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initial initial ★★★☆☆/ɪnɪ̱ʃ(ə)l/in AM, use 美国英语用 initialing, initialed1[ADJ	形容词]开始的；最初的 You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process.   [ADJ n]The initial reaction has been excellent...初期的反应非常好。The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues.本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。2[N-COUNT	可数名词](姓名的)首字母(例如 Michael Dennis Stocks 的首字母缩写为 M.D.S.) Initials are the capital letters which begin each word of a name. For example, if your full name is Michael Dennis Stocks, your initials will be M.D.S.   [usu pl]...a silver Porsche car with her initials JB on the side.车身有她姓名缩写JB的银色保时捷跑车3[VERB	动词]用姓名的首字母签名于 If someone initials an official document, they write their initials on it, for example to show that they have seen it or that they accept or agree with it.   [V n]Would you mind initialing this voucher?...请在凭单上用首字母签名。The agreement was initialled in June.这份协议是6月份草签的。 initial1 adjectiveinitial2 nouninitial3 verbinitiali‧ni‧tial1 /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun]  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations  happening at the beginning  SYN  first:  an initial investment of £5,000initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease The initial response has been encouraging.initial1 adjectiveinitial2 nouninitial3 verbinitialinitial2 ●●○ noun [countable]  Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1the first letter of someone’s first name:  ‘Can I have your initial, Mr Davies?’ ‘It’s G, Mr G Davies.’2initials [plural] the first letters of all your names in order:  His initials are DPH: they stand for David Perry Hallworth.initial1 adjectiveinitial2 nouninitial3 verbinitialinitial3 verb (past tense and past participle initialled, present participle initialling British English, initialed, initialing American English)  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations  [transitive] to write your initials on a document to make it official or to show that you agree with something → sign:  The two countries have initialled a new defence co-operation agreement.

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content	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
Collins	initial ★★★☆☆ /ɪnɪ̱ʃ(ə)l/ in AM, use 美国英语用 initialing, initialed 1 [ADJ 形容词]开始的；最初的 You use initial to describe something that happens at the beginning of a process. [ADJ n] The initial reaction has been excellent... 初期的反应非常好。 The aim of this initial meeting is to clarify the issues. 本次初步会议的目标是澄清这些问题。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](姓名的)首字母(例如 Michael Dennis Stocks 的首字母缩写为 M.D.S.) Initials are the capital letters which begin each word of a name. For example, if your full name is Michael Dennis Stocks, your initials will be M.D.S. [usu pl] ...a silver Porsche car with her initials JB on the side. 车身有她姓名缩写JB的银色保时捷跑车 3 [VERB 动词]用姓名的首字母签名于 If someone initials an official document, they write their initials on it, for example to show that they have seen it or that they accept or agree with it. [V n] Would you mind initialing this voucher?... 请在凭单上用首字母签名。 The agreement was initialled in June. 这份协议是6月份草签的。
Oxford	ini·tial ★ AWL / ɪˈnɪʃl ; NAmE ɪˈnɪʃl / adjective , noun , verb initial initials initialled initialed initialling initialing adjective ★ [only before noun ] happening at the beginning; first 最初的；开始的；第一的 ◆ an initial payment of £60 and ten instalments of £25 *60 英镑的首期付款加十次 25 英镑的分期付款 ◆ in the initial stages (= at the beginning)of the campaign 运动的最初阶段 ◆ My initial reactionwas to decline the offer. 我最初的反应是婉言谢绝这个提议。 noun ★ 1 ★ [countable ] the first letter of a person's first name （名字的）首字母 ◆ ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’ “首字母是什么，欧文太太？”“是 J，Jane 的 J。” 2 ★ initials [plural ] the first letters of all of a person's names （全名的）首字母 ◆ John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK. 人们常以姓名的首字母 JFK 称约翰 · 菲茨杰拉德 · 肯尼迪。 ◆ Just write your initials. 写下你的姓名首字母即可。 verb ( -ll- , especially US -l- ) initialsth to mark or sign sth with your initials 用姓名的首字母作标记（或签名）于 ◆ Please initial each page and sign in the space provided. 请在每一页写上姓名首字母并在规定的空白处签字。 ini·tial / ɪˈnɪʃl ; NAmE ɪˈnɪʃl /
LDC	initial1 adjective initial2 noun initial3 verb initiali‧ni‧tial1 /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL adjective [only before noun] Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations happening at the beginning SYN first: an initial investment of £5,000initial stage/phase/period the initial stages of the disease The initial response has been encouraging. initial1 adjective initial2 noun initial3 verb initialinitial2 ●●○ noun [countable] Examples Thesaurus Collocations 1the first letter of someone’s first name: ‘Can I have your initial, Mr Davies?’ ‘It’s G, Mr G Davies.’2initials [plural] the first letters of all your names in order: His initials are DPH: they stand for David Perry Hallworth. initial1 adjective initial2 noun initial3 verb initialinitial3 verb (past tense and past participle initialled, present participle initialling British English, initialed, initialing American English) Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations [transitive] to write your initials on a document to make it official or to show that you agree with something → sign: The two countries have initialled a new defence co-operation agreement.
WDF	initial [ɪˈnɪʃl]initialled, initialling, initials CET4CET6TEM4考研GRETOEFLIELTS j1953 20708 2030 1115 3835 3233 10495 v30835 143 31 25 41 25 21 n7912 2446 337 565 470 387 687 ADJ1646 871871 NOUN6969 105726 VERB42462 1623 Spoken: 306210500 initials[3202] 最初的(79%)，开始的(15%)，签姓名的首字母于(4%)，字首的(2%) n.词首大写字母 adj.最初的；字首的 vt.用姓名的首字母签名

Initial ɪˈnɪʃl Noun Initialed Letters Write Initialled Verb

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