| 释义 |
ingrain
in·grain I0139500 (ĭn-grān′)tr.v. in·grained, in·grain·ing, in·grains 1. To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind: "A system that had been ingrained for generations could not be easily undone by change from the top" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).2. Archaic To dye or stain into the fiber of.adj. (ĭn′grān′)1. Deep-seated; ingrained.2. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn.3. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs.n. (ĭn′grān′)1. Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture.2. An ingrain rug or carpet.
[Variant of engrain.]ingrain or engrainvb (tr) 1. to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil2. (Dyeing) archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric)adj3. variants of ingrained4. (Dyeing) (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarnna. a carpet made from ingrained yarnb. such yarn[C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre]in•grain (v. ɪnˈgreɪn; adj., n. ˈɪnˌgreɪn)
v.t. 1. to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. adj. 2. ingrained; firmly fixed. 3. (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted. 4. made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric. n. 5. yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture. Also, engrain (for defs. 1,2). [1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed) in grain] ingrain, ingrained - Ingrain literally means "work into the grain" (originally, of fabric), and ingrained is metaphorically "deep-seated."See also related terms for metaphor.ingrain
Past participle: ingrained
Gerund: ingraining
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| I ingrain | | you ingrain | | he/she/it ingrains | | we ingrain | | you ingrain | | they ingrain |
| Preterite |
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| I ingrained | | you ingrained | | he/she/it ingrained | | we ingrained | | you ingrained | | they ingrained |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am ingraining | | you are ingraining | | he/she/it is ingraining | | we are ingraining | | you are ingraining | | they are ingraining |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have ingrained | | you have ingrained | | he/she/it has ingrained | | we have ingrained | | you have ingrained | | they have ingrained |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was ingraining | | you were ingraining | | he/she/it was ingraining | | we were ingraining | | you were ingraining | | they were ingraining |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had ingrained | | you had ingrained | | he/she/it had ingrained | | we had ingrained | | you had ingrained | | they had ingrained |
| Future |
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| I will ingrain | | you will ingrain | | he/she/it will ingrain | | we will ingrain | | you will ingrain | | they will ingrain |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have ingrained | | you will have ingrained | | he/she/it will have ingrained | | we will have ingrained | | you will have ingrained | | they will have ingrained |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be ingraining | | you will be ingraining | | he/she/it will be ingraining | | we will be ingraining | | you will be ingraining | | they will be ingraining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been ingraining | | you have been ingraining | | he/she/it has been ingraining | | we have been ingraining | | you have been ingraining | | they have been ingraining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been ingraining | | you will have been ingraining | | he/she/it will have been ingraining | | we will have been ingraining | | you will have been ingraining | | they will have been ingraining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been ingraining | | you had been ingraining | | he/she/it had been ingraining | | we had been ingraining | | you had been ingraining | | they had been ingraining |
| Conditional |
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| I would ingrain | | you would ingrain | | he/she/it would ingrain | | we would ingrain | | you would ingrain | | they would ingrain |
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| I would have ingrained | | you would have ingrained | | he/she/it would have ingrained | | we would have ingrained | | you would have ingrained | | they would have ingrained |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ingrain - thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"grainpenetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" | | 2. | ingrain - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"impress, instillimpress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
ingrainverbTo implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible:embed, entrench, fasten, fix, infix, lodge, root.ingrain
Related to ingrain: ineleganceSynonyms for ingrainverb to implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossibleSynonyms- embed
- entrench
- fasten
- fix
- infix
- lodge
- root
Synonyms for ingrainverb thoroughly work inSynonymsRelated Wordsverb produce or try to produce a vivid impression ofSynonymsRelated Words |