instill
🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'stɪl/🇺🇸 US/in'stil/
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Definitions
v.
To gradually introduce a feeling, idea, or quality into someone's mind; to pour liquid in drop by drop
灌输(思想、品质等);逐渐培养;滴入
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.instill in灌输给
- 2.instill values灌输价值观
- 3.instill confidence建立信心
Example Sentences
- 1.
Good teachers instill in students a love of learning and intellectual curiosity.
- 2.
Parents gradually instill values and moral principles into their children through example.