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imagining

UK //ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ//US //ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ//

词源

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

verb

❶ 在脑海中形成图像或构想,指通过思维创造出不存在或未经历的事物或情景。

“She spent hours imagining what life would be like on Mars.”

(她花了几个小时想象火星上的生活会是什么样子。)

“He kept imagining that someone was following him.”

(他一直想象有人在跟踪他。)

同义词:envisioning, visualizing, fantasizing

noun

❶ 想象的行为或过程,指在头脑中创造或构想事物的能力或活动。

“Her vivid imagining of the story made it come alive.”

(她对故事的生动想象使其栩栩如生。)

“The artist's imagining of the future city was breathtaking.”

(艺术家对未来城市的想象令人叹为观止。)

同义词:fantasy, vision, conception

常见短语

just imagining — 仅仅是在想象,用于表达某事物并非真实发生,只是头脑中的构想。

“Don't worry, I was just imagining what could happen.”

(别担心,我只是在想象可能会发生什么。)

beyond imagining — 超出想象,形容某事物难以或无法被想象出来。

“The beauty of the place was beyond imagining.”

(这个地方的美超出了想象。)