envisage• The changes have been greater than we ever envisaged.• Certainly the development of communitycare did not take place in the way that might have been envisaged.• The Emperor, however, envisaged a city which was not only light and clean but also full of air.• We do not envisage a generalelection for at least another two years.• The law itself envisages a number of phases in the settlement of the Burgundians.• The picturesque view, which envisages life as art, took a long time to die.• It is envisaged that a DepositDraft will be available in September.• She had never envisaged that they would all be solidly against it.• If she fixed her focus with enough concentration she could envisage the invisiblebarrier.• However, present government statements are envisaging up to 80 percent of households being owner-occupiers.• I cannot envisage what the circumstances will be in twenty years' time.
(especially BrE) ADVERB | VERB + ENVISAGE | PHRASESADVERB➤initially, originally最初設想◇It was originally envisaged that the talks would take place in the spring.最初的設想是在春季舉行會談。➤currently當前設想▸➤always, never總是/從未預想◇It was never envisaged that this would be a long-term solution.從未想過這將會是一個長遠的解決方案。➤clearly明確地設想VERB + ENVISAGE➤can可以想像◇I can envisage difficulties if we continue with this policy.如果我們繼續實行這項政策,我可以想像到可能遇到的困難。➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以想像;不可能想像到▸➤be easy to, be possible to容易/可能想像到PHRASES➤envisage yourself doing sth設想自己做某事◇I cannot envisage myself playing again next season.我無法想像自己下一個賽季還要比賽。