instill

英 [ɪnˈstɪl]

美 [ɪnˈstɪl]

v.  浸染；逐渐灌输；滴注（入，下）

第三人称单数：instills　现在分词：instilling　过去式：instilled　过去分词：instilled　

TOEFLGRETEM8

BNC.34201 / COCA.12013

英英释义

verb

• fill, as with a certain quality
  1. The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
  Synonym:impregnateinfusetincture
• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  1. inculcate values into the young generation
  Synonym:inculcateinfuse
• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
  1. Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
  Synonym:impressingrain
• enter drop by drop
  1. instill medication into my eye
  Synonym:instil
• impart gradually
  1. Her presence instilled faith into the children
  2. transfuse love of music into the students
  Synonym:transfuse

双语例句

• That's a lesson Michelle and I have tried to instill in our daughters with the White House vegetable garden that Michelle planted.
  我的太太米歇尔在白宫种植了菜园，她和我也正在把垃圾食品的教训灌输给我们的女儿。
• To instill courage or life into; animate.
  鼓舞注入勇气或生命；使充满活力。
• Organization was a critical skill that teachers tried to instill in us at an early age.
  教师对我们从小灌输非常重要的生活组织能力。
• The easy rhythm and pop arrangement even instill a feeling of musical eroticism.
  轻松的旋律和节奏安排甚至给我们一种非常愉悦的感觉。
• But does that portrayal reflect a pre-existing expectation that film buffs hold or does it instill it?
  但是那些描绘反映影迷们所把握的那些先前存在的期待或会对他们灌输那样的思想吗？
• And where will people come from that, if they all follow the psychology of fear and? self-interest that Hobbes wants to instill in us?
  如果都按霍布斯灌输给我们的那样想，时刻保持着恐惧和利己的心态，那又从哪招募那些消防员，警察和军人呢？
• Instill optimism and self-confidence, but stay grounded in reality.
  虽说要乐观自信，但也要脚踏实地。
• Don't be afraid of making a mistake and instill this in your subordinates.
  不要害怕犯错误，让你的下属也认同这一点。
• The study of law will instill in the law student a critical method of analyzing facts and situations.
  对法律的研习会给法律专业的学生灌输一种分析事实和情况的判断方法。
• They tried to instill such new ideas into students'minds.
  他们努力将这些新观念灌输到学生的头脑中去。