vision
n
1 [U]
(a) power of seeing; sight 視力; 視覺
have perfect, poor, blurred, etc vision 視力極好、 不好、 模糊等
The blow on the head impaired (iedamaged) his vision. 他頭部受擊後損害了視力.
within/outside my field of vision, ie that I can/cannot see from a certain point 在我的視野以內(nèi)[以外].
(b) (fig 比喻) ability to view a subject, problem, etc imaginatively; foresight and wisdom in planning 觀察力; 想像力; 遠見; 洞察力
a statesman of (great breadth of) vision (很)有遠見的政治家.
2 [C]
(a) dream or similar trance-like state, often associated with a religious experience 夢幻, 幻象, 幻覺, 異象(常帶有宗教色彩)
Jesus came to Paul in a vision. 耶穌在異象中向保羅顯現(xiàn).
I had/saw a vision of the end of the world. 我在夢幻中見到了世界末日.
(b) (esp pl 尤作復數(shù)) thing seen vividly in the imagination 想像中的活生生的事物; 幻想
the romantic visions of youth 青年人浪漫的幻想
conjure up visions of married bliss 懸想婚姻生活的幸福情景
I had visions of us going on strike. 我想像我們正進行罷工.
3 [C] ~ of sth (rhet 修辭) person or sight of unusualbeauty 異常漂亮的人或景象
She was a vision of loveliness.她是個可愛的美人兒.
4 [U] what is seen on a televisionor cinema screen; picture 電視或電影上的畫面; 圖象
We get good vision but poor sound on this set. 這臺電視機圖象清晰, 但聲音不好