induce

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六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. cause to arise
v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
v. cause to occur rapidly
v. reason or establish by induction

vt. 引诱, 招致, 归纳出, 感应
[医] 诱导, 感应

Collins 星级

3,326

BNC 频率

5,257

使用频率

induce 由前缀 in-（表示“进入”）和词根 duce（来自拉丁语 ducere，意为“引导”）组成，可以理解为“引导进入”，表示引导某种行为或反应。

例句

1. The doctor tried to induce sleep with medication.

医生试图用药物引导睡眠。

2. The teacher’s encouragement can induce students to work harder.

老师的鼓励可以激励学生更加努力学习。

3. They hope to induce positive changes in the community.

他们希望能在社区中引导积极的变化。