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The universe is bigger than anything we can conceive of.

宇宙比我们所能想象的一切都要大。

Words

conceive/kənˈsiːv/

In this sentence

①conceive of sthv.设想;想象

Synonymsimagine, picture, envisage

原句中带有介词 of(conceive of),在此搭配中表示在脑海中“设想”或“想象”某种可能的事物,常与 can/could 等情态动词连用。

  • Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.心所能设想并相信的,就能实现。— Napoleon Hill

②conceive sthv.构想;构思(计划、主意等)

Synonymsdevise, formulate, design

  • Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty.八十七年前,我们的先辈在这个大陆上建立了一个新国家,它孕育于自由之中。— Abraham Lincoln

③conceive (a child)v.受孕;怀(胎)

Synonymsbecome pregnant

  • Every child conceived is a reminder that the world goes on and life renews itself.每一个受孕的孩子都在提醒我们,世界在继续,生命在自我更新。
deceive/dɪˈsiːv/

①deceive sbv.欺骗某人;蒙蔽某人

Synonymsmislead, trick, fool, cheat

  • It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.欺骗欺骗者,乃是双倍的快乐。— Jean de La Fontaine

②deceive sb into doing sthv.骗某人做某事

Synonymstrick into, dupe into, con into

  • No one can deceive us into making poor choices; we often willingly step into traps designed by our own desires.没有人能诱骗我们做出糟糕的抉择;我们往往是自愿踏入由自身欲望设下的陷阱。

③deceive oneselfv.自欺欺人;自欺

Synonymsdelude oneself, kid oneself

  • The easiest person to deceive is one's own self.最容易受欺骗的人就是自己。— Edward Bulwer-Lytton
perceive/pərˈsiːv/

①perceive sb/sth as sthv.将……视为;认为

Synonymsregard, view, consider, see

  • We do not see things as they are, we see them as we perceive them.我们所见的并非事物的本来面目,而是我们眼中的模样。

②perceive sth / that...v.察觉;意识到

Synonymsnotice, detect, discern, observe

  • To see is not always to perceive, but to understand.看见并不总意味着察觉,唯有懂得才是真正的洞察。
perception/pərˈsepʃn/

①perception of sthn.看法;见解

Synonymsview, impression, attitude

  • The campaign aimed to change the public perception of the disease.该活动旨在改变公众对这种疾病的看法。

②sensory perceptionn.感知;感觉能力

Synonymssensation, awareness, consciousness

  • If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite.若是感知的门扉被涤净,万物在人眼前显现的都将是其无限的原貌。— William Blake

③a person of perceptionn.洞察力;悟性

Synonymsinsight, discernment, acumen

  • Knowledge has no value without perception and judgment.缺乏洞察力与判断力,知识便毫无价值。
perceptive/pərˈseptɪv/

①sb be perceptiveadj.有洞察力的;敏锐的

Synonymsinsightful, discerning, observant, astute

  • The more perceptive a man is, the more he suffers.一个人越是敏锐,他承受的痛苦就越多。— Arthur Schopenhauer

②a perceptive comment / observation / analysisadj.见解独到的;深刻的

Synonymspenetrating, incisive, acute

  • Art is nothing other than a perceptive observation of reality.艺术无非是对现实的一种深刻敏锐的观察。
receive/rɪˈsiːv/

①receive sthv.收到,得到(信件、礼物、消息等)

Synonymsget, obtain, accept

  • Did you receive my email this morning?你今天早上收到我的邮件了吗?

②receive sbv.接待,接见;欢迎(客人等)

Synonymswelcome, greet, host

  • The ambassador was received by the president at the palace.总统在宫邸接见了这位大使。

③be received (with / by sth)v.受到……的对待(或反应、评价)

Synonymsgreeted, welcomed, accepted

  • Truth is always received with hostility before it is accepted with reverence.真理在被崇敬接纳之前,总是先遭到敌意相迎。