imagination
英
/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/
美
/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/
n.
想象力;想象;创造力;创作力;想象的事物;幻想物
复数： imaginations
记忆技巧：imagin(e) 想象 + -ation 名词后缀
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牛津词典
noun
1
[U, C] 想象力；想象
the ability to create pictures in your mind; the part of your mind that does this
a vivid/fertile imagination
生动的 / 丰富的想象
He's got no imagination.
他缺乏想象力。
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant.
不难猜出她的意思。
I won't tell you his reaction ─I'll leave that to your imagination .
我不告诉你他的反应，你自己去想好了。
Don't let your imagination run away with you (= don't use too much imagination) .
不要一味凭空想象。
The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public (= they find them interesting and exciting) .
新出台的政策似乎恰恰投合了公众的喜好。
Nobody hates you─it's all in your imagination .
没人讨厌你——都是你在胡思乱想。
(informal) Use your imagination! (= used to tell sb that they will have to guess the answer to the question they have asked you, usually because it is obvious or embarrassing)
你自己动动脑筋嘛！
2
[U] 想象的事物；幻想物
something that you have imagined rather than sth that exists
She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality.
她再也不能分清幻想和现实了。
Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight?
是我的错觉，还是你确实瘦了许多？
3
[U] 创造力；创作力
the ability to have new and exciting ideas
His writing lacks imagination.
他的作品缺乏想象。
With a little imagination , you could turn this place into a palace.
稍微动点脑筋，就能把这个地方变得富丽堂皇。
习语
leave nothing/little to the imagination
(of clothes 衣服) （暴露身体）没有想象的余地
to allow more of sb's body to be seen than usual
Her tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination.
她的紧身连衣裙令身材显露无遗。
a figment of sb's imagination
凭空想象的事物；臆造的东西；虚构的事
something that sb has imagined and that does not really exist
not by any stretch of the imagination
by no stretch of the imagination
任凭怎么想也不；再怎么说也不
used to say strongly that sth is not true, even if you try to imagine or believe it
She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.
再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。
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柯林斯词典
imagination
频次
1
N-VAR 想象;想象力
Your imagination is the ability that you have to form pictures or ideas in your mind of things that are new and exciting, or things that you have not experienced.
Antonia is a woman with a vivid imagination...
安东尼娅是个想象力丰富的女人。
2
N-COUNT 想象；空想；幻想
Your imagination is the part of your mind which allows you to form pictures or ideas of things that do not necessarily exist in real life.
Long before I ever went there, Africa was alive in my imagination.
早在我真正踏足之前很久,非洲就已在我的脑海中活灵活现了。
3
PHRASE 吸引…的注意力;摄人魂魄;引人入胜
If you say that someone or something captured your imagination, you mean that you thought they were interesting or exciting when you saw them or heard them for the first time.
Italian football captured the imagination of the nation last season.
上个赛季意大利足球吸引了全国上下的注意。
4
PHRASE 发人深省;予人启迪
If you say that something stretches your imagination, you mean that it is good because it makes you think about things that you had not thought about before.
Their films are exciting and really stretch the imagination.
他们的电影非常精彩且发人深省。
5
not by any stretch of the imagination →see: stretch
英英释义
noun
1
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
popular imagination created a world of demons
imagination reveals what the world could be
Synonym:
imaginativenessvision
2
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
a man of resource
Synonym:
resourceresourcefulness
3
the ability to form mental images of things or events
he could still hear her in his imagination
Synonym:
imagingimagerymental imagery
数据来源：WordNet
双语例句
全部 想象力 想象 想象的事物 创造力
1
He's got no imagination.
他缺乏想象力。
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They use puppets to capture the imagination of younger audiences.
他们用木偶来启发小观众的想象力。
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3
The new policies appear to have caught the imagination of the public.
新出台的政策似乎恰恰投合了公众的喜好。
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It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant.
不难猜出她的意思。
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Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight?
是我的错觉，还是你确实瘦了许多？
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With a little imagination, you could turn this place into a palace.
稍微动点脑筋，就能把这个地方变得富丽堂皇。
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She was no longer able to distinguish between imagination and reality.
她再也不能分清幻想和现实了。
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She could not, by any stretch of the imagination, be called beautiful.
再怎么说，她也称不上漂亮。
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I won't tell you his reaction ─ I'll leave that to your imagination.
我不告诉你他的反应，你自己去想好了。
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Nobody hates you ─ it's all in your imagination.
没人讨厌你——都是你在胡思乱想。
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Her tight-fitting dress left nothing to the imagination.
她的紧身连衣裙令身材显露无遗。
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His writing lacks imagination.
他的作品缺乏想象。
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Her imagination took wing.
她发挥了海阔天空的想象。
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It is one of the most original works of imagination in the language.
这是用该语言写成的最具独创性和想象力的作品之一。
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There is, too, a simple failure of imagination
还有，就是纯粹缺乏想象力。
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He had simply used a little imagination
他只不过是用了一点点想象力。
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The Government approach displays a lack of imagination.
政府的方案显得缺乏想象力。
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Italian football captured the imagination of the nation last season.
上个赛季意大利足球吸引了全国上下的注意。
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Long before I ever went there, Africa was alive in my imagination.
早在我真正踏足之前很久，非洲就已在我的脑海中活灵活现了。
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Their films are exciting and really stretch the imagination.
他们的电影非常精彩且发人深省。
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You're letting your imagination run away with you
你这是在想入非非。
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She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
她追求精神上的满足，完全生活在一个诗歌和想象的世界里。
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By no stretch of the imagination could his speech be described as impersonal.
他的演讲再怎么说也不缺乏人情味。
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These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。
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Alistair had a logical mind, and little imagination
阿利斯泰尔逻辑思维能力很强，但缺乏想象力。
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A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
音乐学院让你有充分的理由任想象力自由驰骋。
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A chess player must have a fertile imagination and rich sense of fantasy.
一个棋手必须有丰富的想象力，并善于奇思妙想。
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The work demanded boundless energy and theatrical imagination
这种工作需要具备无限的精力和夸张的想象力。
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For once, the artist's fertile imagination failed him
这位画家丰富的想象力曾一度枯竭。
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He tackled the job with a great deal of imagination, skill and cunning.
他在工作中充分发挥其想象力、技能和聪明才智来解决各种难题。
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词语用例
词语搭配习语
imagination与以下词性连用
adj.
active imagination
活跃的想象力
lively imagination
丰富的想象力
vivid imagination
生动的想象力
prep.
beyond (someone's) imagination
超出了（某人的）想象
n.
lack of imagination
缺乏想象力
同反义词
同义词
n.
imaginingsfantasyvisionfancyinvention
词根词缀
前缀
imagin(e)想象
imaginaryadj. 想象中的
imagin(e) 想象 + -ary ...的
imaginativeadj. 富有想象力的
imagin(e) 想象 + -ative 有...倾向/性质的
后缀
-ation名词后缀
conversationn. 会话
convers(e) 相反的事物 + -ation 名词后缀
informationn. 信息
inform v.告诉 + -ation 名词后缀
invitationn. (口头或书面的)邀请
invit(e) 邀请,招致 + -ation 名词后缀
occupationn. 工作，职业
occupy 占用,占据 + -ation 名词后缀
organizationn. 组织
organiz(e) 组织,安排 + -ation 名词后缀
populationn. (地区、国家等的)人口，人口数量
popul 人,人民 + -ation 名词后缀
