implant

verb

/ɪmˈplɑːnt/

/ɪmˈplænt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they implant	/ɪmˈplɑːnt/ /ɪmˈplænt/
he / she / it implants	/ɪmˈplɑːnts/ /ɪmˈplænts/
past simple implanted	/ɪmˈplɑːntɪd/ /ɪmˈplæntɪd/
past participle implanted	/ɪmˈplɑːntɪd/ /ɪmˈplæntɪd/
-ing form implanting	/ɪmˈplɑːntɪŋ/ /ɪmˈplæntɪŋ/

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[transitive] implant something (in/into something) to fix an idea, attitude, etc. in somebody’s mind灌输，注入（观念、看法等）；（在思想上）生根
- Prejudices can easily become implanted in the mind.偏见容易在头脑中扎根。
[transitive] implant something (in/into something) to put something (usually something artificial) into a part of the body, usually in a medical operation将（人造器官等）置入；（通常指通过手术）将…植入
- an electrode implanted into the brain植入大脑中的电极
- an operation to implant an artificial heart植入人造心脏的手术
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[intransitive, transitive] implant (itself) (in/into something) (of an egg or an embryo卵子或胚胎) to become fixed inside the body of a person or an animal so that it can start to develop被移植到（人或动物体内发育）
- The embryo is placed into the uterus where it has a chance to implant.胚胎被放入子宫，有机会植入。

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin implantare ‘graft’, from Latin in- ‘into’ + plantare ‘to plant’.

noun

/ˈɪmplɑːnt/

/ˈɪmplænt/

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BNC: 14462 COCA: 6359

implant

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