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inculcate sth in/into sb
宾语通常是习惯、价值观等抽象事物；介词用 in 或 into。
Teachers try to inculcate good habits in their students.
老师们努力向学生反复灌输良好的习惯。
反复灌输；谆谆教诲
inculcated — past of inculcate
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反复灌输；谆谆教诲
to teach and impress by frequent repetition or admonition
Teachers try to inculcate good habits in their students.
老师们努力向学生反复灌输良好的习惯。
通过反复教导来灌输
To teach by repeated instruction.
使某人产生理解或特定情感
To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
inculcate
Base
原形
inculcates
3rd person
第三人称单数
inculcating
-ing
现在分词
inculcated
Past
过去式
inculcated
Past participle
过去分词
Teachers inculcate good habits in students.
老师向学生反复灌输好习惯。
The coach inculcated discipline in the team.
教练向团队反复灌输纪律。
She is inculcating respect for nature in her children.
她正在向孩子们反复灌输对自然的尊重。
及物动词，常用搭配 inculcate sth in/into sb，表示‘反复灌输、谆谆教诲’。
Parents should inculcate good manners in their children from an early age.
父母应该从小就向孩子反复灌输良好的礼貌习惯。
The coach inculcated a strong sense of discipline into every player on the team.
教练把强烈的纪律意识反复灌输给了队里的每一名队员。
Teachers try to inculcate a love of reading by giving students interesting books.
老师们通过给学生有趣的书，努力反复培养他们对阅读的热爱。
宾语通常是习惯、价值观等抽象事物；介词用 in 或 into。
Teachers try to inculcate good habits in their students.
老师们努力向学生反复灌输良好的习惯。
也可用被动语态 be inculcated with，表示“被灌输……”。
Parents should inculcate their children with a sense of responsibility.
父母应该向孩子反复灌输责任感。
Not this
The teacher inculcated the students the importance of honesty.
Use this
The teacher inculcated the importance of honesty into the students.
inculcate 虽然及物，但不能像 teach 那样接双宾语；表示“把……灌输给某人”要用 inculcate sth into sb 或 inculcate sb with sth。所以应把 the importance of honesty 作为直接宾语，并用 into 引出学生。
Not this
Parents should inculcate children to respect their elders.
Use this
Parents should inculcate respect for their elders in children.
inculcate 不能接“人 + to do”结构；要灌输的是观念或习惯，而不是让人去做某事。正确搭配是 inculcate sth in/into sb，因此把 to respect their elders 改为 respect for their elders，并用 in 引出对象。
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灌输价值观
Parents should inculcate values such as honesty and responsibility in their children.
父母应该向孩子灌输诚实和责任感等价值观。
灌输纪律观念
The military academy inculcates discipline in every cadet.
军校向每名学员灌输纪律观念。
培养好习惯
Early childhood education can inculcate good habits that last a lifetime.
早期教育可以培养受益终身的好习惯。
培养责任感
Teachers try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in students.
老师们努力培养学生的责任感。
灌输尊重观念
Good coaches inculcate respect for every player.
好的教练会灌输对每名球员的尊重。
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记忆联想：像钉钉子般一遍遍把道理打进脑中——inculcate 即‘反复灌输、谆谆教诲’。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、education、parenting 该词多用于正式语境，常见于书面语或教育、道德培养等场合，表示反复灌输某种观念或知识。日常口语中较少使用。
前五个词（educate, indicate, dedicate, calculate, fabricate）都以 -cate 结尾，共享末尾 /keɪt/ 音；但 inculcate 的重音在第一个音节，所以它们并不与 inculcate 押韵。incubate 拼写开头相似，但结尾读 /beɪt/，不是 /keɪt/。
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