
英:/'ˈɪmpreɡneɪt/ 美:/'ɪmˈpreɡneɪt/
使懷孕
過去式:impregnated 過去分詞:impregnated 現在分詞:impregnating 第三人稱單數:impregnates
vt. 使懷孕;灌輸;浸透
adj. 充滿的;懷孕的
This woman was impregnated unexpectedly.
這個女人意外懷孕了。
The cloth has been impregnated with dye for four hours.
這塊布已經用染料浸染了四個小時了。
The meeting room was impregnated with tension.
會議室充滿了緊張的氣氛。
Norman's efforts to impregnate her failed.
諾曼想使她懷孕的努力失敗了
To infuse, as with a quality; impregnate.
注入使…充滿,如某種品質;注入。
Norman's efforts to impregnate her failed.
諾曼想使她懷孕的努力失敗了。
What happens to the young girls these boys impregnate?
這些男孩讓少女懷孕後,女孩兒們要承擔什麼後果呢?
Or impregnate her, depending on which version you read.
或者使她懷孕了,取決于你讀的哪個版本。
These organic impregnate large volumes of sandstone.
這種有機質滲入了大面積的砂岩。
vt.|imbue/indoctrinate;[生理]使懷孕;灌輸;浸透
adj.|pregnant/full/consumed;充滿的;[生理]懷孕的
impregnate 是一個多義詞,其核心含義圍繞“使充滿”或“使滲透”的概念展開,具體含義需根據語境判斷。以下是其詳細解釋及權威來源參考:
使受孕;使懷孕 (生物學/醫學)
指使雌性生物(尤指女性或雌性動物)懷孕的行為或過程。
例: The sperm fertilizes the egg to impregnate the female.
權威來源參考: 該釋義為生物學和醫學基礎概念,可參考權威詞典如《牛津英語詞典》(Oxford English Dictionary) 或醫學教材。例如,梅裡亞姆-韋伯斯特詞典 (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) 将其定義為 "to make pregnant"(鍊接:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impregnate)。
使充滿;使飽和;浸透 (物理/化學/材料學)
指使某物(如材料、物質、空間)完全充滿、滲透或吸收另一種物質。
例: The cloth was impregnated with a waterproofing solution. / The air was impregnated with the scent of flowers.
權威來源參考: 此釋義廣泛應用于科學和工程領域。劍橋詞典 (Cambridge Dictionary) 将其解釋為 "to cause a substance to spread through an area or thing so that it is present in every part of it"(鍊接:https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/impregnate)。柯林斯詞典 (Collins Dictionary) 也提供了類似定義(鍊接:https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/impregnate)。
灌輸(思想、品質等)(比喻義)
指将某種思想、觀念、品質等深刻地植入或注入(某人或某物)。
例: His speeches were impregnated with a sense of patriotism.
權威來源參考: 此比喻用法在文學和語言學中常見。朗文當代英語詞典 (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) 将其列為釋義之一(鍊接:https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/impregnate)。
總結關鍵點:
impregnate 是一個多義詞,其含義需根據語境判斷,主要包含以下三層核心釋義:
浸漬/使充滿(物質層面)
指通過浸泡、滲透等方式使某物質充滿另一種物質,常用于工業或化學場景。
例:The fabric is impregnated with waterproof chemicals.(這種織物浸漬了防水化學品)
使懷孕(生物層面)
生物學中表示“使受精/受孕”,屬于正式或技術性用法。
例:The process of artificial insemination can impregnate animals.(人工授精技術可使動物受孕)
灌輸/滲透(抽象概念)
抽象層面表示将思想、品質等深植于某事物中。
例:The book is impregnated with philosophical ideas.(這本書滲透着哲學思想)
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