conceive
verb uk/kənˈsiːv/ us/kənˈsiːv/
(IMAGINE)
C2 [ I or T ]想象;想出;构想
to imagine something
I think my uncle still conceives of me as a four-year-old. 我觉得我叔叔仍然把我看成是4岁的小孩。
He couldn't conceive of a time when he would have no job. 他不能想象有一天他会没有工作。
[ + question word ] I can't conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) how anyone could behave so cruelly. 我不能想象有人竟然能做出如此残酷的事情。
[ + that ] I find it hard to conceive (= it is too shocking to imagine) that people are still treated so badly. 我觉得难以想象人们竟然还受着那样的虐待。
(INVENT)
C2 [ T ]构想，想出，设想出（计划或主意）
to invent a plan or an idea
He conceived the plot for this film while he was still a student. 他还是个学生的时候就已经构想出了这部影片的情节。
The exhibition was conceived by the museum's director. 这次展览是由博物馆馆长构思设计的。
(BECOME PREGNANT)
C2 [ I or T ]怀孕;受孕;怀（胎）
to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form
Do you know exactly when you conceived? 你知道自己怀孕的确切时间吗？
The baby was conceived in March, so will be born in December. 这孩子是3月份怀上的，所以会在12月出生。