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a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose 倡议；新方案 a United Nations peace initiative 联合国的和平倡议 Most policy initiatives come from the White House. 大多数政策倡议来自白宫。 to launch an initiative 发起一项倡议 The money was intended to support initiatives in bilingual education. 这笔钱旨在支持双语教育的倡议。 - initiative to do something
new initiatives to improve animal welfare 改善动物福利的新举措 a government initiative to combat unemployment 政府应付失业问题的新方案 - initiative by somebody/something
a joint initiative by the Scottish and UK governments 苏格兰和英国政府的联合倡议 - initiative for something
an initiative for peace and human rights 旨在维护和平、保障人权的新举措
Extra ExamplesTen schools have been involved in the initiative. 有 10 所学校参与了新计划。 The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会同意了主席提出的倡议，开始对可能进行的并购进行讨论。 The government has launched a new policy initiative. 政府已经开始推行一项新政策。 The initiative foundered because there was no market interest in redevelopment. 新计划搁浅了，因为重建项目没有市场需求。 The peace initiative was rejected out of hand. 和平方案遭到了断然否决。 The research initiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists. 一群环保人士正在着手实施这一新的研究计划。 We welcome the government's initiative to help the homeless. 我们欢迎政府提出的帮助无家可归者的新方案。 a local initiative aimed at economic regeneration 以经济复兴为目标的地方新举措 a new initiative against car theft 打击汽车盗窃的新举措 a peace initiative sponsored by the Organization of African Unity 由非洲统一组织首倡的和平方案 an initiative designed to promote collaborative research 一项旨在推动合作研究的新计划 fresh initiatives to find a peaceful end to the conflict 和平解决争端的各项新方案 The initiative to reopen negotiations came from Moscow. 重启谈判的主动权来自莫斯科方面。 pioneering initiatives in bioengineering 生物工程的开拓性新举措 the government's major new initiative on crime 政府关于犯罪问题的重大新举措 the latest initiative by the UN Secretary General 联合国秘书长发出的最新倡议 A number of initiatives have been planned to tackle street crime. 已经计划采取一些措施来对付街头犯罪。 Government leaders are meeting to discuss the latest peace initiative. 各国政府首脑正开会讨论最新的和平倡议。 They proposed a joint initiative between the local authority and faith groups. 他们提出了一项地方当局和宗教团体之间的联合倡议。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- new
- innovative
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- range
- series
- undertake
- plan
- develop
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- be aimed at something
- be designed to
- seek to do something
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- initiative against
- initiative by
- initiative for
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the ability to decide and act on your own without waiting for somebody to tell you what to do 主动性；积极性；自发性 He said I was lazy and had no initiative. 他说我懒，没有主动性。 You won't get much help. You'll have to use your initiative. 你不会得到多少帮助的。你得自己想办法。 She needs to show more initiative if she wants to succeed. 如果她想成功，她需要表现出更多的主动性。 Too much bureaucracy represses creativity and initiative. 过多的官僚主义压抑了创造力和主动性。 She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it). 她是主动这么做的。
Extra ExamplesDon't ask me what you should do all the time. Use your initiative! 别老是问我你该干什么，你要有自己的主意！ He acted on his own initiative and wasn't following orders. 他是主动这么做的，并不是奉命行事。 He had the initiative to ask what time the last train left. 他主动询问最后一班火车什么时候开。 It's a very hierarchical company and there's little place for individual initiative. 这是一家等级森严的公司，个人主动性的空间很小。 Raising taxes on small businesses will stifle initiative. 提高小企业的税收会抑制它们的积极性。 In an unprecedented action, the army, on its own initiative, arrested seven civilians. 军队竟然擅自逮捕了 7 名平民，这种行为是前所未有的。 Some scientists show little initiative in applying their knowledge. 有些科学家很少主动将自己的知识投入应用。 The project was set up on the initiative of a local landowner. 项目是由当地一名土地所有人发起的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- real
- individual
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- have
- display
- show
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- on somebody’s initiative
- initiative in
- a lack of initiative
- on your own initiative
- the initiative[singular]
the power or opportunity to act and gain an advantage before other people do 掌握有利条件的能力（或机会）；主动权 to seize/regain the initiative 抓住/重获主动权 It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations. 在修复关系方面应由美国采取主动。
Extra ExamplesIn the second half, Manchester United regained the initiative. 曼联队在下半场重新夺回了主动权。 She then regained the initiative in winning the third game. 她赢得了第三局比赛，重新夺回了主动权。 She took the initiative in asking the board to conduct an enquiry. 她主动提请委员会进行调查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the initiative- have
- hold
- gain
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- come from somebody/something
- lie with somebody
- initiative in
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(in some states of the US) a process by which ordinary people can suggest a new law by signing a petition （美国某些州的）公民立法提案程序 a ballot initiative to establish a local minimum wage 确定当地最低工资的投票倡议 The rights of referendum and initiative foster active participation by citizens. 公民投票和倡议的权利促进了公民的积极参与。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Latin initiare, from initium ‘beginning’.