initiative

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initiative /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ noun

plural initiatives

initiative

/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

noun

plural initiatives

Learner's definition of INITIATIVE

the initiative : the power or opportunity to do something before others do主动权

If you want to meet her, you're going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.如果你想认识她，你就要采取主动，介绍自己。
The company has the opportunity to seize the initiative by getting its new products to the market before its competitors.这家公司有机会先于竞争对手将新产品打入市场以掌握主动权。
By failing to get its products to the market on schedule, the company has lost the initiative (to its competitors).由于未按期将产品打入市场，这家公司失去了（先于其竞争对手的）主动权。

[noncount] : the energy and desire that is needed to do something进取心；主动性

◊ If you do something on your own initiative, you do it because you choose to, not because someone has told you to do it.主动地；自主地

◊ If you use your (own) initiative, you decide for yourself what to do instead of waiting to be told by someone else.采取主动

[count] : a plan or program that is intended to solve a problem（旨在解决问题的）计划，方案

The governor has proposed a new initiative to improve conditions in urban schools.州长已提出一项新计划来改善市区学校的条件。
anti-poverty initiatives扶贫计划