Categories: 今日短语

2022-08-11 Be able to picture something 想象得到

今日短语 

短语 “be able to picture something” 用来谈论某人 “想象得到某件事情”,它的一个同义词是 “visualise(想象得出,设想)”。在这个短语中表示 “能够” 的搭配 “be able to” 可用情态动词 “can” 替换,即 “can picture something”,意思不变。

例句

I just can’t picture him taking over the company. He isn’t a natural leader.
我简直无法想象他接管公司的情景。他不是天生的领导者。

I can really picture what this house used to look like before it was abandoned.
我真能想象得出这栋房子在被遗弃前的样子。

I can picture myself winning the race after training so hard!
我可以想象自己经过如此艰苦的训练后赢得比赛的情景!

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