initiate
英 /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/ 美 /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
- v. 发起；启动To cause a process or activity to begin.
- v. 使入门；接纳入会To introduce someone to an activity or admit them to a group.
Someone needs to initiate a conversation about the noise.
得有人先开口谈谈噪声问题。
Local authorities should initiate programmes that encourage residents to recycle household waste more effectively.
地方政府应启动相关项目，鼓励居民更有效地回收生活垃圾。
搭配
initiate negotiations 发起谈判initiate a project 启动项目initiate someone into 使某人入门
辨析提示
作动词较正式；initiate sb into指使入门。
词族
initiation (n.)、initiator (n.)、initiative (n.)
反义 terminate
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