innovate

verb

/ˈɪnəveɪt/

[intransitive, transitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they innovate	/ˈɪnəveɪt/ /ˈɪnəveɪt/
he / she / it innovates	/ˈɪnəveɪts/ /ˈɪnəveɪts/
past simple innovated	/ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/
past participle innovated	/ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/
-ing form innovating	/ˈɪnəveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪŋ/

to introduce new things, ideas or ways of doing something引入（新事物、思想或方法）；创新；改革
- We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market.我们必须不时地适应并创新，以确保在不断扩大的市场中取得成功。
- innovate something to innovate new products创造新产品
- The company can once again innovate its way out of tough economic times.该公司可以再次创新，走出经济困难时期。
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin innovat- ‘renewed, altered’, from the verb innovare, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’ (from novus ‘new’).