imagine

vt.想，设想；想像；料想，猜想；误认为

vi.想象；猜想，推测

verb

1. 想象；设想
   to form a picture in your mind of what sth might be like
   1. The house was just as she had imagined it.
      这房子正是她所想象的。
   2. I can't imagine life without the children now.
      我现在无法设想没有了孩子们的生活。
   3. Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest.
      闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。
   4. Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years?
      你能想象得出干了20年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？
   5. She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
      她想象着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。
   6. Imagine earning that much money!
      想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！
   7. I can just imagine him saying that!
      我确实能想到他那么说！
   8. I had imagined her to be older than that.
      我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。
   9. ‘He was furious.’ ‘ I can imagine .’
      “他大怒。”“我想象得出。”
2. 误以为；胡乱猜想；猜测
   to believe sth that is not true
   1. He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back.
      他总是胡乱猜想我们在背后说他的闲话。
   2. There's nobody there. You're imagining things .
      那里根本没有人，你在胡思乱想。
3. 料想；认为
   to think that sth is probably true
   1. I don't imagine (that) they'll refuse.
      我认为他们不会拒绝。
   2. ‘Can we still buy tickets for the concert?’ ‘I imagine so .’
      “我们还能买到音乐会的票吗？”“我想可以吧。”

过去分词:imagined 过去式:imagined 现在分词:imagining 第三人称单数:imagines

imagine 想象，幻象

来自image,形象，印象，影像。引申词义想象，幻象等。

1. I imagine he thought you were better-placed than most to know the truth
   我想他认为你所处的位置使你比大多数人都更了解真相。
2. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
   你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。
3. I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me
   我想象不出为什么他会想和我独处。
4. You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
   你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
5. You can imagine he was terribly upset
   你能想象得出来，他当时心里乱得要命。
6. It's difficult to imagine anything coming between them
   很难想象会有什么事能使他们反目。
7. To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine
   生一个可爱的男孩是我能想到的最好的礼物。
8. What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straight face
   不知道汤姆想到了啥，但他确实忍住没笑。
9. Can you possibly imagine all the horrors we have undergone since I last wrote you?
   你能想象得出自从我上次给你写信以来我们所经历的所有可怕事情吗？
10. He could not imagine a more peaceful scene
    他想象不出比这更祥和的景象。
11. She couldn't imagine living in a place like that
    她无法想象住在那样一个地方。
12. Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow?
    你能想象得到她看见我和玛丽·布伦特出双入对时有何感受吗？
13. Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore
    想象一下你正躺在海滩上，倾听海浪有节奏地轻轻拍打海岸的声音。
14. I can't imagine you being unfair to anyone, Leigh.
    利，我想象不出你会对谁不公正。
15. I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre
    我猜你说的是让－保罗·萨特。
16. We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper
    我们往往认为维多利亚时代的人们都一本正经，谨言慎行。
17. 'Was he meeting someone?' — 'I imagine so.'
    “他在和谁约会吗？”——“我猜是的。”
18. I realised that I must have imagined the whole thing.
    我意识到大概整件事都是我臆想出来的。
19. The drivers, as you might imagine, didn't care much for that.
    和想象中的一样，这些司机对此并不太在意。
20. In his mind's eye, he can imagine the effect he's having.
    他能在脑海里想象出将会达到的效果。
21. I can imagine no greater miscarriage of justice than the execution of an innocent man.
    我想象不出比处死无辜的人更加严重的误判了。
22. He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her
    他想不通自己为什么过了那么长时间还没有和她联系。
23. This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine
    这确实是我能想象到的最糟糕的事情。
24. It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine
    这条新闻最出人意料了，真是让人想象不到。
25. If they disputed his allegation, Paul would rip into them with every foul word you could imagine.
    如果他们对他的陈述提出质疑，保罗会用你能想象得到的各种肮脏词汇攻击他们。
26. Try to imagine all the possible scenarios and what action you would take.
    努力想象所有可能出现的情况并考虑一下你会采取什么行动。
27. You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour
    你可以想象汽车以每小时30英里的速度撞向一堵砖墙结果会怎样。
28. I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
    我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。
29. You can hardly imagine what a hard time your mother had when she was a child.
    你妈妈小时候别提有多苦了。
30. One can imagine how regretful he was.
    可以想像他是多么懊悔。