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

• 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。
• Thank you, Bill. I got it. I will envision it repeatedly.
  谢谢你，比尔，我明白了。我会再三的思索的。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The world I envision for her, how do I want men to be acting and behaving?
  我希望她的世界里，我会希望男性如何对待女性？
• Envision the dog as an adult.
  想像你的狗如同一个成人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。