单词	instil
释义	instilin‧stil British English, instill American English /ɪnˈstɪl/ verb (past tense and past participle instilled, present participle instilling) [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINinstill Origin: 1400-1500 Latin instillare, from stillare ‘to fall in drops’ Verb Table VERB TABLE instil (BrE) Simple Form Present I, you, we, they instil (BrE) he, she, it instils (BrE) Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they instilled Present perfect I, you, we, they have instilled he, she, it has instilled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had instilled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will instil Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have instilled Continuous Form Present I am instilling he, she, it is instilling you, we, they are instilling Past I, he, she, it was instilling you, we, they were instilling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been instilling he, she, it has been instilling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been instilling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be instilling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been instilling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She instilled tremendous enthusiasm into all her students. We aim to teach the children discipline and instil a sense of duty. We have tried to instil good manners in our children from an early age. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto teach people how they should think or behave► teach to teach someone, especially a child or young person, how to behave or what to believe: teach somebody to do something: · When I was young, children were taught to treat older people with respect.teach somebody (that): · Joe's mother taught him that he could do anything, if only he tried hard enough.teach somebody something: · Parents need to teach their children the difference between right and wrong. ► educate to teach people, especially over a long period of time, about things that will be helpful to them in life: · We need to educate people so that they understand the importance of a good, healthy diet.educate somebody about something: · Youngsters must be educated about the dangers of drugs.educate somebody to do something: · What we're trying to do is to educate young people to be responsible citizens. ► bring up to teach your child or children how to behave or think as they grow up: bring somebody up to do something: · I was brought up to spend money carefully and save as much as I could.· Stan had been brought up to believe that a man should work to support his wife.bring somebody up in the belief/conviction/knowledge that: · Alison was brought up in the belief that she was in some way superior to other children. ► instil British /instill American formal to teach someone a way of thinking or behaving, especially relating to morals, good manners, over a long period of time: · We aim to teach the children discipline and instil a sense of duty.instil something in/into somebody: · We have tried to instil good manners in our children from an early age.· She instilled tremendous enthusiasm into all her students. ► brainwash to teach someone to believe something by continuously repeating it over a long period of time, especially when they are tired, weak, or confused, so that they accept it without questioning it: · Mrs Davis accused the cult of having brainwashed her daughter.brainwash somebody into doing something: · For years we've been brainwashed by advertising into buying more and more things that we don't need. ► condition to make someone think or react in a particular way by influencing their attitudes or reactions over a long period of time: condition somebody to do something: · He was conditioned to obey his father at all times.condition somebody into doing something: · The people have been conditioned into thinking that anyone from outside their community represents a threat to them. ► indoctrinate to teach someone to accept a particular set of religious or political beliefs, without allowing them to discuss it, doubt it, or consider other possible beliefs: · Some politically active teachers were accused of trying to indoctrinate their students.indoctrinate somebody into doing something: · Citizens were indoctrinated into believing that their leader was the source of all wisdom and goodness. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► instil confidence/fear/discipline etc into somebody  A manager’s job is to instil determination into his players. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► confidence · One way to instil confidence is to start with a positive attitude and this starts the moment you step up to the ball.· He couldn't instil enough confidence into her, that was the trouble.· How will he instil confidence in the market so that investment in manufacturing industry can really start again? ► fear · To instil such fear that total domination and obedience is guaranteed.· Much power is exercised by instilling fear in people and keeping them afraid. to teach someone to think, behave, or feel in a particular way over a period of timeinstil confidence/fear/discipline etc into somebody A manager’s job is to instil determination into his players.
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