请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 proactive
释义

Trends of
proactive

View usage for:

proactive

(proʊæktɪv)
adjective
Proactive actions are intended to cause changes, rather than just reacting to change.
In order to survive the competition a company should be proactive not reactive.
Industry must adopt a much more proactive approach to formulating environmental policy.

proactive in British English

(prəʊˈæktɪv)
adjective
1. 
tending to initiate change rather than reacting to events
2.  psychology
of or denoting a mental process that affects a subsequent process
Derived forms
proactively (proˈactively)
adverb
Word origin
C20: from pro-2 + (re)active

proactive in American English 1

(proʊˈæktɪv)
adjective
assuming an active, rather than passive, role in doing, accomplishing, etc.; taking the initiative
a proactive approach to fighting drug abuse
Word origin
pro-2 + -active, as in reactive

proactive in American English 2

(proʊˈæktɪv)
adjective
Psychology
relating to or caused by previously learned behavior, habits, etc.
proactive inhibition
Word origin
pro-1 + -active, as in retroactive

Examples of 'proactive' in a sentence
proactive

The top bosses tend to be proactive not reactive.
The Sun (2017)
I was more reactive than proactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He added:'The team is too much reactive instead of proactive.
The Sun (2016)
We were being reactive instead of proactive.
Christianity Today (2000)
This report is a more proactive step.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We are not going to take a proactive role.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It requires a proactive approach and an international footprint.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We must also be proactive about other challenges that are coming our way.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They prefer making things happen or being proactive instead of reactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is about taking a proactive approach to getting your business off the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is being reactive rather than proactive and he feels less comfortable like this.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Fund managers are taking an increasingly proactive approach to how they want companies to behave.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Everything that we have seen is reactive when what we need is a proactive approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But judges were going to have to be much more proactive if the role of lawyers is diminished.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was proactive rather than reactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But he surprised onlookers with the chain's proactive stance on the smoking ban.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He must be proactive, not reactive.
The Sun (2013)
But if you want romance in your life, you must be proactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He also continued a proactive role within the charity sector, rescuing numerous charities.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
PAs must also be proactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Over the past six months I have become more proactive.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As the European aviation sector enters its winter bloodbath, regulators will have to become more proactive in monitoring standards.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We're taking a proactive stance to make sure an antisocial few passengers don't spoil it for the majority.
The Sun (2015)

In other languages
proactive

British English: proactive ADJECTIVE
Proactive actions are intended to cause changes, rather than just reacting to change.
In order to survive the competition a company should be proactive not reactive.
  • American English: proactive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: proativo
  • Chinese: 积极行动的
  • European Spanish: proactivo
  • French: proactif
  • German: proaktiv
  • Italian: proattivo
  • Japanese: 積極的な
  • Korean: 먼저 행동하는
  • European Portuguese: proativo
  • Latin American Spanish: proactivo
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/22 14:14:08