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VERB
想象;相信
If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
例句
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money...
那么多錢,我根本都無法想象。
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贏得權(quán)力。
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VERB
認(rèn)為
If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.
例句
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water...
古人認(rèn)為地球飄浮在水里。
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change...
我們認(rèn)為家庭處于不斷變化之中。
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VERB
構(gòu)思;設(shè)想;想出
If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done.
例句
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels...
她萌生出撰寫系列小說的想法。
He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968.
1968年,他構(gòu)想出第一臺真正的便攜式計(jì)算機(jī)。
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VERB
懷孕
When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
例句
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive...
他說女性在計(jì)劃懷孕之前應(yīng)該戒酒。
About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving...
大約1/6的夫妻有受孕困難。