in-doors /jn'doiz;
NAmE.in'doirz/ adv. inside or into a
building fE ^ p*3; iftA/’ |A: to go/stay indoors IA/I6IS O Many herbs can be grown
indoors. 022outdoors
in-drawn /jn'droin/
od/. (literary) indrawn breath is air
that sb breathes in suddenly and quickly, expressing ^ surprise or shock ( ig]f Bi ) IRAW, )
in
dub it ably /in'djuibrtabli; NAmE -‘du:-/ adv. (formal) in a way that cannot
be doubted; without question A W g £5 M l»I EDGJ undoubtedly i He was, indubitably,
the most suitable candidate, ilk A15 M. M o' illfj Ai^o ►
in-dub-it-able adj.• indubitable proof
fkhE induce /m'djuis; NAmE -du:s/ verb 1 [VN to inf] (formal) to persuade or
influence sb to do sth Jf] {;£ :
Nothing would induce me to take the job. A ft A ik W
2 [VN] (formal) to cause sth drugs
which induce sleep i£Aff‘if‘3fcSi#j!*j% o a drug-induced coma 3 [VN] (medical
IS)
to make a woman start giving birth to her baby by giving her special drugs 31
fiX: an induced labour *3 It* 0 We7Z have to induce her. in-duce-ment/in'djuisment; NAmE in'duismant/ noun [C, U] ~ (to sb) (to
do sth) something that is given to sb to persuade them to do sth 31 $!]$(; H2ZI incen
tive : financial
inducements to mothers to stay at home 0 There is little inducement for
them to work harder. '&Afk AzftAibf£f£fMl hfl IE X ft o 0 Government
officials have been accused of accepting inducements (= bribes) from local business- . men.
in-duct /m'dAkt/
verb [VN] [often passive] -
sb (into sth) (as sth) (formal) 1 to formally give sb a job or position of authority,
especially as part of a ceremony (
}L± ) ik iF- A IR 2 to officially introduce sb into a group or an
organization, especially the army ( An&M ) ; ( 1t$3 ) tiESAifi 3 to introduce sb to a particular area
of knowledge T ft?; flS: They were inducted into the skills of magic. IMlSflSHAo in duct ance /in'dAktans/ noun [C, U] (physics #j) the
characteristic of an electric circuit
that causes electricity to flow when there is a change of current in it
EfenS in duct ee /.indAk’ti:/ noun (especially NAmE) a person who is
being, or who has just been, introduced into a special group of people,
especially sb who has just # joined the army M; ( Xfn ) $r A j£ A in duc tion /in'dAkJn/ noun 1 [U, C] ~ (into sth)
the process of introducing sb to a new job, skill, organization, etc.; a
ceremony at which this takes place iftlR; AH; ^ 2 [U, C] the act of making a
pregnant woman start to give
birth, using artificial means such as a special drug <317*; fHX 3 [U] (technical A i§) a method of discovering
general rules and principles from particular facts and examples 10 ^
— compare deduction(I)
4 [U]
(physics <$j) the process by
which electricity or magnetism
passes from one object to another without them touching in'duction course noun (BrE) a training course for
new employees, students, etc. that is designed to give them a general
introduction to the business, school, ^ etc. if!|ifFe; AHifjS
in'duction loop noun a system in theatres, etc., which helps people
who cannot hear well. A ring of wire around the room produces a signal that can
be received directly by hearing aids.
( g&gfjqfr
^
mft
in ductive /in'dAktiv/ adj. 1 (technical A it) using particular
facts and examples to form general rules and principles fltfj; B^i ifl: an inductive argument
B 0
inductive
reasoning B ^ 3
— compare
deductive 2 (physics %)) connected with the induction of electricity ► in-duct-ive-ly
adv.: a theory
derived inductively from the
data in-dulge/m'dAld3/
verb 1 ~ in sth | ~ yourself
(with sth) to allow yourself to have or do sth that you like, especially sth
that is considered bad for you , fft
M ( A- ) : [V] They
went into town to indulge in some serious shopping. o [VN] I indulged
myself with a long hot bath. 3^/2.
fjf
1041
7jc ?§ o 2 [VN] to satisfy a
particular desire, interest, etc. ii jg. ( $; M , A @ ^ : The inheritance enabled
him to indulge his
passion for art.
