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

• 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。
• Please click here for more information, including the photos of the event, the farewell speech of President York Chan and the inaugurate speech of President Eric Ng.
  本公所已经将就职典礼有关资料上网，包括相片、新旧主席讲词等，详情请按这。
• We would thereby inaugurate a new era of closer ties with continental Europeans.
  我们会因此开辟一个与欧洲大陆人联系更加密切的新纪元。
• The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
  新总统将于1月20号举行就职典礼。
• Inaugurate it implies a ceremonial beginning.
  它暗指通过举行仪式来开始。
• Cerium's luminescence in the strontium aluminate are found that is a breakthrough for inaugurate new cheaper luminescence material.
  研究中发现了铈在铝酸锶基质中发光，这对开辟更便宜的新型发光材料具有突破性进展。
• Officials in China say they will inaugurate a new bullet train route between Beijing and Tianjin in August.
  中国官员说，他们将在今年八月正式开通北京到天津之间新的“子弹头”列车线路。
• She was invited over to inaugurate the first British women's temperance conference.
  她应邀前去为首届英国妇女禁酒大会举行开幕式。
• 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。
• 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。