Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2828
imagination
想象力；想象
核心释义
The ability of the mind to form images of things that are not present to the senses.
- 1.
心智创造图像的能力；在脑中创造或再现未感知事物的行为；创造这类图像的能力。
The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
- 2.
形成不被感知为真实且不在感官范围内的事物的心理图像
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- 3.
尤指制造虚假形象；幻想。
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
- 4.
形成事物或事件的心理图像的能力
the ability to form mental images of things or events
- 5.
创造力；足智多谋。
Creativity; resourcefulness.
- 6.
巧妙处理不寻常问题的能力
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
- 7.
由想象作用形成的心理图像；想象出的事物。
A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
幻想；空想；创造力；应变能力；想象出的形象；幻象；心智创造图像的能力；在脑中创造或再现未感知事物的行为；创造这类图像的能力。；形成不被感知为真实且不在感官范围内的事物的心理图像
用法In use
Children often have a vivid imagination, inventing entire worlds out of simple toys.
用法提示：imagination 作为名词，表示‘想象力’，在此句中描述儿童的创造能力。
To solve this puzzle, you'll need to use your imagination and think outside the box.
用法提示：imagination 作为名词，指‘想象、创造力’，此处强调运用想象力的能力。
The story was dull and lacked imagination; it was just a boring recount of facts.
用法提示：imagination 作为名词，在此句中作宾语，表示‘想象力’，用于描述缺乏创造力。
popular imagination created a world of demons
imagination reveals what the world could be
he could still hear her in his imagination
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- use your imagination
- 发挥你的想象力
- Use your imagination to picture a world without war.发挥你的想象力，构想一个没有战争的世界。
- capture the imagination
- 吸引想象力
- The story captured the imagination of children everywhere.这个故事吸引了各地孩子们的想象力。
- stretch the imagination
- 超越想象
- It stretches the imagination to think that humans could live on Mars.想到人类能在火星上生活，这超越了想象。
- a vivid imagination
- 生动的想象力
- She has a vivid imagination and often tells fantastic tales.她有生动的想象力，经常讲奇妙的故事。
- lack imagination
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象"image"（图像）+ "nation"（国家）→ 脑海中的图像国度，即是想象力。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性语域，广泛用于日常对话、文学描述和学术讨论。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-ation' pronounced /-eɪʃən/ and rhyme with the target. Be cautious: words like 'fiction' end with '-tion' but sound different (/ˈfɪkʃən/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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