imagination
n
1
(a) [U, C] ability to form mental images or pictures 想像力
He hasn't much imagination. 他缺乏想像力.
Her talk captured (ie gripped and stimulated) the imagination of the whole class. 她的談話吸引了全班的同學, 激發了他們的想像力.
(b) [C] part of the mind that does this 想像
In my imagination, I thought I heard her calling me. 我在想像中彷佛聽到她在呼喚我.
2 [U] use of this ability in a practical or creative way 想像力的運用
His writing lacks imagination. 他的寫作缺乏想像力.
Use your imagination to find an answer. 運用你的想像力來尋找答案.
3 [U] thing experienced in the mind and not in reality 想像出來的事物; 幻想物
I can't have seen a ghost it must have been imagination. 我看到的不可能是鬼--一定是幻想的東西吧.
Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight? 是我的錯覺呢, 還是你真的瘦了許多?
4 (idm 習語) the mind/imagination boggles => boggle. not by any/by no stretch of the imagination => stretch n.
?? 擴展釋義
*[i,m?d?i'nei??n]n. 想像, 聽覺, 想像力【醫】 想像
?? 醫學釋義
想象
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
swampn. 沼澤(地);濕地;
vt. 淹沒;使沉沒;使陷入困難;忙得不可開交;
vi. 淹沒,沉沒;
bulkn. (大)體積;大塊,大量;大多數,大部分;主體;
vt.& vi. 變得越來越大(或重要);
vi. 顯得龐大;形成大塊;堆積起來;
vt. 使凝聚成一團或形成一堆;
adj. 大批的,大量的;散裝的;