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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1525 COCA: 1943

initial

adjective
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
[only before noun]
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  1. happening at the beginning; first最初的;开始的;第一的
    • There is an initial payment of £60 followed by ten instalments of £25.首期付款60英镑,接下来还有十次25英镑的分期付款。
    • The government will make an initial investment of $ 4.7 billion in the company.政府将对该公司进行47亿美元的初始投资。
    • in the initial stages (= at the beginning) of the campaign运动的最初阶段
    • an initial phase/period初始阶段/时期
    • an initial assessment/investigation/report 初步评估/调查/报告
    • My initial reaction was to decline the offer.我最初的反应是婉言谢绝这个提议。
    • Her initial response was one of anger.她最初的反应是愤怒。
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    • After some initial hesitation, teachers seem to have accepted the new system.老师们起初有些犹豫,但似乎已经接受了这套新体制。
    • After the initial surprise I got to like the place.最初的惊讶过后,我喜欢上了这个地方。
    • By 1960 the initial optimism had evaporated.到1960年时,最初的乐观主义已经消失了。
    • His initial surge of euphoria was quickly followed by dismay.他最初的一阵兴奋很快变为沮丧。
    • Initial failure was followed by unexpected, if modest, success.最初的失败之后是意想不到的成功,即便并不辉煌。
    • It is the initial preparation that takes the time.花时间的是最初的准备工作。
    • My initial scepticism was replaced with respectful admiration.我最初的怀疑后来变成了钦佩和崇敬。
    • When the initial shock had worn off, I got used to the situation.当最初的震惊消失后,我习惯了这种情况。
    • the initial outlay最初的费用
    • the initial planning最初的计划
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

noun
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
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  1. [countable] the first letter of a person’s first name(名字的)首字母
    • ‘What initial is it, Mrs Owen?’ ‘It's J, J for Jane.’“首字母是什么,欧文太太?” “是 J,Jane 的 J。”
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    • When writing, if you use initials for a long name, make sure you spell out the name at least once.写作中如果用首字母代替一个较长的名字,文中至少应该把全名拼写一遍。
  2. initials
    [plural] the first letters of all the names of a person or thing(全名的)首字母
    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy was often known by his initials JFK.人们常以姓名的首字母 JFK 称约翰 · 菲茨杰拉德 · 肯尼迪。
    • Just write your initials.写下你的姓名首字母即可。
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    • A stone over the door bears the initials ‘R.P.’, which stand for ‘Ralph Piggot’.门楣的石头上刻有R.P. 的字样,那是“拉尔夫·皮戈特”的首字母。
    • He carved his girlfriend's initials in the rock.他把女朋友姓名的缩写刻在石头上。
    • She's always been known by her initials.她一直以自己名字的首字母而为人所知。
    • The two authors have the same initials.这两位作者姓名的首字母是一样的。
    • Now that she was chief executive officer, she could put the initials CEO after her name.她现在当上了首席执行官,可以在自己名字后面缀上职务的首字母缩写 CEO 了。
    • SC are the initials for Santa Catarina.SC 是圣卡塔里娜(Santa Catarina)的首字母。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + initial
    • have
    • be known by
    • become known by
    initial + verb
    • stand for something
    preposition
    • initial for
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  3. Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

initial

verb
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they initial
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
/ɪˈnɪʃl/
he / she / it initials
/ɪˈnɪʃlz/
/ɪˈnɪʃlz/
past simple initialled
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
past participle initialled
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past simple initialed
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
(US English) past participle initialed
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
/ɪˈnɪʃld/
-ing form initialling
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form initialing
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
/ɪˈnɪʃlɪŋ/
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  1. initial something to mark or sign something with your initials用姓名的首字母作标记(或签名)于
    • Please initial each page and sign in the space provided.请在每一页写上姓名首字母并在规定的空白处签字。
    • The agreement was finally initialled on May 8.协议终于在5月8日草签。
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin initialis, from initium ‘beginning’, from inire ‘go in’, from in- ‘into’ + ire ‘go’.

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