vt.引起;促使;劝服;引诱
The medicine will induce sleep. 这种药会引起睡意。
I can't think what induced her to marry him. 我想不出到底是什么原因促使她嫁给他。
Alcohol can induce a loosening of the tongue. 酒精可使人信口开河。
We couldn't induce the old lady to travel by air. 我们无法劝服那老太太乘飞机旅行。
I tried to induce him to see a doctor but I failed. 我试着说服他去看医生,但失败了。
Nothing in the world would induce me to do that. 什么也不能引诱我做那种事。
induce表示“劝诱成功”,如果劝诱了,但是没有成功的时候,不可以用这个词。 He has induced her to go.他已经劝诱她去,而她真的去了。
v.(动词)induce的基本意思是指以丰厚的报酬或高收益许诺某人,促其下决心去获取这些好处,从而干某事。引申可作“导致”“招惹”解。
induce是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
induce后接介词in时表示“在…中引起,产生”。