1form a picture of sth in your mind想像;設想ADVERB | VERB + IMAGINE | PHRASESADVERB➤clearly, easily, readily清楚地/很容易/輕易想像◇I could clearly imagine the scene in the office.我可以清楚地想像出辦公室裏的場景。➤barely, hardly, scarcely (especially BrE) 幾乎無法想像◇I could hardly imagine living in such a remote and desolate spot.在這樣一個偏遠、荒涼的地方生活,我幾乎無法想像。➤just完全能想像出◇She could just imagine her mother's look of horror.她完全可以想像出母親臉上恐懼的表情。➤quite完全能想像◇The sight was disturbing as you can quite imagine.正如你所能想像的那樣,那景象令人不安。➤almost幾乎想像出◇When I think about this story I can almost imagine the look on his face.想到這個故事,我幾乎能想像出他臉上的表情。➤ever, possibly曾想像;可能想像到◇the best guitarist you could possibly imagine你能想像出的最好的吉他手➤fully (especially NAmE) 完全想像出◇I couldn't fully imagine what it could be.我不能完全想像出那會是什麼樣子。➤actually真正想像出◇I can't actually imagine her falling for that trick.我真想像不到她竟然上了那個當。➤always總是以為◇I always imagined him following in his father's footsteps.我一直以為他會子承父業。➤vividly生動地想像出◇She had so vividly imagined it time and time again.她時不時地會非常生動逼真地想像一番那個場景。VERB + IMAGINE➤can可以想像◇I can well imagine the atmosphere at home at this moment.我完全可以想像出此刻家中的氣氛。◇There's more at stake here than you can possibly imagine.這兒的風險遠比你能想到的要大。➤try to試圖構想➤begin to, start to開始想像◇I can't even begin to imagine the horrors that they have been through.我一點兒都無法想像他們所經歷的那些恐懼。◇I started to imagine what he might say.我開始設想他會說些什麼。➤dare to敢於想像◇He hardly dared to imagine what else was going to be divulged.他幾乎不敢想像還會泄露別的什麼信息。➤love to樂於想像◇He loved to imagine himself as the hero.他喜歡把自己想像成男主人公。➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to, be tough to難以設想;不可能想像;很難想像◇It is difficult to imagine a world without money.一個沒有貨幣的世界是難以想像的。➤be absurd to, be far-fetched to想像⋯是荒誕的/牽強的▸➤be easy to容易想像➤be free to可以自由想像◇The artist is free to imagine anything she pleases.藝術家可以任憑想像自由馳騁。PHRASES➤let us imagine咱們試想◇Let us imagine what really might have happened.咱們試想一下到底可能發生了什麼情況。imagine
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2see/hear/think sth that is not true/does not exist誤認為;幻想ADVERB | VERB + IMAGINE | PHRASESADVERB➤really, seriously真以為◇You don't seriously imagine I'll agree to that?你不是真以為我會同意吧?➤almost幾乎誤以為◇I could almost imagine you were jealous.我差點兒誤以為你是嫉妒。➤actually事實上以為➤just, merely, simply只是以為;僅僅以為◇She knew she was simply imagining things.她知道自己僅僅是幻想而已。➤fondly, naively (both especially BrE) 天真地認為◇I had fondly imagined that riding a mule would be easy.我曾經天真地以為騎騾子很容易。VERB + IMAGINE➤be easy to容易誤會PHRASES➤be imagining things是幻想◇Had I really heard a noise, or was I just imagining things?我是真的聽到了聲音,還是僅僅是我的幻覺?➤real and imagined, real or imagined真實的和想像的;真實的或想像的◇He was always quick to avenge insults, real or imagined.他睚眥必報,不管那侮辱是真實的還是臆想的。
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