
| Lĩnh vực: xây dựng |
Xem thêm: gestate, conceptualize, conceptualise, think, believe, consider
conceive verb
1 think of/imagine
ADV. brilliantly, carefully The plan was brilliantly conceived. | poorly | broadly The course is very broadly conceived (= it covers a wide range of topics). | narrowly | originally The dam project was originally conceived in 1977.
VERB + CONCEIVE can't/cannot I cannot conceive why you paid out so much money. | be difficult to, be impossible to It is difficult to conceive of a society without money. | be easy to, be possible to
PREP. of We conceive of ourselves as individuals.
2 become pregnant
ADV. naturally She was unable to conceive a child naturally and was offered fertility treatment.
VERB + CONCEIVE be able/unable to
v.
He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
This library was well conceived
I think he is very smart
I believe her to be very smart
I think that he is her boyfriend
The racist conceives such people to be inferior
She cannot conceive
My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day