SAifk^^WZAo 3 [VN] ~ sb (with sth) | ~ sth to be too generous in
allowing sb to have or do whatever they like Djffi:
She
did not believe in indulging
the children with
presents.
MiA A A ikfK If S A Cl ^ ft A 0 Her father had
always indulged her every
whim.
4 [V] ~ in sth to take part in an
activity, especially one # that is illegal #jjp, #ig ( )
in
dul gence /m‘dAld3ans/ noun 1 [u] (usually disapproving)
the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb
to have or do whatever they want ijiM ; jfctyk; IR A : to lead a life of
indulgence
H If W X ?§ o Avoid excessive
indulgence
in sweets and canned
drinks.
tA^4o o There is no limit to
the indulgence he shows to his grandchildren, ftk ft St ffc 'ffi
£k #F fit ?t A # A = 2 [C] something that you allow yourself to
have even though it is not essential uf#J; ^31:
The holiday was
an extravagant
indulgence.
— see also self-indulgence
at self-indulgent 3 [U] (formal)
willingness to ignore the weaknesses in sb/sth jSW;
fg,?® H23patience: They begged the audience’s ' indulgence.
indulgent /in'dAld3ant/ adj. 1 (usually disapproving)
tending to allow sb to have or do whatever they want Sfc&lW: indulgent parents 0 an
indulgent smile —see also self-indulgent
2 willing or too willing to ignore the
weaknesses in sb/ sth^Wift; SEl patient: to take an indulgent view of sth ► in-dul-gent-ly
adv.: to laugh indulgently
in-duna /in'durna/ noun (SAfrE) a senior leader of a
TRIBE
in dus trial O-w/m'dAstrial/ adj. [usually before noun]
1
connected with industry Xik^KJ; industrial
unrest AikXA^^L o industrial
output XikAS 0 an industrial accident 0 They had made industrial
quantities of food (= a lot). 7 «
2
used by industries ft] XXik : industrial chemicals X ik it ¥ pp 3 having many
industries A ^ A ik
;
X ik “k jA (HJ: an
industrial town X ik M TjT 0 an industrial society Xik£i£l$?±^ 0 the
world’s leading industrial nations ^^X^XikS ►in dus tri al ly/-ali/ adv.: industrially
advanced countries XikAiA^JllIlC in dustrial 'action noun [u] (especially BrE)
action that workers take, especially stopping work, to protest to their
employers about sth^Xfr^j; ( ti ) SX,
,tx
in dustrial archae ology noun [u] the study of machines,
factories, bridges, etc. used in the past in industry Xik^A^
in
dustrial arts (also shop, shop class) noun [u] (NAmE) a school subject in
which students learn to make things from wood and metal using tools and
machines XXif
in dustrial e state (BrE) (NAmE industrial park)
noun an area especially
for factories, on the edge of a town ( )
XikE
— compare trading estate
in-dus-tri-al-ism /in'dAstrializam/ noun [U] (technical
A if)
an economic and social system based on industry X
^ikXA.;
in dus tri al ist /in'dAstrialist/ noun a person who
owns or runs a large factory or industrial company X ik ^;
xrx
in dus tri al ize (BrE also -ise) /in'dAstrialaiz/ verb if a country or an
area is industrialized or if it industrializes, industries are developed there
( H M ^ tfa
K ) X ik it: [V] The southern part of the country
was
slow to industrialize. nPXikftjftjl
It If „
[also VN] ► in dus tri al iza tion,
-isa-tion /in.dAStrialai- 'zeijn; NAmE -la'z-/ noun
[U]: the rapid industrialization of