Definition of imagination in English:

imagination

noun ɪˌmadʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
想像，想像力
she'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination
她从来就无福拥有生动的想像力。
her story captured the public's imagination
Example sentencesExamples
- Your proposal is embarrassingly optimistic, like the product of a child's imagination.
- Allowing young students to use their vivid imaginations helps them visualize their bodies moving in the water.
- He designed a series of lavish public celebrations to cement this image in the public imagination.
- I set the milk to warm on the stove, telling myself to stop listening to my own overactive imagination.
- The show compensated for narrative gaps with energetic appeals to the viewers' imagination.
- Let your imagination roam freely over the facts you have collected.
- In the first half of the twentieth century the engineering feats that gripped the public imagination were urban and industrial.
- If nothing else, ginkgo seems to fire the imagination of ad writers.
- He said the tragedy still captured the public imagination and interest in it had not waned.
- At times, considerable patience and a vivid imagination are required to get from the words to the underlying economics.
- The fictional Cid, embodying the ideal Castilian, captured the popular imagination of generations.
- One day as I was driving to a two-day business meeting, I let my imagination wander unchecked.
- And why does the grail continue to fire the imagination of writers and readers alike?
- But one thing was undeniable; that children have vivid imaginations.
- They also stimulate the imaginations of viewers, which is very personal and consequently very powerful.
- His radio program gave him the opportunity to use his fertile imagination to develop innovative comedy sketches.
- Constructed of pine, its painted surface is an exuberant expression of the artist's imagination and creativity.
- Here, though, the great man's imagination had failed him.
- From the very beginning, then, landscape paintings have been products of artists' imaginations.
- And in one sense there's nothing new about them - humanoid automata have captured the popular imagination for centuries.
Synonyms
imaginative faculty, creative power, fancy
informal mind's eye
interest, fascination, attention, passion, curiosity, preoccupation
1. 1.1mass noun The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful.
  创造力；创意力
  she was set in her ways and lacked imagination
  Example sentencesExamples
  The absence of dynamics throughout is due to a lack of imagination with the drum and bass work.
  Our attacking play didn't work out the way I wanted it to because we lacked imagination and clout in midfield.
  The real treasures are the gardens, where imagination and creativity were given free rein.
  Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair.
  I am rather taken by his style, but am disappointed by his lack of imagination.
  They are literary parasites, the enemies of creativity and imagination.
  When will it dawn on them that we are capable of creating jobs by way of our own indigenous resources and imagination?
  The first barrier is the lack of imagination and creativity in resourcing in schools.
  One suspects that it is not nature's limitation so much as it is the author's lack of imagination.
  When they had possession their use of the ball lacked imagination or accuracy.
  The garden lacked beauty and mystery and I lacked creative imagination.
  York applied all the pressure with Leeds being forced to attack on the break, but they lacked imagination and guile.
  Was it a lack of mental ability, foresight and imagination that was needed many years ago to regenerate what was once a fine city?
  Invention and imagination were lacking in the home team's second-half effort.
  My aim is to give the chance to create as much as possible in our minds, through creativity and imagination.
  There is a lack of imagination surrounding special educational provision in this area which is alarming.
  There were so many that they surrounded you in a world of childhood fantasies, imagination, and creativity.
  In reality, their clothing demonstrated their complete lack of imagination.
  They had handled this demanding project with a great deal of creativity and imagination.
  Well, perhaps it's a lack of imagination on the part of ownership.
  Synonyms
  creativity, imaginativeness, creativeness
  vision, inspiration, insight, inventiveness, invention, resourcefulness, initiative, ingenuity, enterprise
  originality, innovation, innovativeness
  individuality, unorthodoxy, nonconformity
  cleverness, wit, quick-wittedness, genius, flair, panache
  artistry, artistic power
2. 1.2 The part of the mind that imagines things.
  幻想
  a girl who existed only in my imagination
  只存在于我幻想中的女孩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Therefore, you're acting on the stage of the imagination of the audience.
  These cabin tours can be as inventive as campers' imaginations will allow.
  They're about ideas, the imagination and discovering other possibilities.
  You don't have that kind of issue in Asia, so their minds and imaginations are less clouded.
  In these the imagination invents the rhythms to which the observed details will give a solid presence.
  It can lead an audience to open their hearts and minds and imaginations.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari 'picture to oneself', from imago, imagin- 'image'.

