英式发音:/ɪˈmædʒɪn/
美式发音:/ɪˈmædʒɪn/
想象;设想;料想;猜想
To form a mental picture or idea of something that is not present or not yet experienced; to consider something as probable or possible .
表示想象具体事物或情境。
I can't imagine life without music.(我无法想象没有音乐的生活。)
She tried to imagine the desert at night.(她试图想象沙漠夜晚的景象。)
强调想象“做某事”的过程或状态。
Can you imagine living on Mars?(你能想象住在火星上吗?)
He often imagines traveling around the world.(他经常想象自己环游世界。)
表达推测或设想某个事实。
I imagine that he will arrive tomorrow.(我料想他明天会到。)
You can imagine what would happen if it rains.(你可以设想如果下雨会发生什么。)
常用结构:imagine sb./sth. (to be) + adj./n./doing,表示“把某人/某物想象成……”。
She imagined herself to be a princess.(她把自己想象成公主。)
They imagined the situation worsening.(他们设想情况会恶化。)
通常不直接接动词不定式(to do),但可接 to be 结构(如例4)。
否定句中,常否定 imagine 而非从句内容:I can't imagine he will agree.(我无法想象他会同意。)
| 搭配 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| imagine yourself | 设身处地 | Imagine yourself in my position.(换位思考。) |
| imagine what if | 假设性情景 | Imagine what if we had missed the train.(假设我们错过了火车会怎样。) |
| imagine as | 把……想象成 | He imagined the stranger as a friend.(他把陌生人想象成朋友。) |
You can imagine how surprised I was.(你能想象我有多惊讶。)
It's hard to imagine the scale of the universe.(很难想象宇宙的规模。)
She imagines singing on a big stage.(她想象自己在大舞台上唱歌。)
I imagine that it will rain tomorrow.(我料想明天会下雨。)
Can you imagine living without electricity?(你能想象没有电的生活吗?)
They imagined the project finished by next month.(他们设想项目在下月完成。)
He couldn't imagine why she left.(他猜不出她为什么离开。)
Imagine long beaches where you can walk alone.(想象长长的海滩,你可以独自漫步。)
I imagine her to be very kind.(我猜想她很善良。)
Just imagine winning the lottery!(想象一下中了彩票!)
| 单词 | 区别点 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| think | 侧重理性思考或判断,不强调“画面感” | I think he is right.(我认为他是对的。) |
| dream | 强调睡眠中的想象或不切实际的幻想 | She dreams of becoming a star.(她梦想成为明星。) |
| visualize | 更强调“视觉化”想象,形成清晰画面 | He visualized the scene in detail.(他详细地想象了那个场景。) |
想象是人类思维的翅膀,它让我们超越现实的边界。从日常对话中的简单推测到艺术创作中的奇思妙想,imagine 一词承载着从平凡到非凡的思维过程。下次使用它时,不妨思考:你是在“设想可能”,还是在“创造从未存在之物”?