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单词 imbrue
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
im•brue  (im brŏŏ),USA pronunciation v.t., -brued, -bru•ing. 
  1. to stain:He refused to imbrue his hands with the blood of more killing.
  2. to impregnate or imbue (usually fol. by with or in):They are imbrued with the follies of youth.
Also, embrue. 
  • Vulgar Latin *imbiberāre, derivative of Latin imbibere to imbibe
  • Middle French embreuver to cause to drink in, soak, drench
  • late Middle English enbrewen 1400–50
im•bruement, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
imbrue, embrue /ɪmˈbruː/ vb ( -brues, -bruing, -brued)(transitive) rare
  1. to stain, esp with blood
  2. to permeate or impregnate
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French embreuver, from Latin imbibere imbibe

imˈbruement, emˈbruement n
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