to consider something as possible or what you intend 展望；设想 | The plan envisaged the creation of regional councils. 该计划设想成立地方议会。 |
| envisage doing sth We envisage charging a small sum for the use of our services. 我们设想对我们所提供的服务进行小额收费。 |
| +that It was initially envisaged that the work would last for about a month. 最初的设想是工作将会持续约一个月时间。 |
| | a | to imagine something that has not happened or does not exist 想象；预想 | | When he built this house, he never envisaged how much the area would change. 当他建这座房子的时候，他从未想过这个地方会有多大的变化。 | | difficult/hard to envisage It is difficult to envisage living without the telephone. 很难想象没有电话的生活。 | |