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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3806 COCA: 4169

conceive

verb
/kənˈsiːv/
/kənˈsiːv/
Word Family
  • conceive verb
  • conceivable adjective (≠ inconceivable)
  • conceivably adverb
  • concept noun
  • conception noun
  • conceptual adjective
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they conceive
/kənˈsiːv/
/kənˈsiːv/
he / she / it conceives
/kənˈsiːvz/
/kənˈsiːvz/
past simple conceived
/kənˈsiːvd/
/kənˈsiːvd/
past participle conceived
/kənˈsiːvd/
/kənˈsiːvd/
-ing form conceiving
/kənˈsiːvɪŋ/
/kənˈsiːvɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] conceive something (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind想出(主意、计划等);想象;构想;设想
    • 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。
    • The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.该水坝工程最初构想于 1977 年。
    Extra Examples
    • They conceived of a theory and stuck to it.他们构想出一个理论并为之坚持下去。
    • The course is very broadly conceived.这门课程涵盖的范围很广。
    • The plan was brilliantly conceived.这个计划设计得很高明。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • brilliantly
    • carefully
    • well
    verb + conceive
    • cannot
    • be difficult to
    • be impossible to
    preposition
    • of
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] (often used in negative sentences常用于否定句) (formal) to imagine something想出(主意、计划等);想象;构想;设想
    • conceive of somebody/something (as something) God is often conceived of as male.上帝常常被想象为男性。
    • conceive (that)… 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。
    • conceive what/how, etc… I cannot conceive what it must be like.我想象不出它会是什么样子。
    Extra Examples
    • It is difficult to conceive of a society without money.很难想象一个没有货币的社会会是什么样。
    • I cannot conceive why you paid out so much money.我不能理解你为什么付了这么多钱。
    • We conceive of ourselves as individuals.我们把自己看成独立的个体。
  3. [intransitive, transitive] when a woman conceives or conceives a child, she becomes pregnant怀孕;怀胎
    • She is unable to conceive.她不能怀孕。
    • conceive somebody 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。
    • She was unable to conceive a child naturally and was offered fertility treatment.她因不能自然怀孕而接受不孕治疗。
    Topics Life stagesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • naturally
    • immaculately
    verb + conceive
    • be able to
    • be unable to
    See full entry
  4. see also conception
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French concevoir, from Latin concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3806 COCA: 4169
conceive verb
come up with sth

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