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impregnate sb/sth
指使雌性受孕或使土地肥沃。
The bull impregnated the cow.
公牛使母牛怀孕了。
使充满；使浸透；灌输
impregnating — present participle of impregnate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使充满；使浸透；灌输
to fill or saturate completely with a substance or quality
The bull impregnated the cow.
公牛使母牛怀孕了。
常作被动：be impregnated with（充满…）
使怀孕。
To cause to become pregnant.
使受精。
To fertilize.
使饱和或浸透。
To saturate, or infuse.
用某种物质填充孔隙或空间
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
impregnate
Base
原形
impregnates
3rd person
第三人称单数
impregnating
-ing
现在分词
impregnated
Past
过去式
impregnated
Past participle
过去分词
He impregnates the soil with fertilizer.
他给土壤施肥。
They impregnated the fabric with dye.
他们用染料浸透织物。
The smell of smoke had impregnated the curtains.
烟味已经浸透了窗帘。
Make sure the paper is impregnated with the wax before folding.
折叠前确保纸张浸透了蜡。
The powder impregnates the filter with a fresh fragrance.
这种粉末使滤芯充满清新的香味。
指使雌性受孕或使土地肥沃。
The bull impregnated the cow.
公牛使母牛怀孕了。
常用于比喻，表示使某物充满某种特质。
The speaker impregnated the speech with humor.
演讲者让演讲充满了幽默。
被动结构，常指物质被浸透或充满。
The sponge is impregnated with disinfectant.
海绵浸渍了消毒剂。
Not this
She impregnated.
Use this
She became pregnant.
将及物动词'impregnate'用作不及物动词，表示'怀孕'，但实际'impregnate'必须带宾语，意为'使怀孕'，而'become pregnant'才是正确的表达。
Not this
He impregnated her with a child.
Use this
He impregnated her.
'impregnate'本身已包含'使受孕'的含义，添加'with a child'是冗余表达，不符合现代英语习惯。
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使妇女怀孕
Legend says the god impregnated a village woman.
传说神使一名村中女子怀孕。
使卵子受精
A single sperm can impregnate the egg.
一个精子就能使卵子受精。
使浸透；使充满
The material is impregnated with a special coating.
这种材料浸透了特殊涂层。
浸渍多孔材料
This process impregnates porous materials with preservatives.
这一过程用防腐剂浸渍多孔材料。
弥漫于空气中
The scent of rain impregnated the air.
雨的气息弥漫在空气中。
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impregnate 含有 preg(nant)（怀孕），由此记住“使怀孕”；也可联想“灌入”而记住“使浸透、充满”。
语域：formal 常见场景：medical/biological contexts、formal written English 在表示“使怀孕”时，impregnate 属于正式/医学术语，多用于医学、生物学或法律等书面语境；日常口语中更常说 make sb pregnant，不宜在随意对话中使用。
这四个以 -nate 结尾的词（donate、terminate、fascinate、vaccinate）与 impregnate 末尾的 -nate 都读作 /neɪt/，但重音都在更前面的音节，因此不构成严格押韵。magnate 与 impregnate 都含 -gnate /ɡneɪt/，但重读元音不同（/æ/ 对 /e/），也不押韵。pregnant 与 impregnate 的前半部分拼写和读音相同（preɡ），但结尾是 /nənt/ 而不是 /neɪt/。注意不要只凭拼写判断发音。
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