conceive [kən'si:v]
vt.
1. 想到;构想出:
例句: He conceived a new plan very quickly.
他很快就想出一个新的计划方案。
2. 想像,形成…概念:
例句: I can't conceive why you allowed your daughter to travel alone.
我想不通你为什么会让你的女儿独自外出旅游。
3. 以为,认为,想:
例句: In ancient times the world was conceived of as flat.
在古代地球被认为是扁平的。
4. 怀有(某种感情):
例句: to conceive a prejudice against someone
对某人抱有成见
5. (用言语)表达:
例句: His speech was conceived in simple language.
他的讲演是用通俗易懂的措辞表达出来的。
6. 怀(孕):例句: Their first child was conceived in January and born in October.
他们的第一个孩子是在一月怀上、十月出生的。
7. [常用于被动语态]开始;发起,引起;产生;创立,创建:
例句: a new nation conceived in liberty
一个以自由为立国之本的新国家
8. [古语]理解;了解
vi.
1. 想到,想出;设想(常与of连用):
例句: We can't conceive of living without a telephone.
我们简直设想不出没有电话人怎么活下去。
2. 怀孕:
例句: The doctor told her that she couldn't conceive again.
医生告诉她不能再怀孕了。
变形:
vt.conceived / conceiving
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