imagination

复数：imaginations

1. [U][C]想象力 the ability to imagine
2. [C]空想,想象 the mind
3. [U]想象出来的东西,幻想物 sth only imagined and not real

• defy sb's imagination令某人难以想象
• develop imagination培养想象力
• lack imagination缺乏想象力
• show imagination显示出想象力

• creative imagination创造性的想象力
• wild imagination荒诞的想象
• active imagination活跃的想象力

• beyond imagination无法想象
• in one's imagination在遐想中
• with imagination运用想象力

capture the imagination of激发...的想象力

just my imagination只是幻觉；只是我的幻想

1. That's beyond the reach of my imagination.
   那是我想象不到的。
2. Imagination raises a man above the humdrum of life.
   想象使人从单调无聊的生活中解脱出来。
3. These plans reveal a complete failure of imagination.
   这些计划显得毫无想象力。
4. A sketch can stimulate one's own imagination.
   图形能促进一个人的想象力。
5. He tried to practice upon the imagination and credulity of the public.
   他企图利用群众的空想和轻信。
6. You didn't really see a ghost, it's only imagination.
   你并没有真地看见鬼，这仅仅是幻象。