imagination
/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn; ɪˌmædʒə`neʃən/ n
1
(a) [U, C] ability to form mental images or pictures 想像力
He hasn't much imagination. 他缺乏想像力.
Her talk captured (ie gripped and stimulated) the imagination of the whole class. 她的谈话吸引了全班的同学, 激发了他们的想像力.
(b) [C] part of the mind that does this 想像
In my imagination, I thought I heard her calling me. 我在想像中彷佛听到她在呼唤我.
2 [U] use of this ability in a practical or creative way 想像力的运用
His writing lacks imagination. 他的写作缺乏想像力.
Use your imagination to find an answer. 运用你的想像力来寻找答案.
3 [U] thing experienced in the mind and not in reality 想像出来的事物; 幻想物
I can't have seen a ghost it must have been imagination. 我看到的不可能是鬼--一定是幻想的东西吧.
Is it my imagination or have you lost a lot of weight? 是我的错觉呢, 还是你真的瘦了许多?
4 (idm 习语) the mind/imagination boggles => boggle. not by any/by no stretch of the imagination => stretch n.