/ɪn`ɔgәˏret/ /ɪn`ɔgjәˏret/ To admit or introduce into office with appropriate ceremonies; invest with office in a formal manner. 举行就职典礼；正式就职。 John F Kennedy was inaugurated as president in 1961. 约翰．甘迺迪在一九六一年就任总统。 To make a formal beginning of; begin, as a new policy. 正式开始；发韧(如实行新政策)。 The introduction of free milk inaugurated a period of better health for children. 实施免费供应牛奶使儿童健康进入新的阶段。 To celebrate the first public use of by some opening ceremony; dedicate, as a public building. 庆祝开幕；行落成礼(如公共建筑物)。 The governor inaugurated the new bridge by being in the first car to drive across it. 州长乘坐第一辆驾驶过新桥的车子来为这新桥举行落成典礼。 n. inauguration. n. inaugurator. |