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。 | |
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. 她再也分不清幻想和现实了。 | |
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。 |
