🔑im·agineBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪn/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪn/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyimagineBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪn/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪn/present simple - he / she / itimaginesBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪnz/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪnz/past simpleimaginedBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/past participleimaginedBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪnd/ -ing formimaginingBrE/ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/NAmE/ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/🔑[T, I]toformapictureinyourmindofwhatsthmightbelike想象；设想◆~sthThehousewasjustasshehadimaginedit. 这房子正如她所想象的。◆Ican'timaginelifewithoutthechildrennow. 我现在无法设想没有了孩子们的生活。◆~ (that)…Closeyoureyesandimagine (that) youareinaforest.闭上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。◆~what, how, etc.…Canyouimaginewhatitmustbeliketoloseyourjobafter20years? 你能想象得出干了 20 年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？◆~doingsthSheimaginedwalkingintotheofficeandhandinginherresignation. 她想象着自己走进办公室，递上辞呈。◆Imagineearningthatmuchmoney! 想想看，竟赚那么多的钱！◆~sb/sthdoingsthIcanjustimaginehimsayingthat! 我确实能想到他那么说！◆~sb/sthtobe/dosthIhadimaginedhertobeolderthanthat. 我本来以为她的年龄还要大一些。◆~ (sb+ adj./noun)Icanimaginehimreallyangry. 我可以想象得出他怒气冲冲的样子。◆(informal) 'Hewasfurious.''Icanimagine.'“他气疯了。” “我想象得出。”imaginethink ⬥ see ⬥ envisage ⬥ envision
These words all mean to form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like.以上各词均含想象、设想之义。
imagineto form an idea in your mind of what sb/sth might be like指想象、设想：◆The house was just as she had imagined it.这房子正如她所想象的。
thinkto imagine sth that might happen or might have happened指猜想、想象、试想：◆We couldn't think where you'd gone.我们猜想不出来你到哪里去了。◆Just think —this time tomorrow we'll be lying on a beach.想想看，明天这个时候我们就躺在海滩上了。
seeto consider sth as a future possibility; to imagine sb as sth指设想、想象：◆I can't see her changing her mind.我无法想象她会改变主意。◆His colleagues see him as a future director.他的同事认为他很可能是未来的负责人。
envisage(especiallyBrE) to imagine what will happen in the future指想象、设想、展望：◆I don't envisage working with him again.我想象不出再与他一起工作的可能。NOTE The usual word for this in American English is envision (see below).在美式英语中，这一意义常用 envision（见下文）。
envisionto imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards指展望、想象：◆They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease.他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。NOTEEnvision is used especially in business and political contexts. In North American English it is also used as another form of the word envisage. * envision 尤用于商业和政治语境，在美式英语中亦作 envisage 的另一种形式：◆I don't envision working with him again.我想象不出再与他一起工作的可能。
Patterns
to imagine/see/envisage/envision sb/sth as sth
to imagine/see/envisage/envision (sb) doing sth
to imagine/think/see/envisage/envision who/what/how…
to imagine/think/envisage/envision that…
Verbs usually followed by -ing formsavoid,consider,delay,deny,enjoy,escape,finish,give up,imagine,involve,mention,mind,miss,postpone,practise,resist,risk,suggest🔑[T]tobelievesththatisnottrue误以为；胡乱猜想；猜测◆~ (that)…He'salwaysimagining (that) we'retalkingabouthimbehindhisback.他总是胡乱猜想我们在背后说他的闲话。◆~sthThere'snobodythere. You'reimaginingthings. 那里根本没有人。你在胡思乱想。🔑[I, T]tothinkthatsthisprobablytrue料想；认为SYNsuppose, assume◆'Canwestillbuyticketsfortheconcert?''Iimagineso.'“我们还能买到音乐会的票吗？” “我想可以吧。”◆~ (that)…Idon'timagine (that) they'llrefuse.我认为他们不会拒绝。Speculating作出推测
In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case.考试中有时需要谈论图画内容并据此就其情境或更广泛的问题作出推测，可使用以下表达方式：
◆I think it's likely that these people know each other.我认为这些人可能彼此认识。
◆I imagine she's his wife.我猜她是他的妻子。
◆They might/may/could be related. (BrE or formal, NAmE) 他们可能有亲属关系。
◆I would think/imagine/guess they've been waiting for some time. (BrE) 我猜他们已经等了一段时间。
◆I guess that the car has broken down. (NAmE) 我猜是车抛锚了。
◆I think this has probably happened before.我觉得这事很可能以前发生过。
◆It looks to me as though the woman is very angry.我看这女人好像很生气。
◆Perhaps/Probably/Possibly/It may be that/Maybe there has been an accident. (BrE or formal, NAmE) 可能出了事故。