envision
UK/ɪnˈvɪʒn/US/in'viʒәn/
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Definitions
v.
To picture or imagine (a future possibility) in one's mind
想象，展望，预想
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden- (to make, put into) + vis (see) + -ion = 'to bring into your sight.' To envision is to form a vision of something in the mind — usually a goal or future you can't yet literally see.
Root vis still carries 107 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.envision a future展望未来
- 2.hard to envision难以想象
- 3.envision a world构想一个世界
Example Sentences
- 1.
She envisioned a city where no one went hungry.
- 2.
It's hard to envision how the project will look when finished.
- 3.
The founders envisioned a global network from the start.