单词 | inject |
释义 | inject (once / 873 pages) v To inject is to give an injection, or a shot. When your doctor tells you that you need a flu shot, she wants to inject you with a vaccine that will help keep you from getting sick. You are most likely to hear the verb inject at the doctor's office. Veterinarians inject dogs each year with rabies vaccines, and sometimes if you're sick enough, a doctor or nurse might need to inject you with antibiotics. You can use inject in a figurative way, too: "I'd like to inject a new topic into this conversation, it's getting so boring." The Latin root is inicere, "to throw in" or "to throw on." WORD FAMILYinject: injectable, injected, injecting, injection, injector, injects+/injectable: uninjectable/injection: injections/injector: injectors USAGE EXAMPLESNow, they’ve injected major oomph to the curious equation of this rematch. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Hughes-Games proposed injecting conservation themes into TV dramas and children’s programming. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The plan is to inject the liquid radioactive waste so that it coats the tiny particles that would ultimately be sealed in stainless-steel canisters. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing inject hydrogen into the balloon Syn|Hyper shoot shoot give an injection to enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in introduce 2v give an injection to We injected the glucose into the patient's vein Syn|Hypo|Hyper shoot shoot force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing infuse introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinateperform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation administer, dispense give or apply (medications) 3v take by injection inject heroin Hypo|Hyper mainline inject into the vein poptake drugs, especially orally skin popinject (drugs) into the skin do drugs, drug use recreational drugs 4v feed intravenously Hyper feed, give give food to 5v to introduce (a new aspect or element) He injected new life into the performance Hyper add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of 6v to insert between other elements Syn|Hyper come in, interject, interpose, put in, throw in break up, cut off, disrupt, interrupt make a break in |
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