Word · Frequency #11368
instilled
滴入；逐滴注入
instilled is the past of instil.
to put or introduce something drop by drop; to make something enter slowly and steadily
- 1.
enter drop by drop
一滴一滴地进入
一滴一滴地进入；滴注；逐渐灌输；不断灌输；[医] 滴注
In use
The teacher instilled a love of reading in her students.
Parents should instil good manners in their children from an early age.
The nurse instilled the eye drops carefully.
instil sth into sth
instil 是及物动词，宾语是被滴入的液体，into 后接滴入的位置或容器。
The doctor instilled the saline solution into the wound.
医生将生理盐水逐滴滴入伤口。
Verb forms
base instil · third person instils · -ing instilling · past instilled · past participle instilled
instil 是及物动词，常与 in 或 into 搭配。
Common mistakes
He instiled the liquid into the test tube.He instilled the liquid into the test tube.
instil 的过去式和过去分词要双写词尾 l 再加 -ed，写成 instilled，不能只加一个 d；因为该词以重读闭音节结尾，拼写规则要求双写末尾辅音字母。
The instil of the medicine into the eye was slow.The instilling of the medicine into the eye was slow.
instil 是动词，不能直接充当名词；表示“滴入、注入”这个动作时，应使用动名词 instilling 或名词形式，而不是把动词原形当作名词。
Connections
Collocations
- instil drops into the ear
- 滴入耳中
- Instil drops into the ear twice a day.每天两次将药滴入耳中。
- instil the solution
- 滴注溶液
- Instil the solution using a clean dropper.用干净的滴管滴注溶液。
- instil slowly
- 慢慢滴入
- Instil the liquid slowly.慢慢滴入液体。
- instil drop by drop
- 逐滴注入
- Instil the reagent drop by drop.逐滴注入试剂。
Idioms & figurative uses
- instil confidence in
- 在……心中树立信心The teacher's encouragement helped instil confidence in her shy students.老师的鼓励帮助那些害羞的学生树立了信心。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（进入）+ still（静止）——想象一滴水静静地滴入，即“滴入”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical instructions、laboratory procedures、technical writing instil 通常用于正式或专业语境，多出现在医学、实验操作等书面说明中，意思是“逐滴注入”；日常口语比较少见，更常说 put in drops。语气偏正式，使用时注意场合。
Grammar Note
常与介词in或into连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的重读元音及后面的辅音都是 /ɪl/，与 instil /ɪnˈstɪl/ 押韵。注意：instil 是英式拼写（单 l），美式拼写 instill 读音相同；而 install /ɪnˈstɔːl/ 是形近词，发音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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