•Imagine Robert Redford when he was young - that's what John looks like.想像一下劳勃‧瑞福年轻时的样子——那就是约翰的模样。

•[+ (that)] Imagine (that) you're eating an ice cream - try to feel how cold it is.设想你在吃霜淇淋——试着感受一下它有多么凉。

•[+ question word] Can you imagine how it feels to be blind?你能想像失明的感觉吗？

•[+ -ing verb] She imagined herself sitting in her favourite armchair back home.她想像自己正坐在家中最喜欢的扶手椅上。

•They hadn't imagined (= expected) (that) it would be so difficult.他们没想到会这么难。

•I can't imagine (= I really don't know) what he wants from us.我想不出他想从我们这里得到些甚么。

•[+ (that)] I imagine (that) he's under a lot of pressure at the moment.我猜想他现在承受的压力一定很大。

•I don't imagine (that) they have much money.我想他们不会有很多钱。

•"Will they change it?" "I imagine so."“他们会改变它吗？”“我想会的。”

•"Did you hear a noise?" "No, you're imagining things /No, you must have imagined it."“你听见甚么动静了吗？”“没有，你听错了吧／没有，你一定是听错了。”

•I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.我从来没有听过她批评你——我想你在胡思乱想。

•She got married at 16! Imagine that!她16岁就结婚了！不可思议！

•[+ -ing verb] Imagine spending all that money on a coat!花那么多钱买一件大衣，真是匪夷所思！

•You can't imagine what a mess the house was in after the party.你简直想像不到聚会之后屋内有多乱。