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initiative

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i·ni·tia·tive /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun  
1  decisions 决定 [uncountableU]INDEPENDENT PERSON 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
 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，而是自作主张。
2  plan 计划 [countableC]PLAN an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem 计划；措施
 a government initiative to help exporters
扶助出口商的政府计划
 an education initiative
一项教育计划
initiative for
 a new initiative for peace in the Middle East
中东和平新方案
► see thesaurus at plan
3  CONTROL 控制the initiative CONTROLif 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?
为什么你不主动约他出去呢？
 Politicians need to seize the initiative from the terrorists.
政治家需要对恐怖分子主动出击。
 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。
Examples from the Corpus
lose the initiative• For the first time in more than a decade Milosevic has lost the initiative.• We have lost the initiative and allowed our opponents to dictate the subject - even the rules - of the debate.• Don't lose the initiative by overwhelming people with words.• Also too often they broke away only to lose the initiative by letting the cockney donkeys get back.• You will need to cooperate with them without losing the initiative.
4. law 法律 [countableC] lawSCL a process by which ordinary citizens can officially suggest a change in the law by signing a petition 公民提案程序〔公民联名提出修改法律〕
Examples from the Corpus
acted on ... own initiative• It was nearly always organised by a government, although some torturers acted on their own initiatives.
From Longman Business Dictionary
initiativei·ni·tia·tive /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ noun
1[uncountableU] the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do
He encourages initiative and new ideas.
You must be prepared to work on your own initiative.
2[countableC] an important new plan or process, done to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem
The cost-cutting initiatives are expected to result in savings of $300 million.
an initiative to attract new customers
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