Infuse



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.灌输; 鼓励
• ［英］ v.灌输 ( instill; impart) ; 鼓励 ( inspire)
• ［记］ in ( 进入) +fuse ( 流) -> 流进去 -> 灌输

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (infused; infusing)

• Etymology: Middle English, to pour in, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French infuser, from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere to pour in, from in- + fundere to pour — more at found
• Date: 1526
• 1.
  • a. to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better <infuse the team with confidence>
  • b. introduce, insinuate <a new spirit was infused into American art — American Guide Series: New York>
• 2. inspire, animate <the sense of purpose that infuses scientific research>
• 3. to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles
• 4. to administer or inject by infusion <stem cells were infuseed into the patient>
• ? infuser noun
• Synonyms:
  • infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance <new members infused enthusiasm into the club>. suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality<a room suffused with light>. imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being<imbue students with intellectual curiosity>. ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait<clung to ingrained habits>. inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety<an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas>. leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality<a serious play leavened with comic moments>.

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