| 单词 | imagine |
| 释义 | imagine (ɪmædʒɪn ) Word forms: imagines , imagining , imagined 1. verb B1 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. [VERB noun/verb-ing] She couldn't imagine living in a place like that. [VERB noun/-ing] Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow? [VERB wh] Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore. [VERB that] I can't imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh. [VERB noun verb-ing] Synonyms: envisage, see, picture, plan 2. verb B2 If you imagine that something is the case, you think that it is the case. I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre. [VERB that] We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. [VERB that] 'Was he meeting someone?'—'I imagine so.' [V so] Synonyms: believe, think, suppose, assume 3. verb B1+ 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. [VERB that] Synonyms: dream, fancy, visualize, envisage Collocations: imagine a scenario You can imagine a scenario where you just get tired of it. Times, Sunday Times Imagine a scenario in which wages fall by 20 per cent this year as prices rise by 5 per cent. Times,Sunday Times I can't imagine any scenario where they're not. Christianity Today Imagine the scenario: you're sitting on a plane, strapped in and ready for take-off. Times, Sunday Times In another question, designed to measure schadenfreude, participants were asked to imagine a scenario in which a millionaire had lost a fortune through a risky investment. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 想象 Japanese: 想像する |
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