imagine
- v.想象;设想;认为;猜测;料想;误以为;胡乱猜想
过去式： imagined 现在分词： imagining 过去分词： imagined 第三人称单数： imagines
imag- 想象 + -ine suffix表示“（属于）…的”
imagineverb
想象；设想
to form a picture in your mind of what sth might be like
The house was just as she had imagined it.
这房子正是她所想象的。
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。
Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest.
闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。
Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years?
你能想象得出干了20年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？
She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
她想象着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。
Imagine earning that much money!
想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！
I can just imagine him saying that!
我确实能想到他那么说！
I had imagined her to be older than that.
我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。
‘He was furious.’ ‘ I can imagine .’
“他大怒。”“我想象得出。”
误以为；胡乱猜想；猜测
to believe sth that is not true
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。
There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
那里根本没有人，你在胡思乱想。
料想；认为
to think that sth is probably true
I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse.
我认为他们不会拒绝。
‘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。”
All these words mean to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like.以上各词均含想象、设想之义。
to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like指想象、设想：
The house was just as she had imagined it.
这房子正是她所想象的。
( especially BrE ) to imagine what will happen in the future指想象、设想、展望：
I don't envisage working with him again.
我想象不出再与他一起工作的可能。
( rather formal ) to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind指在脑海中构图、想象、构思：
Try to visualize him as an old man.
尽量设想他是一个老人。
to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind指在脑海中构图、想象：
We found it hard to picture him as the father of three kids.
我们很难想象他居然是三个孩子的父亲了。
Imagine is the most general of these words and is used for any idea that you form of how a person, place, thing or experience might look or feel. Visualize and picture are used particularly for imagining sth in a picture. They are very similar in meaning but visualize is slightly more formal and is often used for a deliberate attempt to imagine sth for a particular purpose. |
to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards指展望、想象：
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。
imagine
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VERB 想象;设想
If you imagine something, you think about it and your mind forms a picture or idea of it.He could not imagine a more peaceful scene...
他想象不出比这更祥和的景象。
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VERB 猜测;猜想;认为
If you imagine that something is the case, you think that it is the case.I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre...
我猜你说的是让－保罗·萨特。
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VERB 臆想;幻想
If you imagine something, you think that you have seen, heard, or experienced that thing, although actually you have not.I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing.
我意识到大概整件事都是我臆想出来的。
verb
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- expect, believe, or suppose
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- Synonym: think opine suppose reckon guess
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- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- Can you conceive of him as the president?
- Synonym: conceive of ideate envisage
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I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave .
我怎么也想象不出他们为什么要走。
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Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years ?
你能想象得出干了20年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？
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I would imagine the job will take about two days .
我猜想这工作大概需要两天左右的时间吧。
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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。
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I should imagine it will take about three hours .
我想得用差不多三个小时吧。
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Close your eyes and imagine you are in a forest .
闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。
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In real life he wasn 't how she had imagined him at all .
一见面才发现他完全不是她所想象的那样。
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He 's always imagining 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。
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Imagine our surprise when he walked into the room !
你想象一下，他走进房间时，我们多么惊奇！
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I can just imagine his reaction .
我完全可以想象出他的反应。
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Imagine earning that much money !
想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！
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I can just imagine him saying that !
我确实能想到他那么说！
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Not speaking the language proved to be a bigger handicap than I 'd imagined .
事实证明不会讲这种语言造成的障碍比我所想象的大。
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She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation .
她想象着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。
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I had imagined her to be older than that .
我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。
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I don 't imagine they 'll refuse .
我认为他们不会拒绝。
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I fondly imagined that you cared for me .
我天真地以为你很喜欢我。
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She couldn 't imagine living in a place like that
她无法想象住在那样一个地方。
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I couldn 't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
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It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine
这条新闻最出人意料了，真是让人想象不到。
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I would imagine she 's quite lonely living on her own .
我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。
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Try to imagine all the possible scenarios and what action you would take .
努力想象所有可能出现的情况并考虑一下你会采取什么行动。
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This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine
这确实是我能想象到的最糟糕的事情。
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I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing .
我意识到大概整件事都是我臆想出来的。
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Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £ 5,000 .
想象一下中个5,000英镑的当地彩票头奖吧。
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It 's difficult to imagine anything coming between them
很难想象会有什么事能使他们反目。
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He couldn 't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
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In his mind 's eye , he can imagine the effect he 's having .
他能在脑海里想象出将会达到的效果。
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It is hard to imagine her taking kindly to too much interference .
很难想象她会喜欢被人过多地干涉。
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I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me .
我觉得屋里其他人似乎都在盯着我。
指在脑海中形成关于某人或某事物的画面。
I can imagine what she looks like.
我能想象得出她的样子。
He always imagined himself as a real painter.
他过去总把自己想象成一名真正的画家。
Imagine life without computers.
想象一下没有电脑的生活。
Can you imagine him without a beard?
你能想象他没有胡子的样子吗？
She could imagine her husband giving a speech in front of those delegates.
她能想象出丈夫在那些代表面前发言的样子。
指幻想做令人愉快或兴奋的事，但这些事基本不会在现实中发生。
She fantasized about marrying a rich man and living in the country.
她幻想嫁一个有钱人，住到乡间去。
Sometimes he fantasized that he was a film star.
有时候他幻想自己是一个电影明星。
He fantasized about writing a great novel.
他幻想写一部伟大的小说。
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