imagination /ɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən/ noun plural imaginations
plural imaginations
Learner's definition of IMAGINATION
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a : the ability to imagine things that are not real : the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced想象力 [noncount]
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You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.如果你稍微发挥一下想象力，就能找到解决办法。
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His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure imagination. [=they are not based on reality; they are not likely to happen]他修建新体育场的计划纯粹是想象的产物。
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children with vivid/fertile/overactive imaginations有鲜活/丰富/异常活跃的想象力的孩子们
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The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.作者没有讲述这些人物的命运。我们只好发挥我们的想象力。
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He insists that these dangers are real and not just a figment of his imagination. [=something that he has imagined]他坚持说这些危险是真实存在的，不是他凭想象虚构出来的。
b [noncount] : the ability to think of new things（创造性）想象力 -
Her painting shows a great deal of imagination. [=creativity]她的画富有想象力。
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He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.他是一位能干的作家，但缺乏想象力。
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He has no imagination.他缺乏想象力。
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[noncount] : something that only exists or happens in your mind幻觉；空想；想象中的事物
by any/no stretch of the imagination
— see 2stretch
capture/catch someone's imagination
: to make someone very interested or excited使着迷；使激动
leave (something) to the imagination
: to not show or describe all of the parts or details of (something)留下想象空间 -
Try to leave something to the imagination.尽量留下一点想象的空间。
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The movie's sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination. [=they show everything]这部影片中的性镜头太露骨了。
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His explicit description of the crime scene left little to the imagination.他对犯罪现场的描述十分详尽。