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impregnate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/imˈpregˌnāt/,
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impregnates, 3rd person singular present; impregnating, present participle; impregnated, past tense; impregnated, past participle;
  1. Make (a woman or female animal) pregnant

  2. Fertilize (a female reproductive cell or ovum)

  3. Soak or saturate (something) with a substance
    • - wood that had been impregnated with preservative
  4. Imbue with feelings or qualities
    • - an atmosphere impregnated with tension
  1. fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
  2. infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
  3. fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated"
  4. make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
  5. (impregnation) material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"
  6. (impregnation) the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"
  7. Fertilisation (also known as conception, fecundation and syngamy), is the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism. In animals, the process involves the fusion of an ovum with a sperm, which eventually leads to the development of an embryo. ...
  8. To cause to become pregnant; To fertilize; To saturate, or infuse; To fill pores or spaces with a substance
  9. (Impregnated) The plastic (PVC) does not merely coat the material, but actually penetrates the textile. Used where improved grip and dexterity, or low level cut protection is required.
  10. (impregnated (to be -)) (v) kеçinirgе, siŋеrgе
  11. (Impregnating) As a protective treatment, it is one that penetrates the subsurface. It is not a topical coating. It can have both water- and oil-repelling qualities. They are vapor permeable, breathable & generally natural looking.
  12. (Impregnating) The technical term for sealing.
  13. (Impregnating) Wax or paraffin are infused into a porous material, usually turquoise. The process is not permanent and can be adversely affected by intense heat, which may melt the wax.
  14. (impregnation) (1) Treatment of porous castings with a sealing medium to stop pressure leaks. (2) The process of filling the pores of a sintered compact, usually with a liquid such as a lubricant. ...
  15. (IMPREGNATION) Faculty of a wood to let itself penetrated by a product of preservation. This faculty includes several degrees (thus, wood can be completely impregnated or on the contrary, be refractory), and depends on the considered species. ...
  16. (Impregnation) (1) The penetration of a (timber) product under pressure with an oil, mineral, or chemical solution, usually for preservation. (2) Treating soil with a liquid waterproofing agent to reduce leakage.
  17. (Impregnation) A process for salvaging leaky castings by injecting under pressure liquid synthetic resins, tung oil, etc., into the porous area. This material is then solidified in place by heating or baking.
  18. (Impregnation) Process for making a catalyst in which catalyst precursor materials dissolved in water or some other solvent soak into a high surface area support material.
  19. (Impregnation) The process of imbedding a reactive liquid into a porous substrate in order to change its properties.
  20. (impregnation) Applying a chemical containing stain inhibitors that penetrates below the surface of the stone.
  21. (impregnation) a process in which the void structure of a hardened material is filled by saturation with a liquid.
  22. In reinforced plastics, to saturate the reinforcement with a resin.
  23. To fill the voids and spaces of an electrical unit with a compound. (This does not imply complete fill or complete coating of the surfaces by a hole-free film).
  24. To force material into all the openings of a fabric.
  25. (2h)5, FOs >< moves towards each other from the sides of the stomach and interlace FTs. Technically speaking the second sign means to become pregnant, but you will often see it used to mean to be pregnant.