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imagine

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解释

vt. 想像；猜想；臆断
vi. 想像；猜想；想像起来

※ 提供单词"imagine"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

imagine 想象，幻象

来自image,形象，印象，影像。引申词义想象，幻象等。

英文词源

imagine (v.): mid-14c., "to form a mental image of," from Old French imaginer "sculpt, carve, paint; decorate, embellish" (13c.), from Latin imaginari "to form a mental picture to oneself, imagine" (also, in Late Latin imaginare "to form an image of, represent"), from imago (see image). Sense of "suppose" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Imagined; imagining.

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例句和用法

1. I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.: 我猜想她一个人过肯定很孤独。

2. I imagine they'll be tearing the building down sooner or later.: 我猜他们早晚会拆除这座楼的。

3. Imagine long golden beaches where you can wander in solitude.: 想象一下那长长的金色海滩吧，在那里你可以独自徜徉。

4. 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。

5. Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £5,000.: 想象一下中个5,000英镑的当地彩票头奖吧。