imagination
英 [ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn] 美 [ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn]
n. 想象力; 想象; 想象的事物; 幻想物; 创造力; 创作力
牛津词典
noun
想象力;想象
the ability to create pictures in your mind; the part of your mind that does thisa 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。 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!
想象的事物;幻想物
something that you have imagined rather than sth that existsShe 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?
创造力;创作力
the ability to have new and exciting ideasHis 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。