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| /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/ |
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| 1 | to tell someone another person’ s name when they meet for the first time 介绍；引见；使相互认识 |
| Have you two been introduced? 给你们俩介绍过了吗？ |
| introduce sb to sb I would like to introduce you to my friend Martin. 我想把你介绍给我的朋友马丁。 |
| introduce yourself He introduced himself as (=said his name was) Major Desmond Morton. 他自我介绍说他是德斯蒙德·莫顿少校。 |
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| 2 | to bring something into existence or use for the first time 引入；引进；推行 |
| Schools have been forced to introduce harsher disciplinary measures. 学校被迫推行更加严厉的纪律措施。 |
| a recently introduced laptop computer 新近引进的笔记本电脑 |
| | 2a | to start to use a new system , process , or law for the first time 采用；推行 | | They intend to introduce legislation to prevent human cloning. 他们打算引入立法来阻止人类克隆。 | |
| | 2b | to bring something such as a plant or animal into a country or environment for the first time 引入，传入，引进（植物、动物等） | | Be careful what other fish you introduce into the aquarium. 小心你引进水族馆的其他鱼类。 | | introduce sth to/into sth Chocolate was introduced to Europe from Mexico. 巧克力是从墨西哥引入欧洲的。 | |
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| 3 | to provide someone with a new experience , activity , or opportunity to learn something 使…体验；使…经历；使…接触 |
| introduce sb to sth She’ s introducing the children to literature from Asian countries. 她正在让孩子们接触亚洲文学。 |
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| 4 | to tell an audience about a programme , performer , performance etc that they are going to see or hear 介绍（节目、表演者、表演等） |
| It is my pleasure to introduce tonight’ s speaker. 我很荣幸来介绍今晚的演讲者。 |
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