conceive

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. 想像; 相信[usu with brd-neg]
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money. 我简直无法想像那样一笔数量的钱。
We could not conceive that he might soon be dead. 我们无法相信他可能很快就会死去。
2. V-T/V-I If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing. 认为
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water. 古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change. 我们认为家庭是处于不断变化之中的。
3. V-T If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. 构想出
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels, each of which would reveal some aspect of Chinese life. 她已经想出了个关于一个系列小说的主意，每一部都将反映中国人生活的某一方面。
4. V-T/V-I When a woman conceives a child or conceives, she becomes pregnant. 怀 (胎); 怀孕
Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive. 他说女人在计划怀孕前应该戒酒。