英语词汇“introduce”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

introduceintroduce /ˌɪntrəˈdus/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYintroduce

Origin: 1400-1500 Latin introducere, from ducere to lead

VERB TABLE

introduce

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	introduce
	he, she, it	introduces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	introduced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have introduced
	he, she, it	has introduced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had introduced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will introduce
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have introduced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am introducing
	he, she, it	is introducing
	you, we, they	are introducing
Past	I, he, she, it	was introducing
	you, we, they	were introducing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been introducing
	he, she, it	has been introducing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been introducing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be introducing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been introducing

COLLOCATIONS► introduced myself

I introduced myself (=tell someone your name) to the girl next to me.

► introduce reforms/a law/a tax etc.

plans to introduce a law to ban hunting

► introduce a product/model etc.

We will be introducing the product onto the market in 2015.

1WHEN PEOPLE MEET if you introduce two people, you tell them each other’s name when they meet for the first time: Have you two been introduced?introduce somebody to somebody Russell, let me introduce you to Katie. I introduced myself (=tell someone your name) to the girl next to me.2MAKE something HAPPEN/EXIST to make something happen, exist, or be available for the first time: The college wants to introduce a fairer examination system.introduce reforms/a law/a tax etc. plans to introduce a law to ban huntingintroduce a product/model etc. We will be introducing the product onto the market in 2015.3introduce somebody to something to show someone something or tell someone about something for the first time: My father introduced me to fishing when I was seven.4BRING TO A PLACE to take or bring something to a place or put it in a place for the first time from somewhere else: introduce something to/into something Chocolate was introduced into Europe in the 1700s.5PRESENT to formally present or announce someone or something in public: Jim will introduce tonight’s speaker.6LAW to formally present something such as a proposed new law or new evidence to be discussed and considered: The evidence could not be introduced in court. Several senators introduced legislation aimed at sexual harassment.7BE THE START OF formal if an event introduces a particular period or time or a change, it is the beginning of it: The election has introduced a feeling of optimism here.8PUT something INTO something formal to put something carefully into something else: Fuel was introduced into the jet pipe.[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin introducere, from ducere to lead]