1. 想象;相信 If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
e.g. I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money... 那么多錢(qián)，我根本都無(wú)法想象。 e.g. 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(yíng)得權力。
2. 認為 If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.
e.g. The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water... 古人認為地球飄浮在水里。 e.g. We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change... 我們認為家庭處于不斷變化之中。
3. 構思;設想;想出 If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done.
e.g. She had conceived the idea of a series of novels... 她萌生出撰寫(xiě)系列小說(shuō)的想法。 e.g. He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968. 1968年，他構想出第一臺真正的便攜式計算機。
4. 懷孕 When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
e.g. Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive... 他說(shuō)女性在計劃懷孕之前應該戒酒。 e.g. About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving... 大約1/6的夫妻有受孕困難。
conceive英英釋義
verb
1. become pregnant undergo conception
e.g. She cannot conceive My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day
2. judge or regard look upon judge
e.g. 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: thinkbelieveconsider
3. have the idea for
e.g. He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients This library was well conceived