Angličtina

imagination

gb/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
B1 Angličtina
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Podstatné jméno B1 property
1

Ability to form mental images

The ability to create pictures or ideas in your mind that are not real or not happening now.

Vzorec užití: [someone] has [adjective] imagination
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'imagination' with 'imaginary'. 'Imagination' is the ability; 'imaginary' describes something unreal.
Synonyma
creativity (Focuses on producing original and valuable ideas, often in art or problem-solving.) | fantasy (Emphasizes imagined scenarios that are often unrealistic or magical.)
Antonyma
literalness (Focuses only on what is actually present or factual, without inventing ideas.) | reality (Refers to actual events and facts, as opposed to imagined ones.)
Kolokace
vivid imagination |wild imagination |use your imagination |spark imagination |capture the imagination
Témata
creativity |emotions |art |education |core_vocabulary
Příklady
  • Her vivid imagination helped her write wonderful stories.
  • You need a bit of imagination to see how this old building could become a home.
  • Children often have a wild imagination.
Učební příklady
  • I have a big imagination.
  • He uses his imagination in art class.
  • The story came from her imagination.
Podstatné jméno B2 action
2

Creative invention of ideas

The act of making up new ideas or stories in your mind.

Vzorec užití: through [someone]'s imagination
Synonyma
invention (Highlights the creation of something new, either in thought or physically.)
Antonyma
fact (Something that is true and can be proven, not made up.)
Kolokace
flight of imagination |product of the imagination |work of the imagination
Témata
art |creativity |arts_entertainment |education |core_vocabulary
Příklady
  • The movie was a pure product of his imagination.
  • Her paintings are works of the imagination.
  • The idea came entirely from my imagination.
Učební příklady
  • The story is from my imagination.
  • Her song is from her imagination.
  • The game was made by our imagination.
Podstatné jméno B2 property
3

Creative problem-solving ability

The ability to find new ways to solve problems using original ideas.

Vzorec užití: [someone] shows imagination in [activity]
Synonyma
ingenuity (Stresses cleverness and skill in creating solutions.)
Antonyma
unimaginativeness (Lack of creativity or originality in thinking.)
Kolokace
show imagination |demonstrate imagination |lack imagination
Témata
business |innovation |work |education |core_vocabulary
Příklady
  • She showed great imagination in designing the new product.
  • His solution lacked any imagination.
  • We need more imagination to solve this crisis.
Učební příklady
  • He had imagination in his work.
  • She used imagination to fix the problem.
  • They show imagination in the game.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
imagination
IPA
GB/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
Slabiky a přízvuk
ima - gin - a - tion (4 slabiky)
Stress on 4th syllable (tion)
Tvary slova
Noun
  • Base: imagination
  • Plural: imagination, imaginations
Příbuzná slova
Forms
imaginations noun
Core family
imagine verb A2 imaginative adjective B2 imaginary adjective B1
Related words
imaginable adjective imaginatively adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unimaginable adjective C1 unimaginative adjective
Advanced or less common
reimagine verb
Výrazy

a flight of imagination

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/ə flˈaɪt əv ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Fanciful mental creation

An idea that is very creative but not realistic.

Příklady
  • His plan was dismissed as a flight of imagination.
  • The novel is full of flights of imagination.

beyond imagination

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/bɪjˈɔnd ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Too much to imagine

Too big, great, or strange to think about clearly.

Příklady
  • The beauty of the mountains was beyond imagination.
  • The damage was beyond imagination.

stretch the imagination

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/stɹˈɛt͡ʃ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Challenge mental limits

Make someone think about things in a new or hard way.

Příklady
  • This story really stretches the imagination.
  • It stretches the imagination to believe his tale.

use your imagination

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/jˈuz jˈʊɹ ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

Employ mental creativity

Think of new ideas or pictures in your mind.

Příklady
  • If you can't see it, just use your imagination.
  • Use your imagination to picture the scene.

capture the imagination

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/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase

To fascinate and inspire creativity

To make someone very interested and full of new ideas.

Příklady
  • The book captured the imagination of young readers.
  • The story captured the imagination of children around the world.
  • Space travel has always captured the imagination of scientists.
  • Her performance captured the audience's imagination.

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