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being tricked ^; lift S? A fk; RE
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about all the intrigues and scandals that went on in the little town. T
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intrigued by her story. \& M 6E tX ♦ ft 7 o o I’m intrigued to know what you thought of the movie, fi II
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interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer $g 6E ; El
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an intriguing possibility ^ A 7 I? f)E oj 16 '14 o He found her intriguing, Ac ►
in-tri-guing-ly adv.
in trin sic /m’trinsik; -zik/ adj. ~ (to sth) belonging to or part of the real nature of sth/sb ft & &E; A#
6E: the intrinsic value of education HtWSEHW'f/ffS <> These tasks were repetitive, lengthy
and lacking any intrinsic interest. Ao o
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local shops are intrinsic to the town’s character.
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extrinsic ► intrinsic-ally /-kli/ adv.: There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the idea (= it is good in itself but there may be outside circumstances which
mean it is not suitable).
intro /‘intrau; NAmE ‘introu/
noun {pi. -os) (informal) an introduction to sth, especially to a piece of music or writing( Xlm ) fl#,
BuW, intro duce 0-w /.intra'djuis;
NAmE-'du:s/ verb [VN]
►
PEOPLE A 1 ~ A (to B) | ~ A and B | ~
yourself (to sb) to tell two or more people who
have not met before what each other’s names are; to tell sb what your name is
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introduce my wife ? lcAT7B^Tlc&EII7o 0 He introduced me to a Greek girl
at the party.
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introduced. IHD ELM ft ill if iR T» 0 Can I introduce myself? I’m Helen
Robins. munfe •
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‘Kay, this is Steve.’ Yes, I know—we’ve already introduced
ourselves. ’ “eH, Ji & ^ A „ ”
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TV/RADIO SHOW * 11 / * & 7 g 2 to be
the main speaker in a television or radio show, who gives details about the
show and who presents the people who are in it; to tell the audience the name
of the person who is going to speak or perform ( 7 @ ) ;
R. ) : The next programme will be
introduced by Mary David. 7 —o May I introduce my first guest on
the show tonight ... EMft
►
NEW EXPERIENCE J£ 3 - sb to sth | ~ sth
(to sb) to
make sb learn about sth or do sth for the first time {<£ &
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to the main topics of the course. % — it H W0E±lcft#o
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who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me. 7WA&S
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make sth available for use, discussion, etc. for the first time tiff; AH H771 bring in The company is
introducing a new range of products this year. -AfE AH
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to introduce the latest technology into schools. ISO&Uft
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to bring a plant, an animal or a disease to a place for the first time El
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START Jfih 6 to be the start of sth new
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IN PARLIAMENT 7 to formally present a new law so
that it can be discussed # ( to intro
duce a bill (before Parliament) ( fti^ )
►
ADD ft jjp 8 ~ sth (into
sth) (formaf) to put
sth into sth H it; A: Particles of glass had been
introduced
+ into the baby food. tiI7»i„
intro duc tion On /.intra'dAkJn/ noun
►
BRINGING INTO USE/TO A PLACE
AHElit 1 [U] the
act of bringing sth into use or existence for the first time, or of bringing
sth to a place for the first time lUlAS: A
AH;
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of compulsory military service 0 the 1 000th
anniversary of the introduction of Christianity to
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OF PEOPLE A 3 [C] ~ (to
sb) the act of making one
person formally known to another, in which you tell each the other’s name G
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conversation started to flow. 0 Our speaker
today needs no introduction (= is
already well known). ^f]4*A6E^: WAifeAilMHa7o o a letter of introduction (= a
letter which tells sb who you are, written by sb who knows both you and the
person reading the letter) ftmin
►
FIRST EXPERIENCE
|g&gjfti 4 [sing.]
~ (to sth) a person’s
first experience of sth This album
was my first introduction to modern jazz. iA Efc if PIH
►
OF BOOK/SPEECH 7, 7i£ 5 [C, U] ~ (to
sth) the first part
of a book or speech that gives a general idea of what is to follow pf;
EIW; # : a brief introduction M S
0E17W o a book with an excellent introduction and
notes
o By
way of introduction, let me give you the background to the story, jfe A El s , IcAA — compare preface
►
TO SUBJECT 6
[C] ~ (to
sth) a book or course for
people beginning to study a subject fJJ ^ ; All
‘An
Introduction to Astronomy’ (AA^AH) o It’s a useful introduction to an extremely complex subject.
►
IN
MUSIC h1 A 7 [C]
(music #) a short section at the beginning of a
piece of music fj#: an eight-bar introduction WAAA^&Eiitj^
intro duc tory /.intra'dAkteri/ adj. 1 written or said at the
beginning of sth as an introduction to what follows 17W6E; EI^GE; iHS&
2
intended as an introduction to
a subject or an activity
for people who have never done it before AH6E; lAA 0E : introductory
courses/lectures $ @
3
offered for a short time only,
when a product is first
on sale ( IPt/^rp ) a special introductory price
of just $10 107E&E{£S!±ifeffto
This introductory
offer is for three days only.
introspection /.intra'spekjn/ noun [u] the
careful examination of your own thoughts, feelings and reasons for behaving in
a particular way g.#
intro spect ive /.intra'spektiv/ adj. tending
to think a lot about your own thoughts, feelings, etc. ft % &E;
m
intro-vert /Tntr8V3:t; NAmE -V3:rt/ noun a quiet person who is
more interested in their own thoughts and feelings than in spending time with
other people ft ft 6EA; ^^AA-^A^Ii&EA EH3 extrovert ► intro-version /.intra'vaijn; NAmE-'V3:r3n/ noun [U]
intro vert ed /‘mtr0V3:tid;
NAmE -V3:rt-/
(also introvert)
adj. more
interested in your own thoughts and