min unimaginative ►
im-agina-tfve-ly adv. ： The stables have been
fmaginativefy converted into ojQfkes.马房被另ij 出心裁地改成了办公室。
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
imagine
envisage ♦ visualize ♦ picture ♦ envision
All these words mean to form an idea in your mind of
what sb/sth might be like.以±各词均含金象、设想
芩义。 :
Imagine to form an idea in your mind
of what sb/sth might be like 指想象、设想：rhe/jowsewflsywsfas she had/ /mag/ned /f.焱食子疋是她所想象的。
envisage {especially BrE) to imagine what will
happen in the future 指想赢、ii;想、展望：I don’t envisage wor/a/?g m•沩h/m 我―秦不出再与他一起工作
的可能。連 The usual word for this in American
,English is env丨sion (see below).在美国英语中，这一
意义常用envision (见U。
visualize {rather formal) to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind指在脑海中构图、想象、构思：7>yfo v/swfl//ze /?/m an oW man..尽量设想他是一个老人。
picture to form a picture of sb/sth in your mind 指在 脑海中构图、想象：We found it hard to
picture him 仍伽/〇加/• 〇/ fhree⑽s.我们很难想象他居然是三个
孩子的父亲f。' *
IMAGINE，VISUALIZE OR PICTURE?用 imagine、 visualize 还是 picture ?
Imagine is the most general of
these words and is used for any idea that you form of how a person, place,
thing or experience might look or feel. Visualize and picture are used particularly for
imagining sth in a picture. They are very similar in meaning but visualize is slightly more
formal and is often used for a deliberate attempt to imagine sth for a
particular purpose. * imagine在这组词中最通用，用以想象人、
地、事物或经历等，visualize和picture尤用于想象或
构思图景。两词含义非常相似，只是visualize稍正式
些，并常指为特定目的有意识地想象或设想。
envision to 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 soc/efy, /ree/rom
poverty and cf/seflse.他们向往个没
有贫务_疾病的4等社各。ITPlil Envision is used
especially in business and political contexts. In North American English it is
also used as another form of the word envisage. * envision %清宁.商M和敢清 语境，在；It；美英语中亦作envisage品走体：/c/onY env/s/on wwk/ng
vv/f/7 h/Vr? flgfl/n.,我想康术::由苒与他一：
起工作的可能。
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
■
to
imagine/envisage/visualize/picture/envision sb/sth as sth
■
to
imagine/envisage/visualize/picture/envision (sb) doing sth
■
to
imagine/envisage/visualize/picture/envision who/what/how ...
■
to
imagine/envisage/visualize/envision that...
■
to be easy/hard/difficult/impossible to imagine/
envisage/visualize/picture/envision
imagine Oti /i'maBd3in/ verb 1 to form a picture in
your mind of what sth might be like 想象；设想：[VN) TTie house vv〇5 just as.s/ie had imagined it•这房子正是她所想象的。◊ J can’t imagi/ie Zi/e without the chiidren now.我现在无法设想没有了孩子
们的生活。◊ [V (that)] Ciose your eyes and
imagine (WiatJ youarem a/orest. &上眼睛，设想自己在森林里。◊ [V wh-] Can you imagine what
it must be like to lose your
job q/iter 20years?你能想象得出干了 20年之后被辞退会
是什么样的金味吗？ ◊ [V -ing] She imagined waWcfng
into the
ojfice and handing in her resignation. S B
走进办公室，递上辞呈。◊ Jmagi/ie
earning that much money/想想看，竟賺那么多的钱！ ◊ [VN -ing] J can just imagine him saying that/我确实能想到他那么说！ ◊ [VN to inf] J had imagined, her to
be older than that.
为她知年龄还要大一些。.◊ [V] (/n/ormfl/) ‘He was^zrious.’ ‘Jean imagine.’ “他大怒。” “我想象得出。” [also VN-ADJ, VN-N] 2 to believe sth that is not true.■误以为；
胡乱#想；侖测：[V (that)]
■ nown a person who
invents sth exciting, especially a machine for people to ride on in a theme park 构想.工 程师（发明主题公园中的机动游戏等）
b verb [VN] to invent sth
exciting, especially a machine for people to ride on in a theme park 奇妙构想，创新发明
r主题公园的机动游戏等）►丨nvagirveering /7〇w/7 [U] imaging /'imid3ir)/ noun [U] (computing if) the process of
capturing, storing and showing an image on a computer screen 成像：fmaging sq/hvare 成像软件 im-agin-ings /i'maed3mir)z/ noun [pi ] things that you
imagine, that exist only in your mind 想象出的事物；幻 想物
imago /I'meigau;
i'ma:g-; NAmE -gou/ noun 1 {psychology >I>) a mental
image of sb as being perfect that you do not realize you have and that
influences your behav- iour无意识意象（无意识地对他人形成的理想形象} 2 (pi. im-agos or im-agi-nes /i'meid3mi:z; i'ma:d3-/) the
final and fully developed adult stage of an insect, especially one with wings (尤指有翅昆虫的） 成虫
imam
/i'ma:m/
nown (in Islam 伊斯兰教）1 a religious man who
leads the prayers in a mosque 伊玛目’（■在清
真寺内主持礼拜）2 丨mam the title of a religious leader 伊玛目（伊斯兰教领袖厂：
I MAX™ /'aimaeks/ noun 1 [U] technology
which allows films/movies to be shown on extremely large screens 艾麦克斯宽银幕技术；IMAX超大银幕技术2 [C] a cinema/movie
theater or screen that uses IMAX 艾麦克
斯影院；艾麦克斯宽银幕；超大银幕
im-bal-ance
/im'baelans/
noun [C, U] ~ (between A and B) | 〜（in/of sth) a situation iri which
two or more things are not the same size or are pot treated the same, in a way
that is unfair or cau矣es problems 失衡； 不平衡；不1 公平：a global imbalance of/in
power 全球权力的不平衡◊ Attempts are
being made to redress {=*： put right) the
imbalance between our import and export figures.我们正努力纠正进出口的不平衡。
im-be-cile /'imbasiil; NAmE -si/ noun 1 a rude way to
describe a person that you think is very stupid ^ M ； 蠢货 FTITl idiot: They behaved 〖ifce imbeciles.他们表
现得像傻瓜。.2 (oW-/as/)/’o/ia/，o你m/Ve). :.a person who lias a very low level of intelligence 低'能暑；弱智者
►
im-be-cile (also im-be-cil*ic) adj. [usually before noun]： imbecile remarks ft ig im-be-cil-ity /.imba'sileti/ noun [U，C]
imbed = embed
im-bibe /im'baib/ verb 1 [V, VN] {formal or humorous) to drink sth, .especially alcohol 也，■饮.（酒等）2 (VN] (/brmfl/)-to
absorb sth, especially information 吸收，接
受(信息等）
im.bizo
/im_bi:Z9ij; -zoo/ (p/. -os) (5/4/r£) a
meeting, especially one
between politicians and members of the public, that is held in order to discuss
general issues or a particular problem 讨论会；（:―尤指
政界人士和公众的■ j.对话会：a.government imbizo on
poverty政府关于贫困问题的讨论会◊ The minisfer 〇/ labour will be holding an imbizo with
farmers in the area.劳工部长将与这一地区的农民举行对话会。