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imagine

UK /ɪˈmædʒɪn/US /ɪˈmædʒɪn/

词源

源自拉丁语 'imaginari',意为'形成图像'或'想象',后通过古法语 'imaginer' 进入英语。

verb

❶ 在脑海中形成图像或概念,指通过思考或幻想创造出不存在的事物或场景。

“Close your eyes and imagine a peaceful beach.”

(闭上眼睛,想象一片宁静的海滩。)

“It's hard to imagine life without the internet.”

(很难想象没有互联网的生活。)

❶ 认为某事可能是真的,尽管没有确凿证据。

“I imagine he'll be late again.”

(我猜他又会迟到。)

“She imagined that they were talking about her.”

(她觉得他们正在谈论她。)

同义词:visualize, envision, picture, suppose, assume

常见短语

just imagine — 用于鼓励某人发挥想象力,思考某种可能性或情景。

“Just imagine what we could achieve if we worked together.”

(想象一下如果我们一起合作能取得什么成就。)

imagine that — 表示对某事感到惊讶或难以置信。

“He won the lottery twice in a row—imagine that!”

(他连续两次中了彩票——真难以想象!)