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单词 introduce
释义 in·tro·duce
\|in.trə|d(y)üs, -rō|d-, in rapid speech |in(t)ə(r)|d-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English introducen to initiate, instruct, from Latin introducere to introduce, from intro- + ducere to lead — more at tow
1.
 a. : to lead, bring, conduct, or usher in especially for the first time
  < introduce a person into a drawing room >
  < introduce European birds into America >
 b. : to cause to take part or be involved by introducing
  < the fruits of introducing party men into municipal affairs — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin >
2.
 a. : to bring into play (as in action or thought)
  < introduce abuses into court practices >
  : bring forward in the course of an action or sequence
  < introduce irrelevancies into the discussion >
  : add or contribute (as a new element or feature)
  < introduce new business into a play >
  < introduced amendments to the draft extension bill — Current Biography >
  < introduced a new and mutually beneficial element into crop and livestock husbandry — N.C.Wright >
 b. : to bring into practice or use : institute
  < introduce a new fashion in hats >
  < the first officer to introduce gunpowder into the French Army — Edmond Taylor >
  < introduced club cars on certain important business expresses — O.S.Nock >
  < slow to introduce new processes, slow to adopt new inventions — Leo Wolman >
3. obsolete : to cause to exist : bring into being
4. : to lead to or make known by a formal act, announcement, or recommendation: as
 a. : to cause to be acquainted : cause to know each other personally
  < introduce two strangers >
  : make (one person) known to another
  < introduce the boy to her father >
 b. : to present formally at court or to society
  < a party to introduce his daughter to London society >
 c. : to present or announce formally or officially or by an official reading
  < introduce a bill to Congress >
 d. : to make preliminary explanatory or laudatory remarks about (as a performer or act in a show)
  < a master of ceremonies … to introduce acts on the bill — Current Biography >
 e.
  (1) : to bring (as an actor, singer, or literary character) before the public for the first time (as in a play, a concert, or a novel)
   < a Hollywood extravaganza introducing a young Broadway star >
   < several excellent mysteries introducing a French detective — A.C.Ward >
  (2) : to bring (a commercial product) to the attention of the public (as by an advertising campaign)
5. : to lead into or preface
 < introduces his study with a detailed description and careful evaluation of the publisher materials used in his report — W.H.Voskuil >
: start, begin
 < introduce a subject by a long preface >
6.
 a. : to put or insert into
  < introduce a catheter into a vein >
  < some 1800 eggs were introduced into a tiny drop of sea water — W.C.Allee >
 b. : to put (an atom or group of atoms) into a molecule
7. : to bring to a knowledge of or into intellectual acquaintance with something (as by contact or instruction)
 < introduce readers to the poet's works >
in·tro·duc·er \-sə(r)\ noun -s
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