Envisage



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 正视, 想象
• ［英］ v. 正视 ( face; confront) 想象 ( visualize; imagine)
• ［记］ en+vis ( 看) +age -> 进入看的状态 -> 正视
• ［同］ 同根词: envision ( 想象, 展望)
• ［例］ Susan envisaged her graduation day.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-aged; -aging)

• Etymology: French envisager, from en- + visage face
• Date: 1660
• 1. to view or regard in a certain way <envisages the slum as a hotbed of crime>
• 2. to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization <envisages an entirely new system of education>
• Synonyms: see think

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