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initiate something
表示开始或发起某事物。
The company initiated a new project last month.
该公司上个月启动了一个新项目。
开始；发起
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开始；发起
to begin or start something
The company initiated a new project last month.
该公司上个月启动了一个新项目。
开始；发起。
To begin; to start.
教授基础或原理；引入。
To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
授予会员资格；尤指通过神秘仪式接纳加入秘密组织。
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
做第一个行动；执行第一个仪式；采取主动。
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
initiate
Base
原形
initiates
3rd person
第三人称单数
initiating
-ing
现在分词
initiated
Past
过去式
initiated
Past participle
过去分词
She initiates the project.
她启动了项目。
He initiated the meeting yesterday.
他昨天发起了会议。
They have initiated a new policy.
他们已经开始实施一项新政策。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The manager will initiate a new project next week.
经理下周将启动一个新项目。
She was initiated into the club last month.
她上个月被接纳入会。
The teacher initiated the students into the basics of chemistry.
老师向学生传授了化学基础知识。
表示开始或发起某事物。
The company initiated a new project last month.
该公司上个月启动了一个新项目。
表示正式接纳某人加入某组织或团体。
They initiated him into the club after a ceremony.
他们在仪式后接纳他加入了俱乐部。
Not this
He initiative the project last week.
Use this
He initiated the project last week.
混淆词性：'initiative'是名词，不能作谓语动词；应使用动词'initiated'。
Not this
They initiated him the club as a new member.
Use this
They initiated him into the club as a new member.
遗漏介词：表达'接纳加入'时，initiate需搭配介词into，直接跟宾语结构错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
启动项目
The university initiated a research project on climate change.
该大学启动了一个气候变化研究项目。
发起谈话；主动开启对话
It's polite to initiate a conversation with a simple greeting.
用简单的问候来开启对话是有礼貌的。
提起诉讼；启动程序
The company decided to initiate legal proceedings against the contractor.
公司决定对承包商提起法律诉讼。
展开调查
The police initiated an investigation into the incident.
警方对该事件展开了调查。
让某人入门；向某人传授基础知识
The senior engineer initiated the new intern into the team's workflow.
资深工程师让新实习生初步了解了团队的工作流程。
推行政策
The school initiated a policy banning phones in class.
学校推行了一项禁止在课堂上使用手机的政策。
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联想：initiate 与 initial 都有 init-，initial 是“最初的”，initiate 就是“使开始、发起”；想象按下“启动”按钮的那一刻。
语域：formal 常见场景：Legal documents、Business reports、Academic papers 作“开始”讲时，initiate 是正式用语，通常用于书面语或正式场合，如法律、商务、学术等；日常口语中更常用 start 或 begin。
常用于 initiate sth 或 initiate sb into sth 结构
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