INTRODUCTION


Meaning of INTRODUCTION in English

noun

1 first use

ADJECTIVE

▪ early , gradual , recent , widespread

▪ accidental

the accidental ~ of species into new environments

VERB + INTRODUCTION

▪ delay

The testing process delayed the ~ of the drug by at least a year.

▪ accelerate , facilitate

More liberal policies have facilitated the ~ of new technologies.

▪ announce

That year, IBM announced the ~ of its first personal computer.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ into

the gradual ~ of modern farming methods into traditional societies

2 first part of a book/talk/performance

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief , short

He began with a brief ~.

▪ lengthy

After a lengthy musical ~, the dancers finally appear.

VERB + INTRODUCTION

▪ write

She wrote the ~ to his collected letters.

▪ feature , include

Her book features an ~ by French actress Catherine Deneuve.

▪ skip

Let's skip the ~ and get straight down to the facts.

PREPOSITION

▪ in an/the ~

His mother is mentioned in the ~.

▪ ~ to

the ~ to her latest book

3 book for studying a subject

ADJECTIVE

▪ excellent , helpful , informative , useful

It serves as an excellent ~ to 19th-century painting.

▪ comprehensive , thorough

This collection provides a comprehensive ~ to his ideas.

▪ general

If you are looking for a general ~, this volume will be sufficient.

▪ concise

The book can be used as a concise ~ by developers new to the field.

▪ accessible , readable

VERB + INTRODUCTION

▪ offer , provide

Together, these two books offer the best possible ~ to the sport.

▪ write

He has written the best available ~ to Stravinsky's music.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ to

an ~ to computer programming

4 telling people each other's names

ADJECTIVE

▪ formal , proper

I never gave you a proper ~ to my friends.

VERB + INTRODUCTION

▪ do , give sb , make

I can never remember names, so I don't like to make the ~s.

PHRASES

▪ a letter of ~

He gave me a letter of ~ to the manager.

▪ need no ~

For those of us in our forties, McNamara needs no ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .