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单词 imagine
释义 imagine
imagine /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for imagine
1
B1 to form or have a mental picture or idea of something:
» Imagine Robert Redford when he was young - that's what John looks like.» [+ (that)] Imagine (that) you're eating an ice cream - try to feel how cold it is.» [+ question word] Can you imagine how it feels to be blind?» [+ -ing verb] She imagined herself sitting in her favourite armchair back home.» They hadn't imagined (= expected) (that) it would be so difficult.» I can't imagine (= I really don't know) what he wants from us.Thesaurus+: ↑Imagining and conceiving
2
B2 to believe that something is probably true:
» [+ (that)] I imagine (that) he's under a lot of pressure at the moment.» I don't imagine (that) they have much money.» "Will they change it?" "I imagine so."Thesaurus+: ↑Guessing, supposing and suspecting
3
B1 to think that something exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true:
» "Did you hear a noise?" "No, you're imagining things/No, you must have imagined it."» I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.Thesaurus+: ↑Imagining and conceiving
4
F0 used to express shock or surprise, often at someone else's behaviour:
» She got married at 16! Imagine that!» [+ -ing verb] Imagine spending all that money on a coat!Thesaurus+: ↑Expressions of surprise
you can't imagine UK
5
F0 used to emphasize a statement:
» You can't imagine what a mess the house was in after the party.Thesaurus+: ↑Very and extreme , ↑Complete and whole , ↑Intensifying expressionsWord Builder:Nouns: imaginationAdjectives: imaginable, unimaginable, imaginary, imaginativeVerbs: imagineAdverbs: unimaginably, imaginatively
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Extra Examples:» Spending Christmas with him and his brother - I can't imagine anything worse!» Try to imagine what life must have been like for Neolithic man 10 000 years ago.» "Did you hear a noise?" "No, you're imagining things."» You can't imagine what it would be like to have your child die - it's quite unthinkable.» He has the most awful taste so you can probably imagine what his house looks like.
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