| 单词 | imaginable |
| 释义 | imaginable (once / 1042 pages) adj If something is imaginable, it's something you can think of or conceive. Often, this means the same as "possible." If something is imaginable, then it's possible to conceive it or grasp it with your mind. Since the mind is powerful, a lot of things are imaginable. This word is often used in exaggerations or to make something seem impressive. People will say things like, "That was the worst day imaginable," which means it would be impossible to think of a worse day. If you can think of something, it's imaginable. WORD FAMILYimaginable: imaginably, unimaginable+/imagination: imaginations/imaginative: imaginatively, imaginativeness, unimaginative/imagine: imaginable, imagination, imaginative, imagined, imagining/unimaginable: unimaginably/unimaginative: unimaginatively USAGE EXAMPLESIt requires superb creativity and impeccable timing—and carries the potential to fail in the most embarrassing ways imaginable. Wall Street Journal(Dec 14, 2016) Or that strangers on social media would spend the rest of the day bombarding him with the vilest insults imaginable. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) For generations, slaves were excluded from the promise that “all men are created equal” in the most brutal manner imaginable. Slate(Dec 06, 2016) adj capable of being imagined Syn conceivable thinkable capable of being conceived or imagined or considered |
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