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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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

• The practices of bankruptcy engender considerable loss in value both in liquidation and reorganization.
  从破产法的实际操作来看，无论清算还是重组，都会造成一定的价值损失。
• It not only facilitates efficient care, but also will engender patient confidence and trust in the physician team.
  它不仅有助于促进医疗工作，而且会增强患者对于医务人员的信任。
• Generally owner-run, they engender a degree of thoughtful respect that most people would use towards friends.
  这些经营者通常也是拥有者，他们创造出一定程度的、周到的尊重，即大多数人对待朋友的那种尊重。
• Trying to isolate Beijing in this way is likely to engender the sort of aggressive, nationalistic China its supporters fear.
  试图通过这种方式孤立中国，很可能会促使其成为支持者担心的那种激进的、充满民族主义情绪的国家。
• 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。
• Unanticipated, these free radicals engender questions of free will, creativity, and even the nature of what we might call the soul.
  意料之外的，这些自由的激进因素产生了关于自由意志、创造力、甚至被我们称为灵魂的物质的本质的问题。
• 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。
• As material expectations keep rising, more money may engender only more desires.
  随着物质期望值不断上升，越多的钱也许只会带来更多的欲望。
• And in Latin America and the Caribbean, gender activities include efforts to "engender" infrastructure.
  在拉丁美洲与加勒比地区，性别活动包括了“性别化”的基础设施工作。
• 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。