inject

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they inject
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he / she / it injects
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past simple injected
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past participle injected
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-ing form injecting
🔊/ɪnˈdʒektɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to put a drug or other substance into a person’s or an animal’s body using a syringe(给…)注射(药物等)
    • inject something (into yourself/somebody/something) Adrenaline was injected into the muscle.往肌肉里注射了肾上腺素。🔊🔊
    • The anaesthetic is injected locally.麻醉剂局部注射。
    • inject (yourself/somebody/something) (with something) She has been injecting herself with insulin since the age of 16.她从 16 岁起就开始自行注射胰岛素。🔊🔊
    • The animals were injected with small amounts of the chemical.给动物注射少量的化学药品。
    • She's a former heroin addict who, six months after she stopped injecting, is getting her life back together.她曾经是海洛因瘾君子,在停止注射六个月后,她的生活重新恢复了活力。
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  2. [transitive] to put a liquid or other substance into something using a syringe or similar instrument(给…)注射(液体)
    • inject A (with B) The fruit is injected with chemicals to reduce decay.水果注入了化学药品以防腐坏。🔊🔊
    • inject B (into A) Chemicals are injected into the fruit to reduce decay.水果注入了化学药品以防腐坏。🔊🔊
    • Foam is injected into the walls where it expands and provides insulation.泡沫被注入到墙壁中,在其中膨胀并提供绝缘。
  3. [transitive] inject something (into something) to add a particular quality to something(给…)添加,增加(某品质)
    • His comments injected a note of humour into the proceedings.他的发言给整个活动增添了一丝幽默的气氛。🔊🔊
    • They are hoping a change of leader will inject new energy into the movement.他们希望更换领导者可以为运动注入新的活力。
    • trying to inject some new life into their marriage试图给他们的婚姻注入新的生命
  4. [transitive] inject something (into something) to give money to an organization, a project, etc. so that it can function(给…)投入(资金)
    • They are refusing to inject any more capital into the industry.他们拒绝对这一产业投入更多的资金。🔊🔊
  5. Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘throw or cast on something’): from Latin inject- ‘thrown in’, from the verb inicere, from in- ‘into’ + jacere ‘throw’.