imagine

/ɪˈmædʒɪn/ v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

想象；设想；猜想

释义与例句

v. 想象；设想；猜想
to form a picture or idea in the mind, or to think that something is likely
  1. Imagine living in a house by the sea.
    想象一下住在一栋海边的房子里。
  2. I can't imagine why she refused the offer.
    我想不通她为什么拒绝这个提议。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The journey was more difficult than we had imagined.
    这段旅程比我们原先设想的更艰难。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 imagine 后接动词时用 -ing：imagine doing something（想象做某事）。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • imaginable 可想象得到的
    常用于最高级后，如 the best solution imaginable。
同义词
  • picture 想象；描绘
    picture 作动词强调在脑海中形成具体画面；imagine 还可指设想情形、推测或认为某事可能发生。
    I can picture the house exactly as it was. 我能清楚地想象出那栋房子当年的样子。
常见搭配
  • imagine doing something 想象做某事
    Can you imagine working twelve hours a day? 你能想象每天工作十二个小时吗？
  • can hardly imagine 几乎无法想象
    I can hardly imagine life without the internet. 我几乎无法想象没有互联网的生活。