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initiative n.积极的行动；倡议；主动性 An initiative is the start of something, with the hope that it will continue. Government and business start initiatives all the time. You can also talk about initiative as a personal quality. A person with initiative is motivated to do things. If you take the initiative, you're willing to get things done on your own. Taking initiative can be risky: If you do something on your own initiative, then there's nobody you can blame if it goes wrong. ★★★☆☆ 2005.2

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[i'niʃiətiv] Initiative is all about taking charge. An initiative is the first in a series of actions. Initiative can also mean a personal quality that shows a willingness to get things done and take responsibility. If the Administration won‘t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]积极的行动；倡议 An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem.   [usu with supp]Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate...政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。There's talk of a new peace initiative.传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。2[N-SING 单数名词]主动权 In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next.   [the N]We have the initiative； we intend to keep it...我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项，但并没有久到丧失主动权。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]主动性；积极性；进取心 If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. She was disappointed by his lack of initiative.她对他缺少进取心感到失望。...workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative.能主动解决问题的工人4[PHRASE 短语]采取主动；首先采取行动 If you take the initiative in a situation, you are the first person to act, and are therefore able to control the situation.   [V inflects]We must take the initiative in the struggle to end the war...为尽早结束战争，我们必须抢先行动。She knew she had to take the initiative and maintain an aggressive game throughout.她知道自己必须采取主动，并且始终保持咄咄逼人的态势。

英语单词	initiative
英美音标	[i'niʃiətiv]
中文释义	n.积极的行动；倡议；主动性
vocab简明	Initiative is all about taking charge. An initiative is the first in a series of actions. Initiative can also mean a personal quality that shows a willingness to get things done and take responsibility.
vocab扩展	An initiative is the start of something, with the hope that it will continue. Government and business start initiatives all the time. You can also talk about initiative as a personal quality. A person with initiative is motivated to do things. If you take the initiative, you're willing to get things done on your own. Taking initiative can be risky: If you do something on your own initiative, then there's nobody you can blame if it goes wrong.
真题原句	If the Administration won‘t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]积极的行动；倡议 An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem. [usu with supp] Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate... 政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。 There's talk of a new peace initiative. 传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]主动权 In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next. [the N] We have the initiative； we intend to keep it... 我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。 He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative. 他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项，但并没有久到丧失主动权。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]主动性；积极性；进取心 If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. She was disappointed by his lack of initiative. 她对他缺少进取心感到失望。 ...workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative. 能主动解决问题的工人 4 [PHRASE 短语]采取主动；首先采取行动 If you take the initiative in a situation, you are the first person to act, and are therefore able to control the situation. [V inflects] We must take the initiative in the struggle to end the war... 为尽早结束战争，我们必须抢先行动。 She knew she had to take the initiative and maintain an aggressive game throughout. 她知道自己必须采取主动，并且始终保持咄咄逼人的态势。
来源	2005.2

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