induce | BrE ɪnˈdjuːs, AmE ɪnˈd(j)us | <-Back to List

引起/导致

transitive verb

① (persuade) 劝说 quànshuō

▸ to induce sb to do sth;

劝某人做某事

▸ (cause) to induce sb to do sth;

导致某人做某事 dǎozhì mǒu rén zuò mǒu shì

▸ to induce illness/fatigue/panic in sb

使某人生病/疲乏/恐慌 shǐ mǒu rén shēngbìng/pífá/kǒnghuāng

▸ to induce sleep

使人入睡 shǐ rén rùshuì

③ Medicine 催产 cuīchǎn

▸ to induce labour

引产

▸ she was induced

她接受了引产

④ Electricity,Physics 感应 gǎnyìng ‹electric current, electromotive force›