conceive[kən'si:v]

• vt.
  • 想到；构想出：

    He conceived a new plan very quickly.

    他很快就想出一个新的计划方案。

  • 想像，形成…概念：

    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。

  • 以为，认为，想：

    In ancient times the world was conceived of as flat.

    在古代地球被认为是扁平的。

  • 怀有(某种感情)：

    to conceive a prejudice against someone

    对某人抱有成见

  • (用言语)表达：

    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。

  • 怀(孕)：

    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。

  • [常用于被动语态]开始；发起，引起；产生；创立，创建：

    a new nation conceived in liberty

    一个以自由为立国之本的新国家

  • [古语]理解；了解
• vi.
  • 想到，想出；设想(常与of连用)：

    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。

  • 怀孕：

    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