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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

引发 [yǐnfā]
  1. 1. verb initiate

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

引发 [yǐnfā]
  1. 1. initiate; touch off; spark off; trigger off; pose; prompt
    那个事件引发了一场暴乱。
    The incident touched off (or sparked off) a riot.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

引发 [yǐnfā]
  1. 1. 引起;触发
    引发战争。
    引发火灾。

Examples

“五一”期间液晶电视大降价,引发消费者持币待购。
LCD TVs were on sale during the May Day holiday, which made consumers wait to buy with cash in hand.
这次地震是由地壳的错动引发的。
This earthquake was caused by diastrophism of the earth's crust.
事故所引发的教训,发人深思!
We have good lessons to learn from the accident.
通货膨胀是由于货币供应量供大于求引发的。
Inflation has been triggered because the currency supply volume exceeds market demand.
海侵是由于全球变暖,冰山融水增加而引发的。
Global warming melts the ice in the polar regions, and the increasing water is the cause of transgression.
克隆技术所引发的道德、伦理争论还将进行下去。
The disputes on morals and ethics sparked by cloning technology will continue.
封建时代皇家立嗣处理不好往往会引发宫廷内乱。
In feudal times, the inappropriate decisions of the successor to the throne often lead to civil strife in the court.
刚吃完饭不要进行剧烈运动,否则容易引发盲肠炎。
Do not exercise strenuously just after a meal, or you may get typhlitis.
侵略者的暴行引发了人民战争的高潮。
The aggressors' atrocities aroused a surge in the people's war.

Collocations

引发争议
to cause disputes
引发讨论
to cause debate
引发雪崩
to cause snowslide
引发危机
to cause crisis

Word Decomposition


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