fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.
fancied himself a super athlete
realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.
realized the enormity of the task ahead
envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.
envisaged a totally computerized operation
envisioned a cure for the disease
Example Sentences
The inventor envisioned many uses for his creation. She envisioned a better life for herself.
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(especially NAmE) ADVERB | VERB + ENVISION | PHRASESADVERB➤initially, originally最初設想◇The work took longer than initially envisioned.這項工作需要的時間比最初設想的要長。➤easily很容易想像◇I can easily envision them working together.我能夠很容易地想像出他們一起工作的樣子。➤currently當前認為▸➤always, never總是/從未認為➤clearly明確地設想VERB + ENVISION➤can可以想像◇Can you envision such a scenario?你能設想這樣一個場景嗎?➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以想像;不可能想像到▸➤be easy to, be possible to容易/可能想像到PHRASES➤envision yourself doing sth想像自己做某事◇He envisioned himself dying in a pool of his own blood.他想像自己奄奄一息地躺在血泊裏。