indoctrinate
verb[ T ]
disapprovinguk /ɪnˈdɒk.trɪ.neɪt/ us /ɪnˈdɑːk.trə.neɪt/
to often repeat an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism or question: 向…灌输
indoctrinate someone in somethingSome parents were critical of attempts to indoctrinate children in green ideology.有些父母对向孩子们灌输绿色生态意识的意图提出了批评。
They have been indoctrinated by television to believe that violence is normal.电视节目的灌输使他们认为暴力行为是正常的。
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indoctrinate | American Dictionary
indoctrinate
verb[ T ]
esp. disapprovingus/ɪnˈdɑk·trəˌneɪt/
to persuade someone to accept an idea by repeating it and showing it to be true:
They claimed the teacher was trying to indoctrinate his students with ideas that were not democratic.
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