have the initiative

• v. 掌握主动

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Only by waging it can our Party keep the initiative, temper our cadres, educate the masses, isolate the reactionaries and put them on the defensive.
   只有这样做，我党才能掌握主动，锻炼人才，教育群众，孤立反动派，使反动派陷入被动。