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引
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Definitions
- 1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
- 2. to pull
- 3. to stretch sth
- 4. to extend
- 5. to lengthen
- 6. to involve or implicate in
- 7. to attract
- 8. to lead
- 9. to guide
- 10. to leave
- 11. to provide evidence or justification for
Example Sentences
1 shown什麼 引 起孤獨？
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 引
to crane one's neck
investment promotion
attractive force (such as gravitation)
to make fun of
to guide
to induce labor (childbirth)
to take sth as a warning (idiom)
usher
to guide
index
gravity
to invite trouble
reported speech (in grammar)
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
(agriculture) to plant an introduced variety
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
human flesh search engine
to attract attention
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom)
quotation
foreword
to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc)
to avoid arousing suspicions
search engine
to ignite; to detonate
to recommend sb; to give a referral
lead
unit of distance equal to one-thirtieth km or 33.33 meters
to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
same as 引導|引导[yǐn dǎo]
quotation mark (punct.)
to mislead
to quote
fuzing system
to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
to commit suicide
to lead the dog into the village (idiom)
Tungyin Island, one of the Matsu Islands
to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)
chin-up (physical exercise)
to pull; to draw (a cart); to tow
to quote
lit. to quote the classics
to call up all one's associates
to attract attention
quotation
kindling (to light a fire)
to drain
to quote from secondary source
to tantalize
boot sector
to extract
a detonator
unquote
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
to lead to
to draw water
to consider sth regrettable (idiom)
irrigation channel
to quote; to cite
to introduce
unquote
extended meaning (of an expression)
fuse (for an explosive device)
to quote; to cite
to retire from office
lemma (math.)
to extradite
to attract
kindling
(car) hood
gravitation (force)
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
to ignite
to ignite
bridge approach
to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
introduction
infrared guided missile
fuse (for explosives)
an elaborate string of references
tipping point
laser printer
lit. to lead the water through the wall
to seduce
to thread a needle
to regard it as an honor (idiom)
attractor network
search engine
(of a flower) to attract bees and butterflies
quotation
quotation
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
an impact detonator
gravitational field
to introduce (sb)
tractor unit; tractor truck; prime mover
index (loanword)
hectometer
to draw into
to admit responsibility and resign
to lead to
to recommend
motive force
water-induction engineering
gravitational wave
earth's gravity
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
(agriculture) to introduce a new plant variety
waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom)
detonator
to enchant
to cite
to pilot a ship
to kindle
Tungyin township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[lián jiāng xiàn] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan
to take the blame
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
engine (loanword)
to lure away
to gather one's friends
to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc)
attractor (math., dynamical systems)
to guide
to leave
lit. throw out a brick and get jade thrown back (idiom)
to crane one's neck