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