Definition of imagination in US English:

imagination

nouniˌmajəˈnāSH(ə)nɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃ(ə)n

1The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
想像，想像力
she'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination
她从来就无福拥有生动的想像力。
Example sentencesExamples
- From the very beginning, then, landscape paintings have been products of artists' imaginations.
- The show compensated for narrative gaps with energetic appeals to the viewers' imagination.
- I set the milk to warm on the stove, telling myself to stop listening to my own overactive imagination.
- He said the tragedy still captured the public imagination and interest in it had not waned.
- Your proposal is embarrassingly optimistic, like the product of a child's imagination.
- He designed a series of lavish public celebrations to cement this image in the public imagination.
- His radio program gave him the opportunity to use his fertile imagination to develop innovative comedy sketches.
- But one thing was undeniable; that children have vivid imaginations.
- Let your imagination roam freely over the facts you have collected.
- The fictional Cid, embodying the ideal Castilian, captured the popular imagination of generations.
- And in one sense there's nothing new about them - humanoid automata have captured the popular imagination for centuries.
- Constructed of pine, its painted surface is an exuberant expression of the artist's imagination and creativity.
- Here, though, the great man's imagination had failed him.
- One day as I was driving to a two-day business meeting, I let my imagination wander unchecked.
- At times, considerable patience and a vivid imagination are required to get from the words to the underlying economics.
- And why does the grail continue to fire the imagination of writers and readers alike?
- Allowing young students to use their vivid imaginations helps them visualize their bodies moving in the water.
- If nothing else, ginkgo seems to fire the imagination of ad writers.
- They also stimulate the imaginations of viewers, which is very personal and consequently very powerful.
- In the first half of the twentieth century the engineering feats that gripped the public imagination were urban and industrial.
Synonyms
imaginative faculty, creative power, fancy
interest, fascination, attention, passion, curiosity, preoccupation
1. 1.1 The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful.
  创造力；创意力
  technology gives workers the chance to use their imagination
  科技给了工人运用创造力的机会。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The garden lacked beauty and mystery and I lacked creative imagination.
  There is a lack of imagination surrounding special educational provision in this area which is alarming.
  The absence of dynamics throughout is due to a lack of imagination with the drum and bass work.
  York applied all the pressure with Leeds being forced to attack on the break, but they lacked imagination and guile.
  Well, perhaps it's a lack of imagination on the part of ownership.
  When will it dawn on them that we are capable of creating jobs by way of our own indigenous resources and imagination?
  My aim is to give the chance to create as much as possible in our minds, through creativity and imagination.
  I am rather taken by his style, but am disappointed by his lack of imagination.
  There were so many that they surrounded you in a world of childhood fantasies, imagination, and creativity.
  Our attacking play didn't work out the way I wanted it to because we lacked imagination and clout in midfield.
  Invention and imagination were lacking in the home team's second-half effort.
  Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair.
  In reality, their clothing demonstrated their complete lack of imagination.
  Was it a lack of mental ability, foresight and imagination that was needed many years ago to regenerate what was once a fine city?
  The real treasures are the gardens, where imagination and creativity were given free rein.
  They had handled this demanding project with a great deal of creativity and imagination.
  When they had possession their use of the ball lacked imagination or accuracy.
  The first barrier is the lack of imagination and creativity in resourcing in schools.
  One suspects that it is not nature's limitation so much as it is the author's lack of imagination.
  They are literary parasites, the enemies of creativity and imagination.
  Synonyms
  creativity, imaginativeness, creativeness
2. 1.2 The part of the mind that imagines things.
  幻想
  a girl who existed only in my imagination
  只存在于我幻想中的女孩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They're about ideas, the imagination and discovering other possibilities.
  These cabin tours can be as inventive as campers' imaginations will allow.
  In these the imagination invents the rhythms to which the observed details will give a solid presence.
  It can lead an audience to open their hearts and minds and imaginations.
  Therefore, you're acting on the stage of the imagination of the audience.
  You don't have that kind of issue in Asia, so their minds and imaginations are less clouded.

