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

• I could envision more comprehensive reform proposals that would be able to broaden coverage and bring down costs.
  我还能想象出更多更全卖弄的改革方案，既能扩大覆盖面，又能降低系统成本。
• Envision the dog as an adult.
  想像你的狗如同一个成人。
• I envision tooling where one designer can switch personality between different process languages.
  我可以预见到这样的一种工具，其中设计者可以在不同过程语言间切换身份。
• The new model's proponents envision today's drivers and pedestrians blending into a colorful and peaceful traffic stream.
  这种新模式的支持者设想着今天的驾驶者和行人都融进这种新式的多彩和谐的交通当中去。
• One application the researchers envision for the camera is flow cytometry, a technique used for blood analysis.
  赞助的项目中包括一种流式细胞计的研究，这项技术将被用于进行血液分析。
• 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。
• 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。
• We envision that not all tools will support both modeling and execution of business processes.
  我们设想的是并非所有工具都同时支持业务流程建模和执行。
• 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。
• 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。