imagine/IˋmædʒIn; Iˈmædʒən or IˈmædʒIn/v [T]1 to think of what something would be like if it happened 想象﹐设想: +(that) Imagine you’re lying on a beach. 想象一下你正躺在海滩上。+what/how Can you imagine what it's like? 你能想象它是什么样子的吗?2 to think that something is true when it is not 胡思乱想: There's no one here – you’re imagining things . 这里没人﹐你在胡思乱想。3 to think that something is probably true 猜想: +(that) I imagine Kathy will be there. 我想凯思会去吧。4 you can/can’t imagine sth BrE spoken used to emphasize that something is very good, bad etc【英,口】你想象得到/想象不到某事物〔用于强调很好﹑很坏等〕: You can imagine how peaceful it was. 你能想象有多安宁。