inaugurate

英 [ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt]

美 [ɪˈnɔːɡjəreɪt]

v.  为(某人)举行就职典礼; 为…举行落成仪式(或创建仪式); 引进; 开创; 开始

过去式：inaugurated　过去分词：inaugurated　现在分词：inaugurating　第三人称单数：inaugurates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 为（某人）举行就职典礼
  to introduce a new public official or leader at a special ceremony
  1. He will be inaugurated (as) President in January.
     他将于一月份就任总统。
• 为…举行落成仪式（或创建仪式）
  to officially open a building or start an organization with a special ceremony
  1. The new theatre was inaugurated by the mayor.
     新落成的剧院由市长主持了开幕典礼。
• 引进；开创；开始
  to introduce a new development or an important change
  1. The moon landing inaugurated a new era in space exploration.
     登陆月球开创了太空探索的新纪元。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 为…举行就职典礼;使正式就任
  When a new leaderis inaugurated, they are formally given their new position at an official ceremony.
  1. The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
     新总统将于 1 月 20 号举行就职典礼。
• VERB 为…举行落成仪式;为…举行成立典礼
  When a new building or institution isinaugurated, it is declared open in a formal ceremony.
  1. A new centre for research on toxic waste was inaugurated today at Imperial College.
     新建的有毒废物研究中心今天在皇家学院举行落成典礼。
• VERB 开创;开展
  If youinauguratea new system or service, you start it.
  1. Pan Am inaugurated the first scheduled international flight.
     泛美航空公司开通了第一条国际定期航班线路。

英英释义

verb

• be a precursor of
  1. The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
  Synonym:usher inintroduce
• commence officially
  Synonym:kick off
• open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

双语例句

• An explosion rocked Iran's largest oil refinery Tuesday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was about to arrive at the site to inaugurate an expansion project at the refinery, AP reported.
  据美联社报道，24日，伊朗最大的炼油厂发生爆炸，伊朗总统内贾德正要来此地参加扩建项目开工仪式。
• This Friday, McDonald will inaugurate a new facility in Cincinnati to aggregate demand planning using computer models, which means a good portion of those thousands of workers will be redeployed.
  本周五，麦睿博将为位于美国辛辛那提的一座新办公楼揭幕，宝洁将在这里通过电脑模型来进行统一的需求规划。这也意味着这五千人中，有相当一部分人需要转岗。
• Haslam, who was invited to help inaugurate production of the new vehicle, was referring to the site of the Toyota plant where the Camry is assembled.
  乔治城正是丰田公司生产凯美瑞的地方。
• The administration signed a symbolically important treaty and will inaugurate a summit with the Association of South-east Asian Nations.
  奥巴马政府签署了一项具有象征意义的重要协定，并将启动与东盟（ASEAN）的峰会。
• Inaugurate it implies a ceremonial beginning.
  它暗指通过举行仪式来开始。
• The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
  新总统将于1月20号举行就职典礼。
• Implement the System of Community Manager in All Directions Inaugurate a New Developmental Way for the Enterprise;
  学院式社区护理中心集服务、教学、科研于一体，是目前较为新颖的一种社区护理模式。
• Inaugurate the global network of WHO national counterparts for implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol;
  发起减少有害使用酒精全球战略的世卫组织国家对口实施单位全球网络；
• Therefore, quantum information will inaugurate a new way for the development of information.
  因此，量子信息将为信息科学的发展开辟新的道路。
• He said it was a historic event and that he is certain it will inaugurate a new era and a new relationship between the two countries.
  卡尔德隆总统说，这是一次历史性会晤，他坚信这次会晤将开启一个新的时代，以及两国间新的关系。