imagine

单词辨析:

imagine fantasize 【导航词义:想象】
imagine v. 想象
〔辨析〕

指在脑海中形成关于某人或某事物的画面。

〔例证〕

I can imagine what she looks like.

我能想象得出她的样子。

He always imagined himself as a real painter.

他过去总把自己想象成一名真正的画家。

Imagine life without computers.

想象一下没有电脑的生活。

Can you imagine him without a beard?

你能想象他没有胡子的样子吗?

She could imagine her husband giving a speech in front of those delegates.

她能想象出丈夫在那些代表面前发言的样子。

fantasize (亦作fantasise) v. (亦作fantasise)想象,幻想
〔辨析〕

指幻想做令人愉快或兴奋的事,但这些事基本不会在现实中发生。

〔例证〕

She fantasized about marrying a rich man and living in the country.

她幻想嫁一个有钱人,住到乡间去。

Sometimes he fantasized that he was a film star.

有时候他幻想自己是一个电影明星。

He fantasized about writing a great novel.

他幻想写一部伟大的小说。

相关例句:

'Was he meeting someone?' — 'I imagine so.'

“他在和谁约会吗?”——“我猜是的。”

You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.

你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。

She couldn't imagine living in a place like that

她无法想象住在那样一个地方。

The drivers, as you might imagine, didn't care much for that.

和想象中的一样,这些司机对此并不太在意。

This is positively the worst thing that I can even imagine

这确实是我能想象到的最糟糕的事情。

I imagine he thought you were better-placed than most to know the truth

我想他认为你所处的位置使你比大多数人都更了解真相。