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari ‘picture to oneself’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.

词汇	imagination
释义	Definition of imagination in English: imagination noun ɪˌmadʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. 想像，想像力 she'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination 她从来就无福拥有生动的想像力。 her story captured the public's imagination Example sentencesExamples Your proposal is embarrassingly optimistic, like the product of a child's imagination. Allowing young students to use their vivid imaginations helps them visualize their bodies moving in the water. He designed a series of lavish public celebrations to cement this image in the public imagination. I set the milk to warm on the stove, telling myself to stop listening to my own overactive imagination. The show compensated for narrative gaps with energetic appeals to the viewers' imagination. Let your imagination roam freely over the facts you have collected. In the first half of the twentieth century the engineering feats that gripped the public imagination were urban and industrial. If nothing else, ginkgo seems to fire the imagination of ad writers. He said the tragedy still captured the public imagination and interest in it had not waned. At times, considerable patience and a vivid imagination are required to get from the words to the underlying economics. The fictional Cid, embodying the ideal Castilian, captured the popular imagination of generations. One day as I was driving to a two-day business meeting, I let my imagination wander unchecked. And why does the grail continue to fire the imagination of writers and readers alike? But one thing was undeniable; that children have vivid imaginations. They also stimulate the imaginations of viewers, which is very personal and consequently very powerful. His radio program gave him the opportunity to use his fertile imagination to develop innovative comedy sketches. Constructed of pine, its painted surface is an exuberant expression of the artist's imagination and creativity. Here, though, the great man's imagination had failed him. From the very beginning, then, landscape paintings have been products of artists' imaginations. And in one sense there's nothing new about them - humanoid automata have captured the popular imagination for centuries. Synonyms imaginative faculty, creative power, fancy informal mind's eye interest, fascination, attention, passion, curiosity, preoccupation 1.1mass noun The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. 创造力；创意力 she was set in her ways and lacked imagination Example sentencesExamples The absence of dynamics throughout is due to a lack of imagination with the drum and bass work. Our attacking play didn't work out the way I wanted it to because we lacked imagination and clout in midfield. The real treasures are the gardens, where imagination and creativity were given free rein. Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair. I am rather taken by his style, but am disappointed by his lack of imagination. They are literary parasites, the enemies of creativity and imagination. When will it dawn on them that we are capable of creating jobs by way of our own indigenous resources and imagination? The first barrier is the lack of imagination and creativity in resourcing in schools. One suspects that it is not nature's limitation so much as it is the author's lack of imagination. When they had possession their use of the ball lacked imagination or accuracy. The garden lacked beauty and mystery and I lacked creative imagination. York applied all the pressure with Leeds being forced to attack on the break, but they lacked imagination and guile. Was it a lack of mental ability, foresight and imagination that was needed many years ago to regenerate what was once a fine city? Invention and imagination were lacking in the home team's second-half effort. My aim is to give the chance to create as much as possible in our minds, through creativity and imagination. There is a lack of imagination surrounding special educational provision in this area which is alarming. There were so many that they surrounded you in a world of childhood fantasies, imagination, and creativity. In reality, their clothing demonstrated their complete lack of imagination. They had handled this demanding project with a great deal of creativity and imagination. Well, perhaps it's a lack of imagination on the part of ownership. Synonyms creativity, imaginativeness, creativeness vision, inspiration, insight, inventiveness, invention, resourcefulness, initiative, ingenuity, enterprise originality, innovation, innovativeness individuality, unorthodoxy, nonconformity cleverness, wit, quick-wittedness, genius, flair, panache artistry, artistic power 1.2 The part of the mind that imagines things. 幻想 a girl who existed only in my imagination 只存在于我幻想中的女孩。 Example sentencesExamples Therefore, you're acting on the stage of the imagination of the audience. These cabin tours can be as inventive as campers' imaginations will allow. They're about ideas, the imagination and discovering other possibilities. You don't have that kind of issue in Asia, so their minds and imaginations are less clouded. In these the imagination invents the rhythms to which the observed details will give a solid presence. It can lead an audience to open their hearts and minds and imaginations. