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单词 envision
释义
envision
verb[T]
US
uk
/ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/us
/ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/
(UKenvisage)
toimagineorexpectsomething tohappen,appear, etc. in aparticularway:
We envision aparkwithtrailsand aboatinglake.
[+ -ing verb]No one hadeverenvisionedattemptingsuch atotaltransformation.
She envisions themuseumdisplayingreligiousartandhistoricalartefacts.
[+ that]I always envisionedthatI wouldreturnhomeat somepoint.
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  • Theagriculturalprojectsthat were envisioned as thefoundationof a neweconomycollapsed.
  • When theyhearabout the show a lot ofpeopleenvision somethingoutrageous.
  • We also envisioncreatinganorchardthat willprovideafoodsourceforwildlife.
  • Thecandidateenvisions thenationrelyingincreasinglyonrenewablesourcesofenergy.
  • She envisions that in fiveyearsthecampuswill have alargegymnasiumandfields, and about 150students.
  • Thelawenvisioned thatoffenderswouldreceivetherapyat thecenter. It did not envision thatpeoplewould be put in thereforever.
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(Definition ofenvisionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

envision| American Dictionary

envision
verb[T]
us
/ɪnˈvɪʒ·ən/
(alsoenvisage,us/ɪnˈvɪz·ɪdʒ/)
toimagineorexpectthat something is alikelyordesirablepossibilityin thefuture:
He envisioned apartnershipbetweenbusinessandgovernment.
Thecompanyenvisionsaddingat least fivestoresnextyear.
(Definition ofenvisionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenvision

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Is it possible toenvisiona democratic future without political parties ?
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One canenvisionthat during the thaw cycle the reverse of what was described above will occur at some level.
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In fact, we lack a common term to refer specifically to the type of reproduction being envisioned.
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Toenvisionindicates not simply to visualize, but also to envisage, to apply specific mental frames and epistemological categories.
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Many of these were envisioned as artistic undertakings that would ameliorate the urban environment, such as improving water supplies or cleaning up decayed neighborhoods.
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It is also not hard toenvisionthat stronger neural configurations would be more likely to persist and to spawn variants.
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It is also not hard toenvisionthat stronger neural configurations would be more likely both to persist and to spawn variants.
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As the technical requirements of ultrastructural manipulation are refined further, 'organelle therapy' may be envisioned as a logical extension of these preliminary efforts.
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One canenvisionearly eukaryotic organisms as being under pressure to incorporate more and more genes as they fine-tuned their eukaryotic machinery.
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In the near-term future weenvisiona range of natural extensions of this technology to encompass more human functional abilities.
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In some instances questions pertaining to neurophysiology action appear to be unanswerable by any experimental techniques now known or easily envisioned.
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Merchant, for example, warns against edenic "recovery" narratives thatenvisiona unity between nature and culture (36-37).
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Far from being the inanimate stuff typically envisioned by modern thought, materials in this original sense are the active constituents of a world-in-formation.
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What exactly are the adverse effects envisioned for persons who are genetically identical to others?
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Alternatively, an individual can be envisioned as only one cycle in a continuous string of ontogenies interconnected by phenotypic bridges across generations.
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