1.conceive的基本意思是在头脑中形成一个想法、看法、设计等,含有由于头脑不断思考而使想法、看法和设计不断发展之意。
2.conceive作“设想”解时,是及物动词,可接名词、代词和名词从句作宾语,也可接以as短语充当补足语的复合宾语,常与can及其否定式连用，可用于被动结构。作此意解时,也可用作不及物动词,接of引出的短语表示“设想”的内容。
3.conceive作“怀孕”解时,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。

conceive of(v.+prep.)
想象,设想… form the idea of (sth or doing sth)
〔说明〕 conceive of不用于进行体。
▲conceive of sth/v-ing
I can not conceive of such cruelty as to take a child away from its mother.我真不能想象,竟有把孩子从他母亲手里夺走这种残酷行为。
The modern children find it difficult to conceive of a time when there was no radio or TV.今天的儿童很难设想没有收音机和电视机的时代是什么样子。
Can you conceive of her doing such a stupid thing?你能想象她会做出这样愚蠢的事情来吗?
I can hardly conceive of your doing such a thing.我很难想象你会做出这种事情。
It's difficult to conceive of travelling to the moon.难以想象到月球旅行会是什么样子。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
She has conceived at last.她终于怀孕了。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
You may conceive a new world in the atomic age.你可以设想出原子时代的新世界。
The engineers conceived a new type of vehicle for mountainous regions.工程师为山区设计了一种新型的车辆。
The woman conceived a child.这个妇女怀孕了。
She conceived the child last year.她去年怀的这个孩子。
▲S+～+that-clause
We could not conceive that they would do such a silly thing.我们不能想象他们竟会干这种傻事。
I conceived that there must be some difficulties.我料想到一定有些困难。
▲S+～+wh-clause
I can't conceive why you told her.我无法想象你为什么会告诉她。
I can't conceive why you did that.我想不出你为什么那样做。
I can't conceive why they turn down your proposal.我难以想象,他们为什么要拒绝你们的建议。
No one could conceive how such a machine could be constructed.谁也搞不通这样一台机器是怎么造出来的。
用作宾补动词
▲S+～+n./pron.+as n.
They conceived him as a genius.他们认为他是个天才。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The woodcut Autumn was conceived as a harvest scene.木刻《秋》是作为丰收的景象来构思的。

conceive, fancy, imagine, think
参见think条。
conceive, perceive
这组词的共同意思是“设想,构想”,其区别是:
1.conceive是构想出一个事先并不存在的主意、计划、方案、诡计、意图等,是用头脑思考的结果; perceive常含有使用感官的意思,一个人可以通过摸、闻、看等感知某一事物,发觉或觉察某个已经存在的事物。
2.conceive通常用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词; perceive通常只用作及物动词。