instill sth in/into sb
Teachers aim to instill a love of learning in their students.
教师旨在向学生灌输对学习的热爱。
逐步灌输；慢慢培养
instilled — past of instill
滴注；逐滴注入；使某种品质成为某人本性的一部分。；滴入(例如药物)；滴注；慢慢地灌输
to gradually make someone accept or feel an idea, value, or attitude
用于抽象事物，如思想、价值观等。
使某种品质成为某人本性的一部分。
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
滴入(例如药物)
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
一般现在时
Teachers instill knowledge in students.
老师向学生灌输知识。
past
She instilled confidence in her team.
她向团队灌输了信心。
现在完成时
They have instilled good habits in their children.
他们已向孩子灌输了好习惯。
规则动词，注意双写l加ed/ing（美式英语instill，英式instil但变化相同）
A good teacher can instill a love of learning in her students.
一位好老师能在学生心中慢慢培养起对学习的热爱。
用法提示：动词instill表示‘逐步灌输、培养’，此处与介词in搭配使用。
His father instilled discipline and respect in him from an early age.
他父亲从小便向他灌输纪律和尊重。
用法提示：过去式instilled表示‘灌输、培养’，与in搭配使用。
The coach uses team activities to instill a sense of trust among the players.
教练利用团队活动来逐渐培养球员之间的信任感。
用法提示：不定式to instill表示‘逐步灌输、培养’，此处与among搭配使用。
Teachers aim to instill a love of learning in their students.
教师旨在向学生灌输对学习的热爱。
此结构等同于'instill sth in sb'。
The coach instilled the team with confidence before the match.
教练在赛前向团队灌输了信心。
Discipline is instilled in soldiers from day one.
纪律从第一天起就被灌输给士兵。
grammar · medium
易错句子The teacher instills knowledge to students.
正确表达The teacher instills knowledge in students.
动词instill要求使用介词'in'或'into'来引出接受者，不能使用'to'，因为其原意是'滴入'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The coach instilled the team discipline.
正确表达The coach instilled discipline in the team.
instill不能像teach那样接双宾语，必须用'instill + 某物 + in/into + 某人'的结构。
instill强调逐步灌输思想或品质，而instruct侧重系统性地传授知识或技能。
instill强调缓慢、逐步地灌输，infuse侧重一次性注入或充满，常搭配抽象名词。
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