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imagination
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural imaginations
plural imaginations
Learner's definition of IMAGINATION
1
a : the ability to imagine things that are not real : the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced想象力
[noncount]
- You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.如果你稍微发挥一下想象力，就能找到解决办法。
- His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure imagination. [=they are not based on reality; they are not likely to happen]他修建新体育场的计划纯粹是想象的产物。
[count]
- children with vivid/fertile/overactive imaginations有鲜活/丰富/异常活跃的想象力的孩子们
- The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.作者没有讲述这些人物的命运。我们只好发挥我们的想象力。
- He insists that these dangers are real and not just a figment of his imagination. [=something that he has imagined]他坚持说这些危险是真实存在的，不是他凭想象虚构出来的。
b [noncount] : the ability to think of new things（创造性）想象力
- Her painting shows a great deal of imagination. [=creativity]她的画富有想象力。
- He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.他是一位能干的作家，但缺乏想象力。
- He has no imagination.他缺乏想象力。
2
[noncount] : something that only exists or happens in your mind幻觉；空想；想象中的事物
- Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?这只是我的幻觉，还是这里真的变暖和了？
by any/no stretch of the imagination
capture/catch someone's imagination
: to make someone very interested or excited使着迷；使激动
- Her books have captured the imaginations of children from around the world.她的书让全世界的儿童着迷。
- The story caught the public imagination. [=the public became very interested in the story]这个报道让公众很感兴趣。
leave (something) to the imagination
: to not show or describe all of the parts or details of (something)留下想象空间
- Try to leave something to the imagination.尽量留下一点想象的空间。
- The movie's sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination. [=they show everything]这部影片中的性镜头太露骨了。
- His explicit description of the crime scene left little to the imagination.他对犯罪现场的描述十分详尽。
imagination
noun
imag·i·na·tion i-ˌma-jə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality
2
a
: creative ability
b
: ability to confront and deal with a problem : resourcefulness
c
: the thinking or active mind : interest
Synonyms
Example Sentences
You can find a solution if you use a little imagination. The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination. He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination. Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?
Recent Examples on the Web At least show some imagination and go for a heptagon next time. 
Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 For 70 years, Walt Disney Imagineering has blended imagination with cutting-edge technology to create groundbreaking experiences. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022 Every work of fantasy that came later, from the Harry Potter novels and Star Wars movies to games like Dungeons and Dragons, owes a great debt to Tolkien’s astonishing imagination and pays homage to it. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 But the prospect of working with the gritty stuff of locomotives fired Leshchenko’s imagination. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 But the star attraction — the painting that captured everyone’s imagination — was by Henri Regnault, a 26-year-old painter with an athletic build, a long, pointed beard and hair that coiled in tight, glossy waves. Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Here is scientific support for the idea that imagination can supercharge our sexuality: My research participants lighted up their brain’s pleasure centers by just thinking about genital stimulation, without any touch at all. Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022 In a year when fabulous postpunks from the Smashing Pumpkins to Hole failed to capture the mass imagination, here come four 30-ish guys in bowling shirts with their fingers on the pulse of young America. Chris Norris, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2022 Throughout the film, there is more personal affection for Thorgerson’s brilliant imagination than for his apparent lifelong rudeness and brusqueness. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 See More
Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 For 70 years, Walt Disney Imagineering has blended imagination with cutting-edge technology to create groundbreaking experiences. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022 Every work of fantasy that came later, from the Harry Potter novels and Star Wars movies to games like Dungeons and Dragons, owes a great debt to Tolkien’s astonishing imagination and pays homage to it. John Garth, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 But the prospect of working with the gritty stuff of locomotives fired Leshchenko’s imagination. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 But the star attraction — the painting that captured everyone’s imagination — was by Henri Regnault, a 26-year-old painter with an athletic build, a long, pointed beard and hair that coiled in tight, glossy waves. Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Here is scientific support for the idea that imagination can supercharge our sexuality: My research participants lighted up their brain’s pleasure centers by just thinking about genital stimulation, without any touch at all. Dr. Nan Wise, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022 In a year when fabulous postpunks from the Smashing Pumpkins to Hole failed to capture the mass imagination, here come four 30-ish guys in bowling shirts with their fingers on the pulse of young America. Chris Norris, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2022 Throughout the film, there is more personal affection for Thorgerson’s brilliant imagination than for his apparent lifelong rudeness and brusqueness. Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English ymaginacioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French ymaginacion, borrowed from Latin imāginātiōn-, imāginātiō, from imāginārī "to imagine" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of imagination was in the 14th century Phrases Containing imagination
noun
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