imaginative

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i·ma·gi·na·tive /ɪˈmædʒənətɪv/ adjectiveadj

1 NEWcontaining new and interesting ideas 富有想象力的；创新的

an imaginative use of computer technology

计算机技术的妙用

children’s imaginative play

儿童富有想象力的游戏

an imaginative solution to the litter problem

解决乱扔垃圾的问题的有创意的方法

2 IDEAgood at thinking of new and interesting ideas 〔人〕富有想象力的

an imaginative child

想象力丰富的孩子

—imaginatively adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

imaginative• Nearly every piece here is deft, intelligent and imaginative.• This Government's many imaginative and effective initiatives are far more helpful to the regions than any hare-brained scheme from Labour.• The titles are the most understated thing about these imaginative creations.• Surprisingly, to imaginative educators, both the verbal and the mechanical boys have less trouble in all-male institutions.• an imaginative Halloween costume• They say imaginative management and co-operation with tenants will make for a model estate.• an imaginative novelist• imaginative storytelling• Using local produce, the food is imaginative, wholesome and substantial.

imaginative use• For example, the imaginative use of stop changes can greatly enrich the singing of the Psalms.

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