envision

英 [ɪnˈvɪʒn]

美 [ɪnˈvɪʒn]

v.  展望; 想象

过去分词：envisioned　过去式：envisioned　第三人称单数：envisions　现在分词：envisioning　

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Collins.1 / BNC.33804 / COCA.4483

牛津词典

verb

• 展望；想象
  to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards
  1. 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。
• 展望；想象
  to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 设想;想象;预想
  If youenvisionsomething, you envisage it.
  1. In the future we envision a federation of companies...
     我们设想将来会成立一个公司联盟。
  2. Most people do stop at this point, not envisioning that there is anything beyond.
     大多数人确实都在这里停下，想象不到在这之外还会有些什么。

英英释义

verb

• imagine
  1. I can't see him on horseback!
  2. I can see what will happen
  3. I can see a risk in this strategy
  Synonym:visualizevisualiseprojectfancyseefigurepictureimage
• picture to oneself
  1. I cannot envision him as President
  Synonym:foresee

双语例句

• Envision the dog as an adult.
  想像你的狗如同一个成人。
• True innovation means using your imagination, exercising the capacity to envision new possibilities.
  真正的创新意味着运用你的想象力，发挥你的潜力，创造新的可能性。
• Or you can envision the idiot in a bubble.
  或者你也可以把傻瓜看成一个泡泡。
• First, it could be used to enact the business process to envision how it would work.
  首先，它可以被用来制定业务过程想象它将如何工作。
• It's difficult to envision pirates without flintlocks, so they were a must.
  很难想象一个没有燧石枪的海盗，因此它的存在成为了必须。
• How do you envision supporting this new project ( referring to bugs, enhancements)?
  你计划今后如何为此项目提供支持（针对bug和增强）？
• These people could envision the final system from the outset of a project.
  这些人可以通过工程的外观而预见到最终的系统。
• It simply requires that you envision interactions that emulate the qualities of a sensitive and caring person.
  你只需要想像一个关心他人的人是如何和别人打交道的，效仿他就可以了。
• Hitherto, it has not been possible to envision a peace settlement.
  到目前为止，还没有一个可能的和平解决的构想。
• If you see failure, you'll create it, so why not envision success, instead.
  如果你看到了失败，你将真的创造出失败。所以为什么不想象成功呢？