动 draw,stretch,lead,guide;量 (长度单位) a unit of length (=33 13 metres);名 (姓氏) a surname,cite ;
[例句] 他也许决定最好引产。 He might decide that it is best to induce labour.
[例句] 煦暖的气候将比目鱼引到了近海。 Warm weather has attracted the flat fish close to shore.
guide,lead,pilot,vectoring,channel off ;
[例句] 他在一位警方催眠师的引导下进入了催眠状态。 He was put into a trance by a police hypnotist.
[例句] 基齐很善于引导别人与其谈心。 Kitzi was an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him.
[物] gravitation,gravitational force,attraction,attractive force ;
[例句] 任何有较强重力的物体都会对其他物体产生引力。 Anything with strong gravity attracts other things to it.
[例句] 我们知道不断增加的引力会加速细胞的分裂。 Increasing gravity is known to speed up the multiplication of cells.
lead into,draw into,pull-in,lead-in,adhibit ;
[例句] 引入市场经济后,许多工厂将面临倒闭。 When the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive.
[例句] Pagoda这个词由17世纪的葡萄牙人引入欧洲。 The word "Pagoda" was introduced to Europe by the 17th century Portuguese.
tow,drag,[中医] traction,draw,draught ;
[例句] 对于腿部骨折有什么方法替代牵引治疗吗? Is there an alternative to traction for a broken leg?
[例句] 英国电力牵引公司的股票报收于207便士,比报出价格略涨1.5便士。 BET shares closed just above the offer price, up 1.5p at 207p.
attract,draw,fascinate,appeal to,allure ;
[例句] 如果天气适宜,会有更多的人被吸引到骑自行车的行列中来。 More people would be attracted to cycling if conditions were right.
[例句] 英国的亚裔年轻人通常被吸引到医学、法律及工程专业。 Traditionally young Asians in Britain have gravitated towards medicine, law and engineering.
detonator,fuse,fuze,fusee ;
[例句] 你等着, 枪指着安全的方向, 因为引信还在烧着. You wait, with your weapon pointed in a safe direction, cos the primer burns slow.
[例句] 首先介绍了被动式静电引信的工作原理. This paper first presents the working principle of passive detection electrostatic fuze.
index,indexing,key,repertory,reference ;
[例句] 她根据作者、年龄和插图画家分别为该书编了索引。 She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
[例句] 这个存量巨大的档案室的所有文件都已编了索引,可供研究人员使用。 This vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.
lure,seduce,accost,cajole,allure;
[例句] 巧妙策划的广告会引诱更多的人吸烟。 Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.
[例句] 这种陷阱不用诱饵或其他引诱物。 This type of trap uses no bait or other attractant.
draw forth,lead to,drawing off,extraction,derivation ;
[例句] 医学研究引出的有商业价值的副产品 commercial spin-offs from medical research
[例句] 这种措词可能会引出歧义. The wording is likely to lead to ambiguity.
ignite,priming,detonate ;
[例句] 一名工程师试图引爆地雷. An engineer tried to detonate the mine.
[例句] 法国预计将在几天后引爆其首枚核装置。 France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days.
initiate,trigger,touch off,[化] initiation,solicitation ;
[例句] 发生在洛杉矶的事件再次引发了全国范围的反思。 The events in Los Angeles have sparked a new national self-examination.
[例句] 把英镑与欧洲其他货币合并会引发许多难题。 Integrating the pound with other European currencies could cause difficulties.
import,introduce from elsewhere,recommend,draw into,fetch in ;
[例句] 在他们最近引进的东西里面有两样给我留下了非常深刻的印象。 There are two among their recent introductions that have greatly impressed me.
[例句] 我们1980年引进的系统有了很大改进。 The system we introduced in 1980 has been a great improvement.
point (the way),guide,show,direct ;
[例句] 我跪了下来,祈求得到指引。 I went down on my knees and prayed for guidance.
[例句] 孔子的教诲为此事提供了指引。 The sayings of Confucius offer guidance on this matter.
quote,quote or cite as proof or evidence,reference,quotation,adduce ;
[例句] 他们引证了亚历克斯拒绝回到婚后的家中一事。 They cited Alex's refusal to return to the marital home.
[例句] 他常常评论塞缪尔?约翰逊《词典》里的引证. He commented often on the citations in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary.
[机] engine ;
[例句] 其中两人下车鼓捣引擎。 Two of them got out to fiddle around with the engine.
[例句] 他试着启动船的引擎,但没发动起来。 The boat's engine misfired after he tried to start it up.
[律] extradite,deliver,deliver over,rendition,delivery ;
[例句] 马圭尔已向最高法院提出上诉,要求停止对她的引渡。 Maguire has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition.
[例句] 当局拒绝引渡他。 The authorities refused to extradite him.
quote,cite,recommend,appoint,adduction ;
[例句] 她引用了罗曼·加里的一本书中的名句。 She quoted a great line from a book by Romain Gary.
[例句] 她引用的那句妙语是什么来着? What was that marvellous quote that she came out with?
tempt,entice,seduce,lure,cajole ;
[例句] 南希不确定德克是不是在勾引她。 Nancy wasn't sure if Dirk was making a pass at her.
[例句] 她勾引人的手段很巧妙。 Her methods of seduction are subtle.
[医] drainage ;
[例句] 环保主义者称引流河水会导致地下水位下降和水井干枯。 Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
[例句] 由于有胆漏的可能性,引流肯定是需要的. Drainage is certainly indicated because of the probability of bile leakage.