Imagine vt.

①imagine (sb/sb’s)doing想象(某人)做某事

②imagine that / what clause，后接that或what引导的宾语从句。

③imagine sb. / sth. (to be) adj. / as + n. / prep. 后接复合宾语， 即宾语+宾语补足语， 宾语补足语通常是由不定式(to be)加形容词或as加名词构成的。

eg.

①I can't imagine what he looks like. 我想象不出他是什么长相。

②You can imagine the situation there. 你可以想象那里的情况。

③Don't imagine yourself to be always correct. 不要以为自己总是对。

④ I can’t imagine walking all the way to the North Pole. 我无法想象怎样一路走到北极去。

⑤Try to imagine living on the moon. 想象生活在月球上。

⑥I can hardly imagine Peter sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.我几乎不能想象彼得在五天内就横渡了大西洋。

⑦---There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man. ---My goodness! I can’t imagine being that old. ——这里的报纸上有一篇关于一位110岁老人的故事。 ——天哪!我很难想象(他能)活那么久。

⑧Nelson imagines that he will be a famous violinist， but he doesn’t practise. 纳尔逊想成为一个有名的小提琴家， 但他就是不练习。

⑨Can you imagine what he is doing now? 你想他现在正在干什么?

⑩I can just imagine what the place is going to look like in a few years.我能想象出这个地方几年后会变成什么样子。

More examples:

①The girl imagines the gentleman as her father. 这女孩把那位绅士想象成她的父亲。

②I imagine our new head teacher as a reasonable man. 我想象新的班主任是一个通情达理的人。 ③He imagines everything to be easy. 他想象一切都是容易的。

④Please imagine yourself (to be)in his place. 请设想你自己处于他的位置。 ⑤The boy imagines himself becoming a scientist.这孩子想象自己成了科学家。 ⑥He imagined her to be a good physician. 他猜想她是一位好医生。