Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #3326
induce
引起；导致
核心释义
To cause something to happen.
- 1.
说服或影响使(某人)做某事；劝使；促使。
To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- 2.
引起,导致,造成。
To cause, bring about, lead to.
- 3.
给(孕妇)引产。
To induce the labour of (a pregnant woman).
- 4.
通过感应物理过程引起或产生(电流或磁态)。
To cause or produce (electric current or a magnetic state) by a physical process of induction.
- 5.
用归纳法推断。
To infer by induction.
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。
用法In use
The advertisement induced many people to buy the product.
用法提示：及物动词，后接宾语+不定式，表示‘说服/促使某人做某事’。
Stress can induce health problems like high blood pressure.
用法提示：及物动词，后接宾语，表示‘导致/引起（结果）’。
The warm milk induced a deep sleep.
用法提示：过去式形式，及物动词，表示‘引发（某种状态）’。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“in”（进入）+“duce”（引导）→ 引导进入，即诱发或引诱。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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