vision

noun

/ˈvɪʒn/

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[uncountable] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position
- to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision
- Cats have good night vision.
- Her vision was still blurry.
- The disease causes a gradual loss of peripheral vision.
- He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision.
Synonyms sight
sight
- view
- vision
These are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position.
- sight the area or distance that you can see from a particular position:
  He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight.
  Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.
- view (rather formal) the area or distance that you can see from a particular position:
  The lake soon came into view.
- vision the area that you can see from a particular position:
  The couple moved outside her field of vision (= total area you can see from a particular position).
sight, view or vision?View is more literary than sight or vision. It is the only word for talking about how well you can see: I didn’t have a good sight/vision of the stage. Vision must always be used with a possessive pronoun: my/his/her etc. (field of) vision. It is not used with the prepositions in, into and out of that are very frequent with sight and view: There was nobody in vision. • A tall figure came into vision. Patterns
- in/out of sight/view
- in/within sight/view of something
- to come into/disappear from sight/view/somebody’s vision
- to come in sight/view of somebody/something
- to block somebody’s view/vision
- somebody’s line of sight/vision
- somebody’s field of view/vision
see also double vision, field of vision, line of vision, tunnel vision, twenty-twenty vision
Extra Examples
- Her vision cleared and she realized Niall was standing beside her.
- I can read without glasses, but my distance vision is poor.
- She was aware of shapes moving across her field of vision.
- The eye test shows she has perfect vision.
- The high driving position gives excellent all-round vision.
- The rain prevented her having clear vision of the road ahead.
- The tears blurred her vision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 20/20
- excellent
- perfect
- …
verb + vision
- have
- give (somebody)
- block
- …
vision + verb
- blur
- fade
- swim
- …
preposition
- across your vision
phrases
- your field of vision
- your line of vision
See full entry
[countable] an idea or a picture in your imagination
- Our job is to guide a client and develop a strategic vision.
- vision of somebody/something He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars.
- The word conjures up visions of home and family.
- The film's vision of the future is bleak.
- vision of doing something He harboured visions of becoming party leader some day.
- vision of somebody/something doing something I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.
- vision for somebody/something These two men share a similar vision for the country.
- He had a very specific vision for the future.
Extra Examples
- They share a common vision for the development of health services.
- The word ‘island’ conjures up a vision of a relaxing summer holiday.
- a vision for the future
- an alternative vision of society
- an apocalyptic vision of the end of civilization
- The name ‘Las Vegas’ conjures up a vision of casinos.
- The engineers had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve.
- The company needs to develop a global vision.
- He outlined his vision for the new economic order.
- The new leader set about imposing his vision on the party.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- disturbing
- horrible
- nightmarish
- …
verb + vision
- experience
- have
- receive
- …
vision + verb
- disappear
- fade
preposition
- in a/the vision
- vision of
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[countable] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind
- in a vision The idea came to her in a vision.
- He had visions regularly.
- vision of somebody/something She claimed she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary.
Extra Examples
- A young girl in the town experienced a prophetic vision.
- As he approached, the vision faded and there was no one there.
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- disturbing
- horrible
- nightmarish
- …
verb + vision
- experience
- have
- receive
- …
vision + verb
- disappear
- fade
preposition
- in a/the vision
- vision of
See full entry
[uncountable] the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence synonym foresight
- She had vision and determination.
- a leader of vision
- He's a competent politician, but he lacks vision.
Extra Examples
- a statesman of great vision
- His plans for the country's future show a remarkable breadth of vision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- grand
- great
- artistic
- …
verb + vision
- have
- possess
- lack
- …
preposition
- of vision
- vision for
- vision of
- …
phrases
- breadth of vision
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[countable] a vision (of something) (literary) a person of great beauty or who shows the quality mentioned
- She was a vision in white lace.
- a vision of loveliness
[uncountable] the picture on a television or cinema screen
- We apologize for the loss of vision.

Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-), from videre ‘to see’.

单词	vision
释义	vision noun /ˈvɪʒn/ /ˈvɪʒn/ jump to other results [uncountable] the ability to see; the area that you can see from a particular position to have good/perfect/poor/blurred/normal vision Cats have good night vision. Her vision was still blurry. The disease causes a gradual loss of peripheral vision. He glimpsed something on the edge of his vision. Synonyms sightsight view vision These are all words for the area or distance that you can see from a particular position. sight the area or distance that you can see from a particular position: He looked up the street, but there was no one in sight. Leave any valuables in your car out of sight. view (rather formal) the area or distance that you can see from a particular position: The lake soon came into view. vision the area that you can see from a particular position: The couple moved outside her field of vision (= total area you can see from a particular position). sight, view or vision?View is more literary than sight or vision. It is the only word for talking about how well you can see: I didn’t have a good sight/vision of the stage. Vision must always be used with a possessive pronoun: my/his/her etc. (field of) vision. It is not used with the prepositions in, into and out of that are very frequent with sight and view: There was nobody in vision. • A tall figure came into vision. Patterns in/out of sight/view in/within sight/view of something to come into/disappear from sight/view/somebody’s vision to come in sight/view of somebody/something to block somebody’s view/vision somebody’s line of sight/vision somebody’s field of view/vision see also double vision, field of vision, line of vision, tunnel vision, twenty-twenty vision Extra Examples Her vision cleared and she realized Niall was standing beside her. I can read without glasses, but my distance vision is poor. She was aware of shapes moving across her field of vision. The eye test shows she has perfect vision. The high driving position gives excellent all-round vision. The rain prevented her having clear vision of the road ahead. The tears blurred her vision. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective 20/20 excellent perfect … verb + vision have give (somebody) block … vision + verb blur fade swim … preposition across your vision phrases your field of vision your line of vision See full entry [countable] an idea or a picture in your imagination Our job is to guide a client and develop a strategic vision. vision of somebody/something He had a vision of a world in which there would be no wars. The word conjures up visions of home and family. The film's vision of the future is bleak. vision of doing something He harboured visions of becoming party leader some day. vision of somebody/something doing something I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost. vision for somebody/something These two men share a similar vision for the country. He had a very specific vision for the future. Extra Examples They share a common vision for the development of health services. The word ‘island’ conjures up a vision of a relaxing summer holiday. a vision for the future an alternative vision of society an apocalyptic vision of the end of civilization The name ‘Las Vegas’ conjures up a vision of casinos. The engineers had a clear vision of what they wanted to achieve. The company needs to develop a global vision. He outlined his vision for the new economic order. The new leader set about imposing his vision on the party. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective disturbing horrible nightmarish … verb + vision experience have receive … vision + verb disappear fade preposition in a/the vision vision of See full entry [countable] a dream or similar experience, especially of a religious kind in a vision The idea came to her in a vision. He had visions regularly. vision of somebody/something She claimed she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Extra Examples A young girl in the town experienced a prophetic vision. As he approached, the vision faded and there was no one there. Topics Religion and festivalsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective disturbing horrible nightmarish … verb + vision experience have receive … vision + verb disappear fade preposition in a/the vision vision of See full entry [uncountable] the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence synonym foresight She had vision and determination. a leader of vision He's a competent politician, but he lacks vision. Extra Examples a statesman of great vision His plans for the country's future show a remarkable breadth of vision. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective grand great artistic … verb + vision have possess lack … preposition of vision vision for vision of … phrases breadth of vision See full entry [countable] a vision (of something) (literary) a person of great beauty or who shows the quality mentioned She was a vision in white lace. a vision of loveliness [uncountable] the picture on a television or cinema screen We apologize for the loss of vision. Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-), from videre ‘to see’.
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