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the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing something （新事物、思想或方法的）创造；创新；改革 an age of technological innovation 技术革新的时代 The company is very interested in product design and innovation. 公司对产品设计和创新非常感兴趣。 Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation. 过度严格的管理体制会扼杀创新。 - innovation in something
innovation in engineering 工程方面的革新
Extra ExamplesTechnical innovation may occur directly in the factory. 技术革新有可能直接发生在工厂中。 industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival 以产品不断创新为生存标准的行业
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- continuous
- successful
- …
- accelerate
- encourage
- facilitate
- …
- happen
- occur
- process
- innovation in
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a new idea, way of doing something, etc. that has been introduced or discovered 新思想；新方法 technological innovations designed to save energy 旨在节约能源的技术革新 - innovation in something
recent innovations in steel-making technology 新近的炼钢技术革新
Extra ExamplesMany innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act. 很多创新都是由 1919 年的法案引入的。 She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times. 她相信她提出了当代最伟大的一项创新。 innovations in machinery and instruments 机械和工具方面的创新 Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC. 数理天文学是公元前5 世纪希腊人的伟大创新。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- important
- major
- …
- come up with
- introduce
- design
- …
- occur
- innovation in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin innovatio(n-), from the verb innovare, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’ (from novus ‘new’).