impregnate

英 ['ɪmpreɡneɪt] 美 [ɪm'preɡneɪt]

• v. 注入；使充满；使饱和；使怀孕
• adj. 充满的；怀孕的

英英释义

Verb:

1. fill, as with a certain quality;

   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
   

2. infuse or fill completely;

   "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
   

3. fertilize and cause to grow;

   "the egg was impregnated"
   

4. make pregnant;

   "He impregnated his wife again"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. A great book impregnates the mind with new ideas.
   伟大的著作总是把新思想注入人心。
2. The drawing is impregnated with the artist's personality.
   这幅画充分体现了作者的个性。
3. David's efforts to impregnate his wife failed.
   大卫想让他妻子怀孕的努力失败了。

经典引文

• Water impregnated with some penetrating Salt.

  出自： J. Arbuthnot

词汇搭配

• oil impregnate 渗油
• impregnate with tallow 脂浸渍

近反义词

【近义词】

• saturate 使浸透
• infuse 注入
• soak 使浸透
• steep 险峻的
• permeate 弥漫
• fill 装满
• imbue 灌输
• knock up 唤醒
• tincture 气息
• instill 逐渐灌输
• bang up 弄伤