imagining
present participle ofimagine
| 单词 | imagining |
| 释义 | imagining present participle ofimagine imagine verb[T] uk/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/us/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/B1 toformor have amentalpictureorideaof something: Imagine Robert Redford when he wasyoung- that's whatJohnlookslike. [+ (that)]Imagine(that)you'reeatingicecream-trytofeelhowcoldit is. [+ question word]Can you imaginehowitfeelsto beblind? [+ -ing verb]She imagined herself sittingin herfavouritechairbackhome. They hadn't imagined(=expected)(that)it would be sodifficult. I can't imagine(= I really don'tknow)what hewantsfrom us. to imagine something
B2 tobelievethat something isprobablytrue: [+ (that)]I imagine(that)he's under a lot ofpressureat themoment. I don't imagine(that)they have muchmoney. "Will theychangeit?" "I imagineso." B1 tothinkthat somethingexistsor istrue,althoughinfactit is notrealortrue: "Did youhearanoise?" "No, you're imaginingthings/No, you must have imagined it." I've neverheardhercriticizeyou - Ithinkyou imagine it. used toexpressshockorsurprise, often at someone else'sbehaviour: She gotmarriedat 16! Imagine that! [+ -ing verb]Imaginespendingall thatmoneyon acoat! you can't imagine used toemphasizeastatement: You can't imagine what amessthehousewas in after theparty.
Imagining and conceiving
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Guessing, supposing and suspecting Expressions of surprise Linguistics: very & extreme Examplesofimaginingimagining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The way information is processed in animaginingengine is similar to that in the human brain in the aspects of functional and structural similarities. From theCambridge English Corpus One can visualize this byimagininga point and its image connected by a piece of elastic string. From theCambridge English Corpus There are countless anecdotes of inventive optimists who succeeded where others failed byimaginingwaiting customers. From theCambridge English Corpus Imaginingthe life-span : from premodern miracles to postmodern fantasies. From theCambridge English Corpus The two projects presented here experiment in different media with theimaginingof a world in distraction. From theCambridge English Corpus In thisimagining, democratic state-building derived legitimacy from its theoretical antithesis: personal power derived from a personal crime. From theCambridge English Corpus As we have seen, an objection that quickly comes to mind is that we have little troubleimaginingworlds better than ours. From theCambridge English Corpus One may, for example, be asked to participate in a drill whileimaginingthat one is playing in the upcoming championship. From theCambridge English Corpus He thinks that one will obviously beimaginingan empty, immaterial extension. From theCambridge English Corpus It is simply the avowal of introspection, just as one might reportimagininganything else visual, tactile, or auditory. From theCambridge English Corpus The authors strip away these layers, without everimaginingthat they will get to an unproblematic core. From theCambridge English Corpus The left hemisphere may be needed to attend to, or generate, self-action; this explains left lateralization for apraxia, imitation of another, andimaginingself-action. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact his ideas on the nature of nations and democracy had been established whilstimaginingthe future of the empire, not its end. From theCambridge English Corpus He was also less capable than they were ofimaginingthat the rupture caused by the revolution could be undone. From theCambridge English Corpus What are moral philosophersimaginingas the social realization of the views they propose and defend? From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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