inject

inject
verb
[with obj.]
  1. drive or force (a liquid, especially a drug or vaccine) into a person or animal's body with a syringe or similar device
    注射(药物、疫苗等)
    the doctor injected a painkilling drug.
    医生注射了止痛药。
    ■administer a drug or medicine to (a person or animal) in this way
    给…注射药物
    he injected himself with a drug overdose.
    他给自己注射了过量毒品。
    ■[no obj.]inject oneself with a narcotic drug, especially habitually
    (尤指习惯性)给自己注射麻醉药
    people who want to stop injecting.
    想停止自我注射麻醉药的人。
    ■introduce (something) into a passage, cavity, or solid material under pressure
    (往管道、洞穴、固体材料中)注入
    inject the foam and allow it to expand.
    注入泡沫使之膨胀。
    ■(Physics)introduce or feed (a current, beam of particles, etc.) into a substance or device
    (物理)(往物质、装置中)注入或射入(电流、粒子束等)
    ■place (a spacecraft or other object) into an orbit or trajectory
    将(宇宙飞船等)射入轨道(或弹道)
    many meteoroids are injected into hyperbolic orbits.
    许多流星体被射入双曲线轨道。
  2. introduce (a new or different element) into something, especially as a boost or interruption
    (尤指为改善或干扰)插入(新元素,不同成分)
    she tried to inject scorn into her tone.
    她试图在语气里加点儿轻蔑。
    ■(inject something with)imbue something with (a new element)
    使充满(新成分)
    he injected his voice with a confidence he didn't feel.
    他的声音不自觉地充满了不曾有过的自信。
派生
injectable
( & )
adjective& noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'throw or cast on something'): from Latin inject- 'thrown in', from the verb inicere, from in- 'into' + jacere 'throw'
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