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单词 initial
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initial

adjective
 OPAL WOPAL S
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
[only before noun]
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  1. happening at the beginning; first
    • There is an initial payment of £60 followed by ten instalments of £25.
    • The government will make an initial investment of $ 4.7 billion in the company.
    • in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign
    • an initial phase/period
    • an initial assessment/investigation/report
    • My initial reaction was to decline the offer.
    • Her initial response was one of anger.
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    • After some initial hesitation, teachers seem to have accepted the new system.
    • After the initial surprise I got to like the place.
    • By 1960 the initial optimism had evaporated.
    • His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.
    • Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.
    • It is the initial preparation that takes the time.
    • My initial scepticism was replaced with respectful admiration.
    • When the initial shock had worn off, I got used to the situation.
    • the initial outlay
    • the initial planning
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

noun
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
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  1. [countable] the first letter of a person’s first name
    • ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’
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    • When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once.
  2. initials
     [plural] the first letters of all the names of a person or thing
    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.
    • Just write your initials.
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    • A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.
    • He carved his girlfriend's initials in the rock.
    • She's always been known by her initials.
    • The two authors have the same initials.
    • Now that she was chief executive officer, she could put the initials CEO after her name.
    • SC are the initials for Santa Catarina.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + initial
    • have
    • be known by
    • become known by
    • …
    initial + verb
    • stand for something
    preposition
    • initial for
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    3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

verb
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they initial
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
he / she / it initials
/ɪˈnɪʃlz/
/ɪˈnɪʃlz/
past simple initialled
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
past participle initialled
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past simple initialed
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past participle initialed
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
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-ing form initialling
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form initialing
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
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  1. initial something to mark or sign something with your initials
    • Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.
    • The agreement was finally initialled on May 8.
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.
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