imagination /iˌmædʒiˈneiʃən/ n.［c］&［u］1.想象；想象力：have a good (poor) imagination 想象力好(差)；be successful beyond imagination 出乎意料地取得成功；have a very strong imagination有很丰富的想象力 He hasn’t much imagination.他缺乏想象力。2. 空想，妄想：in (one’s) imagination (在)想象中 You didn’t really see anything — it was only imagination. 你实际上什么也没有看见，那只不过是幻想而已。
imaginative /iˈmædʒinətiv/ adj. 富有想象力的，爱想象的：the imaginative faculty 想象力； imaginative literature 想象文学；imaginative writers 想象力丰富的作家们［考句］She is a very imaginative student. She’s always talking about traveling to outer space.她是一个富有想象力的学生，经常讲述到太空旅行的故事。
imagine /iˈmædʒin/ vt. 1. 想象，设想： （接v-ing、从句和复合宾语）：I can’t imagine myself teaching in front of that many people.我不能想象自己在那么多人前教书。Can you imagine that he left without even a word? 你能设想他甚至一句话不说就离开吗? Please imagine yourself to be in his place. 请你替他设身处地想想。I imagine him (as) a tall and handsome man. 我想象他高大英俊。He imagined himself as manager of the company.他把自己想像为公司的经理。Don't imagine yourself to be always correct. 不要以为自己总是对。2. 料想，猜想：He imagined that he had heard a scraping noise.他估计自己听到的是刮擦的噪音。
imaginable adj.可想象的
