envisage
verb [ T ] formal uk/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/ us/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/ (US also envision)
C1 设想;展望，预计
to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good
Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year. 预计明年火车票价将会上涨15%。
[ + that ] It's envisaged that building will start at the end of this year. 预计大楼将在今年年底动工。
[ + -ing verb ] When do you envisage finishing the project? 你预计工程什么时候竣工？
[ + question word ] It's hard to envisage how it might happen. 真是难以设想怎么会发生这种事情。
想象
to form a mental picture of something or someone you have never seen
He wasn't what I'd expected - I'd envisaged someone much taller. 他和我所期待的不一样——想象中他的个头应该高得多。