/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn ||; ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/noun1 [U] [C] the ability to create mental pictures or new ideas 想象力: He has a lively imagination. 他有丰富的想象力。She's very clever but she doesn't have much imagination. 她这个人虽然很聪明，可是没什么想象力。
Imagination is a creative quality that a person has. Fantasy refers to thoughts, stories, etc that are not related to reality. 想象叫imagination。幻想叫fantasy。 2 [C] the part of the mind that uses this ability 想象:
If you use your imagination, you should be able to guess the answer. 只要动动脑筋，你就能猜出答案。 ➔imaginatively adv