| 单词 | imagination |
| 释义 | imaginationimaginationsimaginationimagination /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]1the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind: His fertile imagination is shown in his stories for children.beshowstorychild他丰富的想象力展示在他的儿童故事中。2something is sb’s imagination used to say that something that someone thinks is real is not real: Is there a humming noise, or is it my imagination?behumbe是有嗡嗡声，还是我的幻觉？Phrasescapture/catch sb’s imagination to make someone feel interested or excited: Rugby really captured the public imagination during the World Cup.capture世界杯赛期间，橄榄球让全民深深着迷。sb’s imagination runs wild (also sb’s imagination runs riot British English) used to say that someone imagines many strange or interesting things: Let your imagination run riot.让你的想象力自由驰骋。COLLOCATIONS: imaginationverbsto have (an) imaginationThese children have lots of imagination.childlotto use your imaginationUse your imagination and try to guess how the story might end.to show imaginationAll the competition entries showed imagination.entryshowto lack imagination (=to not have enough imagination)He lacks the imagination to understand how other people might feel.lackadjectivesa good imaginationHer stories show a good imagination.storygreat imaginationThis painting is an example of his great imagination.paintbea vivid/fertile imagination (=an ability to think of a lot of unusual or strange things)He’s not a liar, he just has a very vivid imagination.havean overactive imagination (=a mind that imagines strange things that are not real or true)These stories are the product of an overactive imagination.storybe |
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