| 单词 | envision |
| 释义 | envision (once / 3404 pages) v The verb envision means to imagine or picture. Kids often envision themselves doing exciting things when they grow up, like being movie stars, professional athletes, or astronauts. The word envision comes from the Latin en-, which means "cause to be," and visionem, meaning "a thing seen." Career paths aren't the only things that can be envisioned. If you envision a cleaner world, you may volunteer to pick up trash on the beach. If you envision a more peaceful world, you might make your brother and sister play in separate rooms to stop them from screaming at each other. WORD FAMILYenvision: envisioned, envisioning, envisions+/vision: envision, visionary, visions/visionary: visionaries USAGE EXAMPLESJohn Pomfret: 45 years ago, Kissinger envisioned a ‘pivot’ to Russia. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The city’s transportation board first envisioned a Second Avenue subway in 1929. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The city’s transportation board first envisioned a Second Avenue subway in 1929, but the stock market crash and the Great Depression derailed the plan. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind Syn|Hyper fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize realise, realize, see, understand perceive (an idea or situation) mentally visualise, visualizeform a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case 2v picture to oneself; imagine possible I cannot envision him as President Syn|Hyper foresee conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case |
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