单词 | introduce |
释义 | in·tro·duce 1. a. < introduce a person into a drawing room > < introduce European birds into America > b. < the fruits of introducing party men into municipal affairs — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin > 2. a. < 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. < 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 4. a. < introduce two strangers > : make (one person) known to another < introduce the boy to her father > b. < a party to introduce his daughter to London society > c. < introduce a bill to Congress > d. < a master of ceremonies … to introduce acts on the bill — Current Biography > e. (1) < a Hollywood extravaganza introducing a young Broadway star > < several excellent mysteries introducing a French detective — A.C.Ward > (2) 5. < 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. < introduce a catheter into a vein > < some 1800 eggs were introduced into a tiny drop of sea water — W.C.Allee > b. 7. < introduce readers to the poet's works > • in·tro·duc·er |
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