[VERB 动词]想象;相信 If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
[V of n/-ing]
[Also V that]
[usu with brd-neg]
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money...
那么多钱,我根本都无法想象。
He was immensely ambitious but unable to conceive of winning power for himself.
他雄心勃勃,但是想不出自己能如何赢得权力。
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[VERB 动词]认为 If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.
[V n as n/-ing]
[V of n as n/-ing]
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water...
古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change...
我们认为家庭处于不断变化之中。
Elvis conceived of himself as a ballad singer.
埃尔维斯认为自己是民谣歌手。
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[VERB 动词]构思;设想;想出 If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done.
[V n]
[V of n]
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels...
她萌生出撰写系列小说的想法。
He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968.
1968年,他构想出第一台真正的便携式计算机。
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[VERB 动词]怀孕 When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
[V]
[V n]
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive...
他说女性在计划怀孕之前应该戒酒。
About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving...
大约1/6的夫妻有受孕困难。
A mother who already has non-identical twins is more likely to conceive another set of twins.
生育过非同卵双胞胎的母亲再怀上双胞胎的可能性更大。
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con·ceiveAWLWORD FAMILYconceiveverbconceivableadjective(≠inconceivable )conceivablyadverbconceptnounconceptionnounconceptualadjective/kənˈsiːv; NAmEkənˈsiːv/verb1[transitive ]( formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine sth 想出(主意、计划等);想像;构想;设想conceivesth ◆He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre.他想出了把旧发电站改造为艺术中心的主意。conceiveof sth (as sth) ◆God is often conceived of as male.上帝常常被想像为男性。conceive(that)… ◆I cannot conceive (= I do not believe)(that) he would wish to harm us. 我无法想像他会存心伤害我们。conceivewhat/how, etc… ◆I cannot conceive what it must be like.我想像不出它会是什么样子。2[intransitive , transitive ]when a woman conceivesor conceives a child,she becomes pregnant 怀孕;怀胎◆She is unable to conceive.她不能怀孕。conceivesth ◆Their first child was conceived on their wedding night.他们的第一个小孩是在新婚之夜怀上的。☞see also
1[intransitive, transitive] formal to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way(cannot) conceive of (doing) something Many people can’t conceive of a dinner without meat or fish.conceive that He could not conceive that anything really serious could be worrying his friend.conceive what/why/how etc I can hardly conceive what it must be like here in winter.conceive of something/somebody as something Language may be conceived of as a process which arises from social interaction.2[transitive] to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind → conception: Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.► see thesaurus at
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3[intransitive, transitive] to become pregnant → conception: fertility treatment for women who have difficulty conceiving
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