envision
verb- envision something (formal)
to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards 展望；想象 They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease. 他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。 If you can envision your goals, you can achieve those goals. 如果你能展望你的目标，你就能实现这些目标。
Synonyms imagineimagine- think
- see
- envisage
- envision
- imagine to form an idea in your mind of what somebody/something might be like:
The house was just as she had imagined it. 这房子正如她所想象的。
- think to imagine something that might happen or might have happened:
We couldn’t think where you’d gone. 我们猜想不出来你到哪里去了。 Just think—this time tomorrow we’ll be lying on a beach. 想想看，明天这个时候我们就躺在海滩上了。
- see to consider something as a future possibility; to imagine somebody as something:
I can’t see her changing her mind. 我无法想象她会改变主意。 His colleagues see him as a future director. 他的同事认为他很可能是未来的负责人。
- envisage (especially British English)
to imagine what will happen in the future: 指想象、设想、展望： I don’t envisage working with him again. 我想象不出有再和他共事的可能。
- envision to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation that you intend to work towards:
They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease. 他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
- to imagine/see/envisage/envision somebody/something as something
- to imagine/see/envisage/envision (somebody) doing something
- to imagine/think/see/envisage/envision who/what/how…
- to imagine/think/envisage/envision that…
- (especially North American English) (British English usually envisage)
to imagine what will happen in the future 想象未来会发生什么 - envision something
They didn't envision any problems with the new building. 他们没想到这栋新楼会有什么问题。 - envision (somebody) doing something
I can easily envision them working together. 我能够很容易地想象出他们一起工作的样子。 - it is envisioned that…
It is envisioned that next year the campaign will be rolled out across the country. 预计明年这项运动将在全国展开。 - envision that…
He envisions that genetic engineering will transform crop yields. 他设想基因工程将改变作物产量。 - envision how, where, etc…
It's difficult to envision how they might react. 很难想象他们会有什么反应。
Extra ExamplesThe work took longer than initially envisioned. 这项工作需要的时间比最初设想的要长。 What level of profit do you envision? 你预计会有什么样的利润水平？ He envisioned himself dying in a pool of his own blood. 他想象自己奄奄一息地躺在血泊里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- initially
- originally
- easily
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- can
- be difficult to
- be hard to
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- envision yourself doing something
- envision something