be spearheading our new marketing initiative.乔‧沃克将会负责推行我们新的营销计划。 The initiative has across-the-board support.该行动得到了各方面的支持。 He began his lecture by talking down the initiatives of a rival company.他在讲座一开始就贬低竞争对手的计划。 Acting and acts (your) every moveidiom -ence act act for someone act/do something on your own responsibilityidiom ADL agency ant beat er execution exercise in something move put your money where your mouth isidiom responsibility role-play rot step stuff talk initiativenoun (JUDGMENT)C1[ U ] the ability to use your judgment to make decisions and do things without needing to be told what to do: 主动性;自主决断行事的能力 show initiativeAlthough she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year.她虽然很年轻，但工作积极主动，一年后就被提拔为经理。 use initiativeI shouldn't always have to tell you what to do, use your initiative (= use your own judgment to decide what to do)!不能总让我告诉你该做什么，你应该有自己的判断！ on your own initiative If you do something on your own initiative, you plan it and decide to do it yourself without anyone telling you what to do: 主动地 Some states acted under threat of litigation, and others on their own initiative. Intelligence acuity acumen agility apt aptness brain grey matter gumption highbrow horse sense hyper-intelligent perceptively percipient percipiently perspicacious perspicaciously perspicacity profundity whip-smart wisdom initiativenoun (ADVANTAGE)the initiativeC1[ S ] the power or opportunity to win an advantage: 主动权 seize/take the initiativeLeaders must seize/take the initiative rather than following public opinion. lose the initiativeThe team were leading in the first half of the game, but lost the initiative in the second half. The ideal candidate for this position will take the initiative to proactively find solutions to problems. Legislators have seized the initiative to codify the right into law. Rebels seized the initiative and pressed deeper into occupied territory. I'm waiting for our team to take the initiative and start scoring, instead of constantly playing defence. Power to control absolute authority ahold all's well that ends wellidiom all-powerful ascendancy authoritarianism discretionary driven girl power grip he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom implant power grab power structure power struggle power vacuum power-sharing the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom the upper hand yoke initiative | American Dictionaryinitiative noun us/ɪˈnɪʃ·ə·t̬ɪv, ɪˈnɪʃ·i·ə-/ initiativenoun (ABILITY TO TAKE ACTION)[ U ] the ability to judge what needs to be done and take action, esp. without suggestion from other people: Lisa showed initiative on the job and was soon promoted. initiativenoun (NEW BEGINNING)[ C ] a new attempt to achieve a goal or solve a problem, or a new method for doing this: The defense secretary announced a major initiative to upgrade our military preparedness. initiative | Business Englishinitiative noun uk /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/us [ C ] a new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem: a marketing/cost-cutting initiative a diplomatic/peace initiative an education/environmental/economic initiative [ U ] the ability to use your own judgment to make decisions without asking another person's advice: take/seize/lose the initiativeThe group's legal advisers said they were taking the initiative to tackle online privacy issues. Candidates for the job must be capable of working on their own initiative. Examples of initiativeinitiative Works that were centrally planned and assigned, moreover, had a better chance of seeing print than did books written on personal initiative. A system of rewards for civilian assistance to the police was one such initiative. This can make study findings appear redundant as the health service rushes on to experiment with the next new initiative. As it is possible to observe, the high negative coefficient indicates a very significant replacement effect between executive decrees and bill initiatives. On financial services, the policy initiative was in the hands of the corporate lobbyists who pushed for a project which was eventually implemented. Each factor could cause an observed relationship between initiative use and efficacy to be spurious. We expect more initiatives generally to lead to greater efficacy, but we also examine whether this relationship is non-linear. The interaction terms were used to test whether ballot initiatives have a stigmatizing effect on racial and ethnic minorities, leading to lower political efficacy. The first phase of liberal social policy supported a dual model with a strong call for self-help and philanthropic initiatives. Each of these initiatives would be as important for dual worker households as for working single parents. Despite their shortcomings, both initiatives dramatically improved hemispheric relations. This rose dramatically, to 3963 schools in 1900 and to 6032 in 1901, showing the dramatic improvement brought about by the in-service initiative. A further problem confronting all three of these initiatives has been that of external assistance. This would be a sadly lost opportunity at a time when new musical and technical initiatives are badly needed within the wider community. A health promotion coordinator can play a vital role in educating/supporting staff, driving organizational initiatives and liaising with community agencies. 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. Collocations withinitiativeinitiativeThese are words often used in combination with initiative. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ballot initiative On the one hand, the media could take credit for publicising the seventh ballot initiative and introducing the students and their frame to a broad national public. bold initiative Plague induced a widespread elite consensus that a boldinitiative was required to 'clean up' the city. conservation initiative Any conservationinitiative that raises the value of intact ecosystems may increase the demand of outsiders to secure rights to these ecosystems. 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