initiative
noun
ɪˈnɪʃətɪv
noun
1
DECISIONS
决定
the
ability
to
make
decisions
and
take
action
without
waiting
for
someone
to
tell
you
what
to
do
自主决断的能力; 主动性
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I
wish
my
son
would
show
more
initiative
.
我希望我的儿子能表现得再主动一些。
Don’t
keep
asking
me
for
advice.
Use
your
initiative
.
别老是要我给你出主意，发挥一下你自己的决断能力吧。
Lt.
Carlos
was
not
obeying
orders.
He
acted
on
his
own
initiative
(=he
was
not
told
what
to
do)
.
卡洛斯中尉没有服从命令，而是自己作主。
2
PLAN
计划
an
important
new
plan
or
process
to
achieve
a
particular
aim
or
to
solve
a
particular
problem
计划; 措施
C
a
government
initiative
to
help
exporters
扶助出口商的政府计划
an
education
initiative
一项教育倡议
[+
for
]
a
new
initiative
for
peace
in
the
Middle
East
保障中东和平的新措施
3
CONTROL
控制
the
initiative
if
you
have
or
take
the
initiative,
you
are
in
a
position
to
control
a
situation
and
decide
what
to
do
next
主动权
Why
don’t
you
take
the
initiative
and
ask
him
out?
为什么你不主动请他外出约会呢？
Politicians
need
to
seize
the
initiative
from
the
terrorists.
政治家需要对恐怖分子采取主动。
The
government
must
not
lose
the
initiative
in
the
fight
against
terrorism.
政府在打击恐怖主义方面不能失去主动权。
4
LAW
法律
a
process
by
which
ordinary
citizens
can
officially
suggest
a
change
in
the
law
by
signing
a
PETITION
[法律] 公民提案程序〔签名提出修改法律〕
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