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

• Lateral rigidity of inclined column-shaped transfer stories is large, making it difficult to engender structure weakness stories.
  斜柱式转换结构转换层侧向刚度较大，不易使转换层形成结构薄弱层；
• 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。
• 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。
• At the same time, the excellent relations between Hong Kong and the US, I believe, can help to engender a deeper mutual understanding and respect between Chinese and American people.
  此外，我相信美国和香港之间的良好关系，有助加深中美人民之间的互相了解和互相尊重。
• 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。
• It helps engender a sense of common humanity
  这有助于营造一种博爱的感觉。
• 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。
• Retrospectives on the process and working practices regularly capture the lessons learned by the project and engender a culture of continuous process improvement within the project.
  对过程和工作实践的回顾有规律地捕捉从项目中得到的经验，并在项目中造成一个持续的过程改进的文化。
• The BSPU has continued its efforts to engender a'helping business'culture and mindset among civil servants.
  工商服务业推广处一直致力在公务员队伍内，建立方便营商的文化和观念。
• 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。