| 单词 | imagination |
| 释义 | imagination imagination /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ noun B1 [C or U] the ability to form pictures in the mind: » My younger son has a very vivid (= active) imagination.» I can never make up stories - I have absolutely no imagination.» For some reason the story captured/caught the imagination of the public (= made them very interested).» It couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be described as a (= it is certainly not a) beautiful city.» There's a sex scene in the film which apparently leaves nothing to the imagination (= shows sexual parts of the body very clearly).Thesaurus+: ↑Imagining and conceivingF0 [U] something that you think exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true: » Was she paying him a lot of attention or was it just my imagination?» Is it my imagination or is David behaving strangely at the moment?Thesaurus+: ↑DreamingB1 [U] the ability to think of new ideas: » It's a job that needs someone with a bit of imagination.Thesaurus+: ↑Imagining and conceivingWord partners for imagination• ♯have/♯lack/♯show imagination• ♯use your imagination• ♯take imagination• ♯catch/♯capture sb's imagination• ♯excite/♯fire/♯spark sb's imagination• a ♯fertile/♯fevered/♯overactive/♯vivid imagination• a ♯lack of imagination• a ♯figment of sb's imagination• ♯with (a little) imaginationWord Builder:–Nouns: imagination–Adjectives: imaginable, unimaginable, imaginary, imaginative–Verbs: imagine–Adverbs: unimaginably, imaginativelyCollocations:–Adjectives-lu. an active/fertile/fevered/good/great/overactive/rich/vivid/wild imagination» His writing shows an active imagination.-lu. a creative/poetic imagination» You need a bit of creative imagination to interpret those fuzzy pictures.-lu. the popular/public imagination» He was not the evil character of public imagination.–Verbs-lu. use your imagination» The decorating's not finished yet so you'll have to use your imagination.-lu. have/show imagination» My daughter has a very vivid imagination.-lu. take imagination» It takes a lot of imagination to picture what the changes will mean.-lu. lack imagination» Her work lacks imagination.-lu. catch/capture sb's imagination» Contemporary figures who captured his imagination include Gandhi and Attaturk.-lu. excite/exercise/fire/spark/stimulate sb's imagination» The wonderful landscape stimulated her imagination.–Nouns-lu. a figment of sb's imagination» The so-called conspiracy was a figment of her imagination.-lu. a lack of imagination» The menu showed a distinct lack of imagination.-lu. a leap of (the) imagination» It requires a great leap of imagination to picture him as president.-lu. the world of (the) imagination» Fairy tales are our first introduction to the world of imagination.–Prepositions-lu. in sb's imagination» These people only exist in his imagination.-lu. (be) beyond imagination» What he witnessed in the war was beyond imagination.-lu. with (a little) imagination» With a little imagination, we could transform this garden.–Phrases-lu. let you imagination run riot/run wild/run away with you» Take some paper and paints and let your imagination run wild.-lu. by any/no stretch of the imagination» You couldn't describe him as sophisticated by any stretch of the imagination.-lu. leave little/nothing to the imagination» That dress leaves very little to the imagination.-lu. your imagination plays tricks on you» I thought he was in love with me, but my imagination must have been playing tricks on me.• • • Extra Examples:» Was it just my imagination or did I hear John's voice in the other room?» He's one of those people with a very vivid imagination - every time he hears a noise he's convinced it's someone breaking in.» The American drive to land a man on the Moon captured the imagination of the whole world.» Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her.» One of poetry's functions is to somehow unlock the imagination. |
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