conceive

If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it. ^{想像; 相信}

verb [vt. 及物动词]构思，设想；使受孕，怀孕

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。

conceive 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）: Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies conceive 动词: 想像

con(共同) + ceiv(抓住) → 怀有一种想法 → 想出

vt. 构思；持有；以为；怀孕

单词造句:

网友用“Conceive”造句精选: 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。; 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。; 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。; 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。; She is unable to conceive. 她不能怀孕。; It is impossible to conceive of a self arising outside of social experience. 我们不可能设想一个在社会经验之外产生的自我。（自我和社会是密不可分的。）

与“conceive”相关联的词汇

近义词consider/kənˈsɪdə(r)/vt. 认为；考虑；细想；考虑到

近义词devise/dɪˈvaɪz/vt. 设计；发明；想出；图谋；遗赠给

反义词inconceivable/ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl/adj.不可思议的；难以置信的；不能想象的；非凡的

词组	含义	例句
conceive of sth.	设想某事	Many people can't conceive of a dinner without meat or fish.^{许多人无法想象没有肉和鱼的晚餐。}
conceive of … as …	把A想象成B	The ancients conceived of the world as (being) flat. ^{古人认为世界是平的。}
conceive + 宾语从句	把A想象成B	I cannot conceive that he would wish to harm us. ^{我无法想象他会想伤害我们。}