Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #3326
induce
引起；导致
To cause something to happen.
- 1.
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
说服或影响使(某人)做某事；劝使；促使。
- 2.
To cause, bring about, lead to.
引起,导致,造成。
- 3.
To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
给(孕妇)引产。
- 4.
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
通过感应物理过程引起或产生(电流或磁态)。
- 5.
To infer by induction.
用归纳法推断。
劝说；诱使；引产；催生；感应；归纳；推断；说服或影响使(某人)做某事；劝使；促使。
In use
The advertisement induced many people to buy the product.
Stress can induce health problems like high blood pressure.
The warm milk induced a deep sleep.
induce sb to do sth
表示通过劝说或吸引使某人做某事，常用于商业或日常语境。
The advertisement induced many people to buy the product.
这则广告诱使许多人购买该产品。
induce sth
表示导致某种结果或状态，常见于医学或科学领域。
The drug may induce drowsiness.
这种药物可能引起困倦。
induce sth in sb/sth
强调在某人或某物中引发某种反应或状态。
The treatment induced a state of relaxation in the patient.
Connections
Collocations
- induce labor
- 催产
- The doctor decided to induce labor because the pregnancy was overdue.由于怀孕过期，医生决定催产。
- induce sleep
- 催眠
- The soothing music helped induce sleep in the insomniac patient.舒缓的音乐帮助失眠患者入睡。
- induce vomiting
- 催吐
- In case of poisoning, do not induce vomiting unless directed by a professional.中毒时，除非专业人员指导，否则不要催吐。
- induce a coma
- 诱导昏迷
- The doctors had to induce a coma to reduce swelling in the brain.医生不得不诱导昏迷以减轻脑部肿胀。
- induce a reaction
- 引起反应
- The experiment aimed to induce a chemical reaction under controlled conditions.实验旨在受控条件下引起化学反应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“in”（进入）+“duce”（引导）→ 引导进入，即诱发或引诱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学/生理学、正式/学术写作 induce 的常见义项（如诱导、招致）多用于正式或专业语境，如医学、科学研究或正式写作中，日常生活中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于表示因果或诱导，后接名词或带to的不定式复合结构。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the '-duce' ending and rhyme with /dju:s/. Be careful with spelling: 'produce', 'reduce', 'deduce', 'seduce', 'introduce' all have the same sound, but note the stress patterns differ.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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