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

• Such returns, however, do not always engender as much goodwill as one might expect.
  然而，归还行为并不总是像人们以为的那样会引起足够的善意。
• The sense of injustice they engender is a threat to economic and political security.
  它们造成的不公平感是对经济和政治安全的威胁。
• 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。
• In a world where goodwill is scarce, heavy-handed dialogues engender resentments that spill over into other spheres.
  在一个善意匮乏的世界中，笨拙的对话会造成蔓延至其它领域的憎恨情绪。
• Pay differentials, when they become public, can engender resentment, envy and dissatisfaction among workers.
  薪资差距一旦公之于众，可能会在员工当中引发怨恨、妒忌和不满。
• It helps engender a sense of common humanity
  这有助于营造一种博爱的感觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。