induce

• 动词，表示劝说或影响某人去做某事；也表示引起、导致某种状态或效果。

A verb used to indicate the act of persuading or influencing someone to do something, or of causing a particular condition or effect.

1. Cause or bring aboutB2formalmedical

   To cause something to happen, especially a physical or mental state.

   引起

   • The medication can induce sleep within minutes.
   • Stress can induce headaches in some people.
   • The doctor decided to induce labor due to medical reasons.

   同义词bring aboutcauseelicitengenderevokegenerateinstigateoccasionprecipitateproduceprompttrigger

   反义词deterdiscourageprevent

2. Produce by persuasionB2formalscientific

   To persuade or influence someone to do something.

   劝诱

   • They tried to induce him to change his mind.
   • The advertisement induced many customers to buy the product.
   • She was induced to join the project by the promise of a bonus.

   同义词coaxconvinceinfluencemotivatepersuadepromptswaytalk intourge

   反义词deterdiscouragedisinclinedissuadeprevent

3. C1formalscientific

   To produce an electric current or magnetic field by a process of induction.

   感应产生电流

   • Moving a magnet near a coil can induce a current.
   • The generator induces electricity through electromagnetic induction.
   • The experiment induced a voltage in the secondary circuit.