impregnate

• 动词，指使某人怀孕，也指用物质浸透或充满某物。

A verb meaning to make something or someone pregnant, or to saturate or fill something with a substance.

1. To fill or saturateC1formalscientific

   To cause a substance to be thoroughly filled or soaked with another substance.

   使充满；使浸透

   • The cloth was impregnated with a waterproofing solution.
   • The air was impregnated with the scent of pine trees.
   • They impregnated the wood with a preservative to prevent rot.

   同义词chargedrenchfillimbueinfusepermeatesaturatesoaksteepsuffuse

2. To imbue or inspireC1formal

   To fill someone or something with a particular quality, feeling, or idea.

   充满

   • The teacher's words impregnated her students with a love for learning.
   • His speech was impregnated with a sense of urgency.
   • The novel is impregnated with themes of hope and redemption.

   同义词chargefillimbueinfusepermeatepervadesaturatesteepsuffuse

   反义词depletedrainemptystrip

3. To fertilizeC1formalscientific

   To make an egg or female animal capable of developing a new life by introducing sperm.

   使受精

   • The male's sperm impregnates the female's egg.
   • In many fish species, the male impregnates the eggs after they are laid.
   • The veterinarian impregnated the mare using artificial insemination.

   同义词fecundatefertilizeinseminate

4. To make pregnantC1formalmedical

   To cause a woman or female animal to become pregnant.

   使怀孕

   • The bull impregnated the cow during the breeding season.
   • The doctor confirmed that the treatment had successfully impregnated the patient.
   • In some species, a single mating can impregnate the female for life.

   同义词fecundatefertilizeinseminate