| 单词 | implant |
| 释义 | implant (once / 1777 pages) vn When you implant something, you place or embed it solidly: you might implant marbles in the damp concrete of a newly poured sidewalk, for example. There are a couple of different ways to implant something — the first is to physically fix an item deeply, the way you might implant a croquet wicket in the ground. A more figurative way to implant is to settle an idea into someone's mind. You could accidentally implant a fear of highway driving in your younger brother's mind, for example, by telling him stories of traffic accidents. Implant comes from the French word implanter, "to insert." WORD FAMILYimplant: implantation, implanted, implanting, implants+/implantation: implantations USAGE EXAMPLESThat Israel never leaves the West Bank and that it implants Jewish settlers everywhere there. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The Department of Health initiative is to avoid future scandals like the PIP breast implant scare of 2010. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) The conservative group is also pushing for Trump to overturn the rule implanted by the Federal Communications Commission that treats broadband internet as a utility. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) 1v fix or set securely or deeply The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum Syn|Hypo|Hyper embed, engraft, imbed, plant pot plant in a pot nestfit together or fit inside bury, sinkembed deeply repotput in a new, usually larger, pot countersink, setinsert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) enter, infix, insert, introduce put or introduce into something 2v become attached to and embedded in the uterus The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications Hyper attach become attached 3v put firmly in the mind Syn|Hyper plant communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across transmit information 4n a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue Hypo|Hyper artificial heart a pump that replaces the natural heart artificial jointa metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) breast implantan implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed dental implantan implant that replaces a natural tooth heart valvean implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve IOL, interocular lens implant, lens implanta clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation penile implantan implant that creates an artificial erection shuntimplant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body accommodating IOL, accommodating lens implanta lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person) Jarvik artificial heart, Jarvik hearta kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success monofocal IOL, monofocal lens implanta lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance vision multifocal IOL, multifocal lens implanta type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision; the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously prosthesis, prosthetic device corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
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