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari 'picture to oneself', from imago, imagin- 'image'. Definition of imagination in US English: imagination nouniˌmajəˈnāSH(ə)nɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses. 想像，想像力 she'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination 她从来就无福拥有生动的想像力。 Example sentencesExamples From the very beginning, then, landscape paintings have been products of artists' imaginations. The show compensated for narrative gaps with energetic appeals to the viewers' imagination. I set the milk to warm on the stove, telling myself to stop listening to my own overactive imagination. He said the tragedy still captured the public imagination and interest in it had not waned. Your proposal is embarrassingly optimistic, like the product of a child's imagination. He designed a series of lavish public celebrations to cement this image in the public imagination. His radio program gave him the opportunity to use his fertile imagination to develop innovative comedy sketches. But one thing was undeniable; that children have vivid imaginations. Let your imagination roam freely over the facts you have collected. The fictional Cid, embodying the ideal Castilian, captured the popular imagination of generations. And in one sense there's nothing new about them - humanoid automata have captured the popular imagination for centuries. Constructed of pine, its painted surface is an exuberant expression of the artist's imagination and creativity. Here, though, the great man's imagination had failed him. One day as I was driving to a two-day business meeting, I let my imagination wander unchecked. At times, considerable patience and a vivid imagination are required to get from the words to the underlying economics. And why does the grail continue to fire the imagination of writers and readers alike? Allowing young students to use their vivid imaginations helps them visualize their bodies moving in the water. If nothing else, ginkgo seems to fire the imagination of ad writers. They also stimulate the imaginations of viewers, which is very personal and consequently very powerful. In the first half of the twentieth century the engineering feats that gripped the public imagination were urban and industrial. Synonyms imaginative faculty, creative power, fancy interest, fascination, attention, passion, curiosity, preoccupation 1.1 The ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. 创造力；创意力 technology gives workers the chance to use their imagination 科技给了工人运用创造力的机会。 Example sentencesExamples The garden lacked beauty and mystery and I lacked creative imagination. There is a lack of imagination surrounding special educational provision in this area which is alarming. The absence of dynamics throughout is due to a lack of imagination with the drum and bass work. York applied all the pressure with Leeds being forced to attack on the break, but they lacked imagination and guile. Well, perhaps it's a lack of imagination on the part of ownership. When will it dawn on them that we are capable of creating jobs by way of our own indigenous resources and imagination? My aim is to give the chance to create as much as possible in our minds, through creativity and imagination. I am rather taken by his style, but am disappointed by his lack of imagination. There were so many that they surrounded you in a world of childhood fantasies, imagination, and creativity. Our attacking play didn't work out the way I wanted it to because we lacked imagination and clout in midfield. Invention and imagination were lacking in the home team's second-half effort. Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair. In reality, their clothing demonstrated their complete lack of imagination. Was it a lack of mental ability, foresight and imagination that was needed many years ago to regenerate what was once a fine city? The real treasures are the gardens, where imagination and creativity were given free rein. They had handled this demanding project with a great deal of creativity and imagination. When they had possession their use of the ball lacked imagination or accuracy. The first barrier is the lack of imagination and creativity in resourcing in schools. One suspects that it is not nature's limitation so much as it is the author's lack of imagination. They are literary parasites, the enemies of creativity and imagination. Synonyms creativity, imaginativeness, creativeness 1.2 The part of the mind that imagines things. 幻想 a girl who existed only in my imagination 只存在于我幻想中的女孩。 Example sentencesExamples They're about ideas, the imagination and discovering other possibilities. These cabin tours can be as inventive as campers' imaginations will allow. In these the imagination invents the rhythms to which the observed details will give a solid presence. It can lead an audience to open their hearts and minds and imaginations. Therefore, you're acting on the stage of the imagination of the audience. You don't have that kind of issue in Asia, so their minds and imaginations are less clouded. Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n-), from the verb imaginari ‘picture to oneself’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.
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