imagine 英 [ɪˈmædʒɪn] 　 美 [ɪˈmædʒɪn]

imagine

imagine　 英 [ɪˈmædʒɪn] 美 [ɪˈmædʒɪn]

vt. 想象　

进行时:imagining　 过去式:imagined　 过去分词:imagined　 第三人称单数:imagines　

The house was just as she had imagined it.　这房子正是她所想像的。
Close your eyes and imagine that you are in a forest.　闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。

  • To imagine something is to picture it in your head. When we imagine things, we're using our imagination.
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  • vt. 想象

  • 1. The house was just as she had imagined it.

    这房子正是她所想像的。

  • 2. Close your eyes and imagine that you are in a forest.

    闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。

  • 3. Imagine earning that much money!

    想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！

  • 4. I can imagine him really angry.

    我可以想像得出他怒气冲冲的样子。

  • 5. There's nobody there. You're imagining things.

    那里根本没有人。你在胡思乱想。

  • imagine (v.) mid-14c., "to form a mental image of," from Old French imaginer "sculpt, carve, paint; decorate, embellish" (13c.), from Latin imaginari "to form a mental picture, picture to oneself, imagine" (also, in Late Latin imaginare "to form an image of, represent"), from imago "an image, a likeness," from stem of imitari "to copy, imitate" (from PIE root *aim- "to copy"). Sense of "suppose, assume" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Imagined; imagining.
im·agine ★ / ɪˈmædʒɪn ; NAmE ɪˈmædʒɪn / verb 1 ★ [transitive ,  intransitive ] to form a picture in your mind of what sth might be like 想像；设想 imaginesth ◆ The house was just as she had imagined it. 这房子正是她所想像的。 ◆ I can't imagine life without the children now. 我现在无法设想没有了孩子们的生活。 imagine(that)… ◆ Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest. 闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。 imaginewhat, how, etc… ◆ Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years? 你能想像得出干了 20 年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？ imaginedoing sth ◆ She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation. 她想像着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。 ◆ Imagine earning that much money! 想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！ imaginesb/sth doing sth ◆ I can just imagine him saying that! 我确实能想到他那么说！ imaginesb/sth to be/do sth ◆ I had imagined her to be older than that. 我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。 imagine(sb + adj./noun) ◆ I can imagine him really angry. 我可以想像得出他怒气冲冲的样子。 ◆ ( informal) ‘He was furious.’ ‘ I can imagine.’ “他气疯了。”“我想像得出。” 2 ★ [transitive ] to believe sth that is not true 误以为；胡乱猜想；猜测 imagine(that)… ◆ He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back. 他总是胡乱猜想我们在背后说他的闲话。 imaginesth ◆ There's nobody there. You're imagining things. 那里根本没有人。你在胡思乱想。 3 ★ [intransitive ,  transitive ] to think that sth is probably true 料想；认为 SYN suppose , assume ◆ ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert?’ ‘I imagine so.’ “我们还能买到音乐会的票吗？”“我想可以吧。” imagine(that)… ◆ I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse. 我认为他们不会拒绝。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 imagine think ◆see ◆envisage ◆envision These words all mean to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like. 以上各词均含想像、设想之义。 ■ imagine to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like 指想像、设想： ◆ The house was just as she had imagined it. 这房子正如她所想像的。 ■ think to imagine sth that might happen or might have happened 指猜想、想像、试想： ◆ We couldn't think where you'd gone. 我们猜想不出来你到哪里去了。 ◆ Just think —this time tomorrow we'll be lying on a beach. 想想看，明天这个时候我们就躺在海滩上了。 ■ see to consider sth as a future possibility; to imagine sb as sth 指设想、想像： ◆ I can't see her changing her mind. 我无法想像她会改变主意。 ◆ His colleagues see him as a future director. 他的同事认为他很可能是未来的负责人。 ■ envisage ( especially BrE) to imagine what will happen in the future 指想像、设想、展望： ◆ I don't envisage working with him again. 我想像不出再与他一起工作的可能。 NOTEThe usual word for this in American English is envision(see below). 在美式英语中，这一意义常用 envision （见下）。 ■ envision to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards 指展望、想像： ◆ They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease. 他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。 NOTE Envisionis used especially in business and political contexts. In North American English it is also used as another form of the word envisage. *envision 尤用于商业和政治语境，在美式英语中亦作 envisage 的另一种形式： ◆ I don't envision working with him again. 我想像不出再与他一起工作的可能。 PATTERNS ◆ to imagine/see/envisage/envision sb/sth assth ◆ to imagine/see/envisage/envision (sb) doing sth ◆ to imagine/think/see/envisage/envision who / who ◆ to imagine/think/envisage/envision that… imagine imagines imagined imagining im·agine / ɪˈmædʒɪn ; NAmE ɪˈmædʒɪn /
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