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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

initiative

英  [ɪˈnɪʃətɪv]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • initiatives

    1. [C 可数名词] （重要的）法案 , 倡议

    An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem.

    双语例句

    例：

    Local initiatives to help young people have been inadequate.

    当地对年轻人的扶助法案一直不够完善。

    例：

    There's talk of a new peace initiative.

    据说有一个新的和平计划。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] 主动权

    In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next.

    双语例句

    例：

    We have the initiative; we intend to keep it.

    我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。

    3. [U 不可数名词] 主动性

    If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do.

    双语例句

    例：

    She was disappointed by his lack of initiative.

    她对他缺乏主动性感到失望。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • take the initiative

    1. 采取主动

    If you take the initiative in a situation, you are the first person to act, and are therefore able to control the situation.

    双语例句

    例：

    We are the only power willing to take the initiative in the long struggle to end the war.

    在旨在结束战争的长期斗争中，我们是唯一愿意首先采取行动的国家。

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