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| /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/ |
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| 1 | C/U the ability to think of clever and original ideas, possibilities, or solutions （想出妙计和解决办法的）想象力，机智 |
| have the imagination to do sth They didn’ t have the necessary imagination to deal with complex problems. 他们并不具备处理复杂问题所必备的想象力。 |
| use your imagination Try to use your imagination when planning main meals. 准备正餐的时候要充分发挥一下你的想象力。 |
| lack of imagination The speaker’ s visual aids showed a remarkable lack of imagination. 该演讲者的直观教具暴露出其想象力的极度缺乏。 |
| | 1a | the ability to form a picture , story , or idea in your mind （在心中构思图像、故事和想法的）想象力 | | vivid/fertile/overactive imagination (=a strong imagination) a child with a vivid imagination 丰富的想象力 | |
| | 1b | the ability to think , feel , or believe something that is not real or true （对不真实事物的）想象，空想 | | Was he scared, or was it just my imagination? 他害怕吗，还是这只是我的想象？ | | The problem was all in his imagination. 这个问题完全是他想象出来的。 | |
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| 2 | U a feeling of interest and excitement about something 兴趣 |
| Part of my job is to try to stimulate the student’ s imagination. 我工作的一部分就是设法激发学生的兴趣。 |
| catch sb’ s imagination Their policies have really caught the public’ s imagination. 他们的政策确实吸引了公众的兴趣。 |
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| - | leave sth to sb’ s imagination
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| to show or describe some but not all of something , because people can easily imagine what the rest is like |
| 把某事物留给某人去想象 |
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| He saw his wife with another man... I’ ll leave the rest to your imagination! 他看见自己的妻子和另一个男人在一起…，剩下来的你就去想吧。 |
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| - | not leave much/leave little to the imagination
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| to show or describe so much of something that people do not have to imagine what the rest is likeThis expression is used especially for talking about sex or about people who show parts of their bodies |
| （尤指性描写或裸露部分身体者）很露骨，很暴露 |
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| a very low-cut dress that didn’ t leave much to the imagination 一件开口很低、极其暴露的长裙 |
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| - | use your imagination informal
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| used for telling someone that the answer to a question is very obvious and does not need to be given |
| 好好想一想；动动脑筋 |
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| See also | | - figment | | - stretch 2 | |
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