conceive
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. 想像; 相信[usu with brd-neg]
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money. 我简直无法想像那样一笔数量的钱。
We could not conceive that he might soon be dead. 我们无法相信他可能很快就会死去。
2. V-T/V-I If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing. 认为
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water. 古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change. 我们认为家庭是处于不断变化之中的。
3. V-T If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. 构想出
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels, each of which would reveal some aspect of Chinese life. 她已经想出了个关于一个系列小说的主意,每一部都将反映中国人生活的某一方面。
4. V-T/V-I When a woman conceives a child or conceives, she becomes pregnant. 怀 (胎); 怀孕
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive. 他说女人在计划怀孕前应该戒酒。
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conceive /kənˈsiːv/ (conceiving,conceived,conceives)
剑桥词典
conceive verb (IMAGINE)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to imagine something
想象;想出;构想
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old. 我觉得我叔叔仍然把我看成是4岁的小孩。
He couldn't conceive of a time when he would have no job . 他不能想象有一天他会没有工作。
[ 动词后面接一个疑问词 ] I can't conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine ) how anyone could behave so cruelly . 我不能想象有人竟然能做出如此残酷的事情。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] I find it hard to conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine ) that people are still treated so badly . 我觉得难以想象人们竟然还受着那样的虐待。
conceive verb (INVENT)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to invent a plan or an idea
构想,想出,设想出(计划或主意)
He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student . 他还是个学生的时候就已经构想出了这部影片的情节。
The exhibition was conceived by the museum's director . 这次展览是由博物馆馆长构思设计的。
也见 concept
conceive verb (BECOME PREGNANT)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to become pregnant , or to cause a baby to begin to form
怀孕;受孕;怀(胎)
Do you know exactly when you conceived? 你知道自己怀孕的确切时间吗?
The baby was conceived in March , so will be born in December . 这孩子是3月份怀上的,所以会在12月出生。
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