1 [U] [C] the ability to create mental pictures or new ideas 想象力:
He has a lively imagination.他有丰富的想象力。She's very clever but she doesn't have much imagination.她这个人虽然很聪明,可是没什么想象力。
Imagination is a creative quality that a person has. Fantasy refers to thoughts, stories, etc that are not related to reality. 想象叫imagination。幻想叫fantasy。
2 [C] the part of the mind that uses this ability 想象:
If you use your imagination, you should be able to guess the answer.只要动动脑筋,你就能猜出答案。 ➔imaginativelyadv
imagination/I͵mædʒəˋneʃən; IˌmædʒəˈneIʃ$n or IˌmædʒIˈneIʃ$n/n [C,U]1 the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind 想象力: Art is all about using your imagination . 艺术就是发挥想象力。It doesn’t take much imagination (=it isn’t difficult) to appreciate the risks. 这些风险不难理解。vivid/fertile/over-active imagination He has a very vivid imagination . 他的想象力非常丰富。‘Did you hear that noise?’ ‘No, it's your imagination (=you imagined it).’ “你听到那响声了吗?”“没有﹐是你的幻觉。”2 capture/catch sb's imagination to make someone feel interested or excited 使某人出神[入迷]
imaginationimaginationimaginationsnounthe ability to think of new ideas or make pictures in your mind: He has a lively imagination. You didn't really see a ghost – it was just your imagination.