engender

英 [ɪnˈdʒendə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈdʒendər]

v.  产生，引起(某种感觉或情况)

过去分词：engendered　第三人称单数：engenders　过去式：engendered　现在分词：engendering　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9730 / COCA.9295

牛津词典

verb

• 产生，引起（某种感觉或情况）
  to make a feeling or situation exist
  1. The issue engendered controversy.
     这个问题引起了争论。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 导致，造成（某种感觉、气氛、状况等）
  If someone or somethingengendersa particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur.
  1. It helps engender a sense of common humanity...
     这有助于营造一种博爱的感觉。
  2. Mr Bowles could engender delight in students and musicians alike.
     鲍尔斯先生能够让学生和音乐家都感到快乐。

英英释义

verb

• make children
  1. Abraham begot Isaac
  2. Men often father children but don't recognize them
  Synonym:begetgetfathermothersiregeneratebring forth
• call forth
  Synonym:breedspawn

双语例句

• It was supposed to engender difficult questions and to keep the conversation at a low temperature.
  仿佛她会提出各种深奥的问题，使谈话始终保持在低温状态。
• Finally, managers can use intuition to bypass in-depth analysis and move rapidly to engender a plausible solution.
  最后，管理者可通过直觉绕开深奥的分析而快速产生一个可能的解决办法。
• China is a rising power and rising powers engender fears.
  中国是一个正在崛起的大国，而崛起的大国会造成恐惧。
• Things that engender poor feng shui include grey carpets, off-white walls and strip lighting.
  有损风水的事物包括灰色的地毯、白墙和条状照明灯。
• It can help you find love or engender more love.
  他能够让你更快的找到爱情或者加深感情。
• A kind of impedance measurement is proposed with piezo-electric element which drives the beam and engender dynamic impedance data.
  提出了利用压电陶瓷的阻抗测量法的概念，即用压电陶瓷作为驱动源产生动态阻抗信息。
• At the same time, the excellent relations between Hong Kong and the US, I believe, can help to engender a deeper mutual understanding and respect between Chinese and American people.
  此外，我相信美国和香港之间的良好关系，有助加深中美人民之间的互相了解和互相尊重。
• To take an unnecessary action that will probably engender adverse effects.
  自找麻烦采取一个可能会产生负面效果的不必要的行动。
• As a matter of fact, in the existing framework of institution of scientific research contract, the objectives and behaviors of scientists are distorted seriously, and engender negative influence.
  事实上，在现有的科研合同制框架下，科研人员的目标与行为受到了很大的扭曲，并由此而产生了很多消极的影响。
• Second, the results may engender caution towards attempts to engineer happiness through public policy.
  其次，这一结果可能会引发人们对于通过公共政策操纵幸福做法的戒备。