im.preg.nate
v.tr.(及物动词)im.preg.nat.ed,im.preg.nat.ing,im.preg.nates To make pregnant; inseminate.使怀孕;受精于To fertilize (an ovum, for example).使(例如卵细胞)受精To fill throughout; saturate:使充满;使饱和:例句:a cotton wad that was impregnated with ether.浸透了醚的棉花团
To permeate or imbue:灌输:渗透或使感染:例句:impregnate a speech with optimism.See Synonyms at charge 使讲演充满乐观主义参见 charge
adj.(形容词)
Saturated or filled.充满的或浸透的
来源:Probably from Late Latin impraegn3tus [pregnant] 可能源自 后期拉丁语 impraegn3tus [怀孕的] Latin in- [in] * see in- 2拉丁语 in- [在…里面] *参见 in-2Latin praegn3tus 拉丁语 praegn3tus variant of praegn3s [pregnant] * see pregnant praegn3s的变体 [怀孕的] *参见 pregnant
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im.pregna.tion
n.(名词)impreg.na.tor
n.(名词)