conceive

[kən'si:v]

v.设想, 想出, 怀孕

vt.[W]

1. 构想出, 想像, 设想[+wh-]

Who first conceived the idea of building nuclear power plants?

是谁第一个想到建核能电厂的?

2. 怀(胎); 抱有(想法, 感情等)

She conceives love for the children.

她爱这些孩子。

She conceived a dislike for her neighbor's son.

她对邻居的那个儿子感到厌恶。

3. 表达[H]

4. 认为[(+as)][O1]

He conceived it his duty to help his deceased friend's family.

他认为帮助亡友的家属是他的责任。

vi.[W]

1. 构想, 设想[(+of)]

I simply could not conceive of a family of four living in such a small room?

我简直不能想像一家四口住在这么小的屋里?

2. 怀孕

Deer usually conceive in November.

鹿通常在十一月份怀胎。

词形变化

形容词: conceivable | 副词: conceivably | 名词: conceivability | 动词过去式: conceived | 动词过去分词: conceived | 动词现在分词: conceiving | 动词第三人称单数: conceives |

词义辨析

同义:

v.想像, 想到

think  conjecture  surmise  fancy  speculate  suppose  assume  presume  trow  reckon  devise  excogitate  plot

v.设想出, 想像出

imagine  envision  think up  dream up  conjure up  picture  envisage  ideate  image  visualize  invent  concoct

v.认为, 抱有(思想)

think  believe  hold  consider  look upon  deem  recognize  judge  regard

v.怀(胎), 怀孕

procreate  reproduce  become impregnated  become pregnant  become fertilized

v.表达, 陈述, 起始, 创始

found  originate  establish  begin  initiate  start  form  create  

同义参见:

realize  understand  

英英释义

动词 conceive:

have the idea for

同义词：gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise

judge or regard; look upon; judge

同义词：think, believe, consider

become pregnant; undergo conception

短语词组

conceive of

1. 想像; 设想

It's difficult to conceive of living on the moon.

很难想像在月球上生活。

补充

conceiveconceive英:[kənˈsi:v] 美:[kənˈsiv]vt. & vi.1.想出, 构想, 设想You may conceive a new world in the atomic age.你可以设想出原子时代的新世界。I conceived that there must be some difficulties.我料想到一定有些困难。2.怀孕She has conceived at last.她终于怀孕了。The woman conceived a child.这个妇女怀孕了。

例句

1. Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive.他说, “女性在计划怀孕前应戒酒。” 2. About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving.大约六对夫妻中就有一对难以受孕。 3. I cannot conceive of how it must feel to win 10 million pounds.我无法想象赢得1,000万英镑会是什么样的心情。 4. They no longer even conceive of using war or the threat of war to resolve their disagreements.他们甚至不再设想用战争或是战争威胁来解决分歧。 5. I do not conceive of socialism as a fixed set of dogmas.我认为社会主义不是一成不变的教条。 6. They can't conceive of themselves as ever being wrong.他们永远不会认为自己会出错。 7. He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968.他于1968年构想出了第一台真正可携带的电脑。 8. The garden was conceived of as an exterior room.花园被设计成一个户外房间。 9. A mother who already has non-identical twins is more likely to conceive another set of twins.一个生过异卵双胞胎的母亲更有可能再怀上一对双胞胎。 10. The boy had been conceived on their honeymoon in Spain.他们的儿子是在西班牙度蜜月时怀上的。 11. She had conceived the idea of a series of novels.她产生了写系列小说这一想法。 12. A Prices and Incomes policy was boldly conceived.一个有关物价与收入的政策被大胆地构想出来了。 13. He has conceived a hatred for them that I didn't think he was capable of.他对他们心怀怨恨, 我原以为他不会这样。 14. He cannot conceive that he could possibly be wrong.他无法想象自己可能会出错。 15. It is almost impossible to conceive how it happened.几乎无法想象这是怎么发生的。 16. Can you conceive what it's like to be a parent?你能想象为人父母是什么感觉吗？ 17. Progress was conceived as a staged development from magic to religion to science.人类进步被认为是从魔法到宗教再到科学的分阶段发展过程。 18. These children conceived reading to be more of a meaning-related activity than did the others.这些孩子们把读书看作比其他事更有意义的活动。 19. He conceived a new plan very quickly.他很快就想出一个新的计划方案。 20. 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。 21. In ancient times the world was conceived of as flat.在古代地球被认为是扁平的。 22. to conceive a prejudice against someone对某人抱有成见 23. 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。 24. 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。 25. a new nation conceived in liberty一个以自由为立国之本的新国家 26. 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。 27. The doctor told her that she couldn't conceive again.医生告诉她不能再怀孕了。 28. she was conceived when her father was 49.她父亲49岁时，她母亲怀了她。 29. five months ago Wendy conceived.五个月前温迪怀孕了。 30. the dam project was originally conceived in 1977.这个水坝工程原先是在1977年策划的。 31. [as adj., with submodifier conceived]a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery.策划和实行都很高明的抢劫。 32. without society an individual cannot be conceived as having rights.没有社会就无法设想个人享有权利。 33. [no obj.]we could not conceive of such things happening to us.我们无法想像这种事竟会发生在我们身上。 34. I had conceived a passion for another.我已对另一个人怀有强烈的感情。 35. He conceived the idea for the novel during his journey through India.他在印度的旅途中，有了写这部小说的念头。 36. He started to conceive of the world as a dangerous place.他开始把世界想象为一个危险的地方。 37. conceive an idea想出一个主意 38. a writer who has conceived [=imagined] an entire world of amazing creatures想象出一个充满神奇生物的世界的作家 39. "When the writer conceived this role, he had a specific actor in mind to play the part."在构想这个角色时，作者心中已想好了饰演这个人物的具体演员。 40. The system was conceived [=invented] by a Swedish engineer.这个系统是一位瑞典工程师发明的。 41. "As conceived by the committee, the bill did not raise taxes."正如委员会所设想的那样，这条法案并未增加税收。 42. "They conceived of [=thought of, regarded] her as a genius."他们认为她是个天才。 43. I can't conceive of [=imagine] a reason for not supporting this policy.我想不出什么理由来反对这一政策。 44. a woman who has been unable to conceive不能怀孕的妇女 45. a woman who has been unable to conceive a child不能怀孕的妇女