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

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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

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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 ^;

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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 Japan 0 AlftiB-iiXiMt, in-dus-tri-al-ized, -ised adj.: an industrialized country XikfFS^