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

• 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。
• We must inaugurate collection building for the library and offer information services in the new network environment.
  为了适应网络环境的新特点，图书馆必须开辟具有自己特色的馆藏建设和适应新环境的信息化服务。
• Therefore, quantum information will inaugurate a new way for the development of information.
  因此，量子信息将为信息科学的发展开辟新的道路。
• The new President will be inaugurated on January 20.
  新总统将于1月20号举行就职典礼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Upon the death of the old emperor, the new emperor designated by the late emperor shall, after the funeral of the old emperor, inaugurate the grand enthronization ceremony.
  老皇帝去世后，他在皇子中指定的新皇帝在料理丧事之后就要举行登基大典。