Conceive
[ kən'siv ]
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vt.& vi. 怀孕;构思;想像，设想;持有;
vi. 怀孕;设想;考虑;
💡 词根助记
con共同+ceive拿，抓，握住→想象；构想
📝 例句
Deer usually conceive in November.
鹿通常在十一月份怀胎。
Could you conceive such a contingency?
你能想象这样一种偶然的事情吗？
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。
I conceive you to be now commending the similes.
我想你现在在称赞这个比喻了。
She was still young enough to conceive and carry.
她还年轻，可以怀孕和生育。
🌱 联想助记
【串】曾被他deceive(欺骗),复仇计划conceive(构想出),他把邮包receive(收到),一点没有perceive(察觉)
【记】※ 谐音“看媳妇”:看媳妇怀孕真高兴
※ conceive-怀孕,receive-接受:怀孕的现实她无法接受
※ conceit-自负,conceive-构思:自负的人总装作若有所思
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-cept-表示“抓住”
常见变体有-cap-、-cip-、-ceiv-
📖 牛津释义
conceive
v
1 [I, Tn] become pregnant (with a child) 怀孕; 受孕
She was told she couldn't conceive. 她得知自己不能怀孕.
The child was conceived on the night of their wedding. 那孩子是在他们新婚之夜怀上的.
2 [Ipr, Tn, Tf, Tw, Cn.n/a]
~ of sth; ~ sth (as sth) form (an idea, a plan, etc) in the mind; imagine sth 想出（主意、 计划等）; 构思; 想像某事物
It was then that I conceived the notion of running away. 就在那时我产生了逃跑的念头.
I cannot conceive (ie do not believe) that he would wish to harm us. 我不能想像（不相信）他会伤害我们.
I cannot conceive why you allowed the child to go alone, ie I think you were very foolish to allow it. 我真想不通你为什麽让孩子一个人走（我认为你这样做很蠢）.
The ancients conceived (of) the world as (being) flat, ie They thought it was flat. 古人认为地球是扁的.
🎯 考研助记
con（共同）+ceive（收到）:夫妻共同收到→ 怀孕- 构思 网友：yqy补充： con（＝com全）+ceive（收到）：把学的知道全部消化后才能有新的构思
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'si:v]vt. 构思, 认为vi. 怀孕【医】 受孕相关词组: I simply can't conceive why...
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I would like you to change this blouse, or else give me my money back.
我想要你换掉这件衬衣，要不就把钱退给我。
That's how we got so wet and dirty.
这就是我们怎么弄得这样又湿又脏的原因了。
You see, the school will be expensive to run and we shall need a lot of good teachers.
你知道，办这所学校要花很多的钱，我们需要很多好教师。