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

• 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。
• The administration signed a symbolically important treaty and will inaugurate a summit with the Association of South-east Asian Nations.
  奥巴马政府签署了一项具有象征意义的重要协定，并将启动与东盟（ASEAN）的峰会。
• But even the default of an agglomeration of smaller countries would end any hope of an open international economy and inaugurate an age of financial nationalism.
  不过，即使是中小国家的集中违约，也将彻底终结建立开放式国际经济的希望，并拉开金融民族主义时代的序幕。
• They undertook to inaugurate measures to control and protect shipping.
  他们同意开始采取措施控制和保护海运。
• Thus constructs the theory framework of research of audit risk on the one hand, carries forward the effect of mathematic method in audit risk study on the other hand, so as to inaugurate research direction and cut-in point of future work;
  一方面构建审计风险研究的理论框架，另一方面发扬了数学方法在审计风险研究中的作用，为以后深入研究开辟了研究方向和切入点；
• Haslam, who was invited to help inaugurate production of the new vehicle, was referring to the site of the Toyota plant where the Camry is assembled.
  乔治城正是丰田公司生产凯美瑞的地方。
• It is highly significant that representatives of the people of all circles in Yenan are meeting here today to inaugurate the Association for the Promotion of Constitutional Government and that everybody has become interested in constitutionalism.
  今天延安各界人民的代表人物在这里开宪政促进会的成立大会，大家关心宪政，这是很有意义的。
• Chinese actress Gong Li was given the highest honor in French arts while she helped inaugurate the France Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo.
  演员巩俐在出席上海世博会法国馆开幕仪式上被授予法国艺术最高荣誉。
• The company will soon inaugurate a Hong Kong store with the biggest coach fa? Ade worldwide and a lavish interior adorned with white Italian marble floors.
  不久，这家公司将成立香港分店，分店将拥有全球最大的coach门面，内部装修也极尽奢华之能事，地面采用意大利白色大理石。
• Jiang Tengyi, who won the inaugurate Ordos race last year, suffered two unfortunate incidences this season costing him two wins in TMS and Chengdu.
  去年鄂尔多斯开幕站的冠军得主江腾一在本赛季中不幸遇到两起意外，导致在天马山站和成都站两次市区到手的冠军。