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

• 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。
• How do you envision the system being used in a commercial world?
  您如何展望商业世界正在使用的系统？
• But in our last moments together, tell me how you envision all your work.
  但在我们讲堂接近尾声的时刻，告诉我您对您所有工作的设想吧。
• 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。
• Looking forward to the future, we envision a profoundly glorious future for China's development.
  展望未来，中国的发展前景无限美好。
• 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）？
• Consider how these women envision gender relations and the role of gender in their writings.
  思考这些女性作家如何预见两性关系和性在她们的作品中所扮演的角色。
• I closed my eyes and tried to envision what it was I wanted to paint.
  我闭上眼睛，试着去想象我要画的东西。
• 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。
• This is what I envision what a Chinese house in Beijing could be.
  这是我想象中可以在北京出现的中式房屋。