envision
verb [ T ] US uk/ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/ us/ɪnˈvɪʒ.ən/ (UK envisage)
设想;期望
to imagine or expect something to happen, appear, etc. in a particular way
We envision a park with trails and a boating lake.
[ + -ing verb ] No one had ever envisioned attempting such a total transformation.
She envisions the museum displaying religious art and historical artefacts.
[ + that ] I always envisioned that I would return home at some point. 我总是设想我会在某个时候回家。
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- The agricultural projects that were envisioned as the foundation of a new economy collapsed.
- When they hear about the show a lot of people envision something outrageous.
- We also envision creating an orchard that will provide a food source for wildlife.
- The candidate envisions the nation relying increasingly on renewable sources of energy.
- She envisions that in five years the campus will have a large gymnasium and fields, and about 150 students.
- The law envisioned that offenders would receive therapy at the center. It did not envision that people would be put in there forever.