imagination
gb/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
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.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] has [adjective] imagination
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'imagination' with 'imaginary'. 'Imagination' is the ability; 'imaginary' describes something unreal.
คำพ้องความหมาย
creativity (Focuses on producing original and valuable ideas, often in art or problem-solving.)
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fantasy (Emphasizes imagined scenarios that are often unrealistic or magical.)
คำตรงข้าม
literalness (Focuses only on what is actually present or factual, without inventing ideas.)
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reality (Refers to actual events and facts, as opposed to imagined ones.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
vivid imagination
|wild imagination
|use your imagination
|spark imagination
|capture the imagination
หัวข้อ
creativity
|emotions
|art
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a big imagination.
- He uses his imagination in art class.
- The story came from her imagination.
คำนาม
B2
action
2
Creative invention of ideas
The act of making up new ideas or stories in your mind.
รูปแบบการใช้:
through [someone]'s imagination
คำพ้องความหมาย
invention (Highlights the creation of something new, either in thought or physically.)
คำตรงข้าม
fact (Something that is true and can be proven, not made up.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
flight of imagination
|product of the imagination
|work of the imagination
หัวข้อ
art
|creativity
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The movie was a pure product of his imagination.
- Her paintings are works of the imagination.
- The idea came entirely from my imagination.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The story is from my imagination.
- Her song is from her imagination.
- The game was made by our imagination.
คำนาม
B2
property
3
Creative problem-solving ability
The ability to find new ways to solve problems using original ideas.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] shows imagination in [activity]
คำพ้องความหมาย
ingenuity (Stresses cleverness and skill in creating solutions.)
คำตรงข้าม
unimaginativeness (Lack of creativity or originality in thinking.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
show imagination
|demonstrate imagination
|lack imagination
หัวข้อ
business
|innovation
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She showed great imagination in designing the new product.
- His solution lacked any imagination.
- We need more imagination to solve this crisis.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He had imagination in his work.
- She used imagination to fix the problem.
- They show imagination in the game.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
imagination
IPA
GB/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
ima - gin - a - tion (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 4th syllable (tion)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: imagination
- Plural: imagination, imaginations
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
imaginations
noun
Core family
Related words
imaginable
adjective
imaginatively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unimaginable
adjective C1
unimaginative
adjective
Advanced or less common
reimagine
verb
วลีและสำนวน
a flight of imagination
1/ə flˈaɪt əv ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Fanciful mental creation
An idea that is very creative but not realistic.
ตัวอย่าง
- His plan was dismissed as a flight of imagination.
- The novel is full of flights of imagination.
beyond imagination
1/bɪjˈɔnd ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Too much to imagine
Too big, great, or strange to think about clearly.
ตัวอย่าง
- The beauty of the mountains was beyond imagination.
- The damage was beyond imagination.
stretch the imagination
1/stɹˈɛt͡ʃ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Challenge mental limits
Make someone think about things in a new or hard way.
ตัวอย่าง
- This story really stretches the imagination.
- It stretches the imagination to believe his tale.
use your imagination
1/jˈuz jˈʊɹ ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Employ mental creativity
Think of new ideas or pictures in your mind.
ตัวอย่าง
- If you can't see it, just use your imagination.
- Use your imagination to picture the scene.
capture the imagination
1/kˈæpt͡ʃɚ ðə ɪmˌæd͡ʒɪnˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
To fascinate and inspire creativity
To make someone very interested and full of new ideas.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.