单词 | vision |
释义 | vision (vɪʒən ) Word forms: visions 1. countable noun B2 Your vision of a future situation or society is what you imagine or hope it would be like, if things were very different from the way they are now. I have a vision of a society that is free of exploitation and injustice. [+ of] That's my vision of how the world could be. [+ of] Turning that vision into a practical reality is not easy. Synonyms: image, idea, dream, plans 2. countable noun B2 If you have a vision of someone in a particular situation, you imagine them in that situation, for example because you are worried that it might happen, or hope that it will happen. He had a vision of Cheryl, slumped on a plastic chair in the waiting-room. [+ of] Maybe you had visions of being surrounded by happy, smiling children. [+ of] 3. countable noun A vision is the experience of seeing something that other people cannot see, for example in a religious experience or as a result of madness or taking drugs. It was on 24th June 1981 that young villagers first reported seeing the Virgin Mary in a vision. 4. uncountable noun B2 Your vision is your ability to see clearly with your eyes. It causes blindness or serious loss of vision. In spite of his otherwise excellent vision, he found he was colour-blind. Synonyms: sight, seeing, eyesight, view 5. uncountable noun Your vision is everything that you can see from a particular place or position. Jane blocked Cross's vision and he could see nothing. I saw other indistinct shapes that stayed out of vision. 6. See also tunnel vision Quotations: Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions Bible: Joel Where there is no vision, the people perish Bible: Proverbs Idioms: have tunnel vision to focus all your energy and skill on the task which is most important to you and ignore things that other people might consider important They always say that you have to have tunnel vision to be a champion. You can't have any outside distractions at all. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: x-ray vision Usually, your powerful intuition provides a sort of x-ray vision into the nature of events and the hearts of others. Times, Sunday Times He's got x-ray vision into my larder! ST Those of us with x-ray vision could see that. Times, Sunday Times Soldiers and police could gain superhero-style x-ray vision thanks to a system that uses radiowaves to map enemies' movements behind walls. Times, Sunday Times Visitors 'can digitally unpack crates or see through them with x-ray vision and then deploy cameras to other parts of the space that are not accessible'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 憧憬 Japanese: 展望 |
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