conceive
- v.想出(主意、计划等);想象;构想;怀孕;怀(胎);设想
过去式： conceived 现在分词： conceiving 过去分词： conceived 第三人称单数： conceives
con- 共同,一起 + ceive 抓住,获取
conceiveverb
想出（主意、计划等）；想象；构想；设想
to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine sth
He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre.
他想出了一个把旧发电站改造为艺术中心的主意。
God is often conceived of as male.
上帝常常被想象为男性。
I cannot conceive (= I do not believe) (that) he would wish to harm us.
我无法想象他会存心伤害我们。
I cannot conceive what it must be like.
我想象不出它会是什么样子。
怀孕；怀（胎）
when a woman conceives or conceives a child , she becomes pregnant
She is unable to conceive.
她不能怀孕。
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。
conceive
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VERB 想象;相信
If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money...
那么多钱，我根本都无法想象。
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VERB 认为
If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water...
古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
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VERB 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.She had conceived the idea of a series of novels...
她萌生出撰写系列小说的想法。
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VERB 怀孕
When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.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。
verb
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- become pregnant;undergo conception
- She cannot conceive
- My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day
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- judge or regard;look upon;judge
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
- Synonym: think believe consider
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- have the idea for
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- Synonym: gestate conceptualize conceptualise
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For all these reasons , many of which are bound up with things undoubtedly good , marriage has become difficult , and if it is not to be a barrier to happiness it must be conceive in a somewhat new way .
正是由于这些原因（其实很多是与善的事物密切相关的）才使婚姻变得这么困难，要想不让它成为幸福的障碍就必须想出新招。
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I cannot conceive what it must be like .
我想象不出它会是什么样子。
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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。
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God is often conceived of as male .
上帝常常被想象为男性。
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She is unable to conceive .
她不能怀孕。
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I just can 't even conceive of that quantity of money
那么多钱，我根本都无法想象。
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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。
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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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She had conceived the idea of a series of novels
她萌生出撰写系列小说的想法。
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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。
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The intelligence service conceived a grand design to assassinate the War Minister .
情报机构策划了一项暗杀陆军部长的重大计划。
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About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving
大约1/6的夫妻有受孕困难。
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I cannot conceive of anybody writing a play by sitting down and mapping it out
我想象不出有谁能闭门造车写出剧本。
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The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
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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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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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Musical notation was conceived for the C major scale and each line and space represents a note in this scale .
五线谱以C大音阶构成，每一个线和间代表这个音阶的音符。
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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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Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood .
怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。
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He conceived of the idea to make the first truly portable computer .
他构想出了第一台真正的便携式计算机。
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The scientist conceived of the idea of a new weapon .
那位科学家有了新武器的设想。
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I cannot conceive of such a thing happening again .
我不能想像这种事会再发生。
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It is simply a fantastic imagination to conceive that one can master a foreign language overnight .
幻想在一天早晨就把外语学好，那只是白日作梦。
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The plot of the film is ingeniously conceived .
影片的构思相当巧妙。
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He conceived a profound hatred for his enemies .
他对敌人有刻骨的仇恨。
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The engineers conceived a new type of vehicle for mountainous regions .
工程师为山区设计了一种新型的车辆。
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She conceived the child last year .
她去年怀的这个孩子。
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I can 't conceive why they turn down your proposal .
我难以想象，他们为什么要拒绝你们的建议。
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The modern children find it difficult to conceive of a time when there was no radio or tv .
今天的儿童很难设想没有收音机和电视机的时代是什么样子。
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Can you conceive of her doing such a stupid thing ?
你能想象她会做出这样愚蠢的事情来吗？
主要指设计建筑、衣物、软件等，强调构思多于实际制造；也可指为了某种特定目的而设计，通常用被动语态。
This bridge was designed by Scott.
这座桥是斯科特设计的。
She designed a gorgeous wedding dress in order to win the competition.
为了赢得比赛，她设计了一套华丽的婚纱礼服。
He has a job desiging websites.
他得到了一份网站设计工作。
These programs are designed to develop the economy.
这些项目是为了发展经济而设计的。
This training is designed for teachers.
这项培训是为老师设计的。
通常指想出新的主意、计划等，强调在制订计划之前先有的构思。
The scientist conceived of the idea of a new weapon.
那位科学家有了新武器的设想。
He conceived of the idea to make the first truly portable computer.
他构想出了第一台真正的便携式计算机。
尤指因突然需要而巧妙地造出或设计出某物。
She made full use of several pieces of calico and contrived a skirt from them.
她对几块印花棉布加以充分利用，设计出了一条裙子。
Can you contrive a swing from the hanging vines?
你能用这些垂下来的藤条做个秋千吗？