initiative

She knew she had to take the initiative and maintain an aggressive game throughout.

她知道自己必须采取主动，并且始终保持咄咄逼人的态势。

Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex.

女人们经常说她们不好意思在性生活上采取主动。

a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs

旨在打击非法毒品威胁的新举措

He showed little initiative, handling all matters strictly by the book.

他缺乏首创精神, 墨守成规地办一切事情.

The government now hopes to seize the initiative on education.

如今政府希望抓住教育上的主动权。

We have the initiative; we intend to keep it.

我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。

Such initiative is highly commendable.

这种积极性是很可贵的.

In an unprecedented action, the army, on its own initiative, arrested seventeen civilians.

军队竟然擅自逮捕了17个平民, 这种行为简直是前所未有.

The initiative has been given the supposedly catchy title of the "Citizen's Charter".

提案取了个据说很容易记住的名字，叫做《公民宪章》。

Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative.

外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎.

The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%.

倡议将强制规定把二氧化碳排放量降低40%。

He displays great initiative in his work.

他工作很主动.

A statesman must display initiative.

政治家必须有开创精神.

His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.

雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲.

In this way they brought into full play the initiative, wisdom and power of the masses.

这样他们就使群众的积极性 、 智慧和力量都充分发挥出来.

a United Nations peace initiative

联合国的和平倡议

Both central and local initiative should be brought into play.

发挥中央和地方两个积极性.

There is little scope for initiative in this job.

这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地.

The captain took the initiative and led the soldiers out of the danger area.

上尉主动带领战士撤出了危险区.

She does not like to do so from her own initiative.

她不愿意主动这么做.

There's talk of a new peace initiative.

传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。

He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.

他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项，但并没有久到丧失主动权。

He studies on his own initiative.

他学习很自觉.

He's got no initiative in his work.

他在工作上没有主动性.

He proposed a new diplomatic initiative to try to stop the war.

他提出了一项新的外交计划以尽力阻止这场战争。

The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.

委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论.

The project was set up on the initiative of a local landowner.

工程是由当地一名土地所有者发起的.

He helped me on his own initiative.

他主动帮助我.

He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.

他主动去看望校长.

We must take the initiative in the struggle to end the war.

为尽早结束战争，我们必须抢先行动。