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单词 conceiver
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ceive /kənˈsiv/USA pronunciation   v., -ceived, -ceiv•ing. 
  1. to form (a notion, etc.) in the mind;
    devise:[+ object]He conceived the project while on vacation.
  2. to form an idea;
    think;
    envision;
    imagine:[+ of + object]couldn't conceive of living without a television.
  3. [+ that clause] to hold as an opinion;
    think;
    believe: I can't conceive that it would be of any use.
  4. to form a notion of (something) as (something else);
    consider;
    see:[~ (+ of) + object + as + object]We can conceive (of) the third dimension as a right angle to a flat two-dimensional surface.
  5. to become pregnant (with): [no object]After three years of treatment with fertility drugs she finally conceived.[+ object]The child was conceived during their stay in Africa.
con•ceiv•er, n. [countable]See -ceive-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•ceive  (kən sēv),USA pronunciation v., -ceived, -ceiv•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.):He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
  2. to form a notion or idea of;
    imagine.
  3. to hold as an opinion;
    think;
    believe:I can't conceive that it would be of any use.
  4. to experience or form (a feeling):to conceive a great love for music.
  5. to express, as in words.
  6. to become pregnant with.
  7. to beget.
  8. to begin, originate, or found (something) in a particular way (usually used in the passive):a new nation conceived in liberty.
  9. [Archaic.]to understand;
    comprehend.

v.i. 
  1. to form an idea;
    think (usually fol. by of ).
  2. to become pregnant.
  • Latin concipere to take fully, take in, equivalent. to con- con- + -cipere, combining form of capere to take
  • Anglo-French, Old French conceivre
  • Middle English 1250–1300
con•ceiver, n. 
    • 2, 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See imagine. 

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