imagine

[ɪˈmædʒɪn]
  • 释义

  • 想象;猜测;臆想;认为;

  • 词义辨析
  • imagine, guess, suppose
  • 这三者都可表示“猜想”。它们的区别是：
    imagine指没有事实根据,仅凭主观想象进行猜想; guess指未经认真思索而进行猜想,有时指不着边际地瞎猜; suppose指依据某些事实进行探索性的推测。例如:
    I guess you've already known the answer.我想你已经知道答案了。
    I suppose he is late again.我想他又迟到了。
  • imagine, conceive, fancy, think
  • 这组词共同的意思是“在思想中形成一个看法或观点”。它们的区别在于:think指想起一个主意或观念,也指思考反思得出结论或作出判断,或认真的思想活动,或在头脑中形成鲜明的形象或清楚的看法或作出打算或目的; conceive指在头脑中组织好自己的思想,强调通过思考而形成一个见解; imagine强调形象的思维; fancy强调形象的不真实或想法的不正确,有时甚至侧重脱离事实、想入非非。例如:
    The Wright brothers conceived the design of the first motor-powered plane.莱特兄弟设计出了第一架动力驱动飞机的图样。
    Try to imagine being on the moon.想象一下你在月球上。
    Don't fancy that you can succeed without hard work.别以为你不努力就能取得成功。
  • 下面三个句子意思相同:
  • I imagine him to be a big, tall man.
    I imagine him a big, tall man.
    I imagine him as a big, tall man.
    我猜想他是个又高又大的人。
  • think，conceive，imagine，fancy，realize
  • 这些动词都可表示“在思想中形成一个看法或观念”之意。
    think最普通用词，指想或思索，也指由反复思考而作出判断或得出结论等。
    conceive指在头脑中组织好自己的思想，在心中形成一个系统的思想或一个见解。
    imagine比conceive更强调形象思维，指在头脑中形成一个清晰明确的意象。
    fancy与imagine略不同，往往指的是不切实际的，属于梦幻般的想象。
    realize指领悟，通过生动的构思或想象从而抓住事物的本质。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.

    绝对不要幻想那个头衔会有实权。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 2、

    We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.

    我们倾向于把维多利亚时代的人想象得非常古板、中规中矩。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    This is a despicable fraud . Just imagine that he has the effrontery to say it.

    这是一个可耻的骗局. 他竟然有脸说这样的话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    It is hard to imagine what it is like to sleep rough at any time, but doubly so in the current freezing weather.

    无论何时，露宿街头的滋味都是难以想象的，更何况是在现在这么冷的天气下。

    柯林斯例句
  • 5、

    Imagine if you were suddenly swept up and deposited in Morocco. How well could you cope with the language, the weather, the people, and so on?

    设想一下你突然被带走丢到了摩洛哥。你能多好地适应那里的语言、天气和人等等？

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    If they disputed his allegation, Paul would rip into them with every foul word you could imagine.

    如果他们对他的陈述提出质疑，保罗会用你能想象得到的各种肮脏词汇攻击他们。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.

    你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow?

    你能想象得到她看见我和玛丽·布伦特出双入对时有何感受吗？

    柯林斯例句
  • 9、

    He is the person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.

    我想不出一个比他更有礼貌的人.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    Do not imagine that you can cope with all the problems.

    别以为你能处理所有这些问题.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    I can't imagine why a dynamic young woman like her is marrying a shrinking violet like him.

    我不能想像,像她这样一个充满活力的年轻女子为什么会嫁给他这样一个胆怯害羞的人.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine.

    生一个可爱的男孩是我能想到的最好的礼物。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    They were as far removed from the ethos of terrorism as you could imagine.

    他们丝毫不受恐怖主义思潮的影响,这你可以想像到的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    I can't imagine lying like that. I would go crazy.

    我无法想像那样躺着的情形, 我会发疯的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.

    你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    Try to imagine all the possible scenarios and what action you would take.

    努力想象所有可能出现的情况并考虑一下你会采取什么行动。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    One can imagine how regretful he was.

    可以想像他是多么懊悔.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 18、

    Don't imagine yourself to be always correct.

    不要以为自己总是对.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 19、

    You can imagine the situation there.

    你可以想象那里的情况.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 20、

    It is hard to imagine her taking kindly to too much interference.

    很难想象她会喜欢被人过多地干涉。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 21、

    In the hubbub of city life, it is hard for us to imagine the people and the things of the past, and how indeed these people felt about the world.

    天天生活在城市里的我们很难想像过去的人,过去的事, 过去的年代与感觉.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    "I suppose that was the right thing to do." — "I should imagine so."

    “我认为那样做是对的。”——“我想是吧。”

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 23、

    Don't imagine you can get anything out of it.

    休想在这件事上捞稻草.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 24、

    You knew that they were gunning for you, but did you ever imagine that it would be as bad as this?

    你知道他们要找你的麻烦，但是你是否想过他们会做出如此卑劣的事情？

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 25、

    Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?

    你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗？

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    I don't imagine they will come if it rains.

    我认为天如果下雨,他们是不会来的.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 27、

    I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.

    我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 28、

    I imagine they'll be tearing the building down sooner or later.

    我猜他们早晚会拆除这座楼的。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 29、

    It's difficult to imagine anything coming between them.

    很难想象会有什么事能使他们反目。

    ——柯林斯例句
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