1.imagine doing和imagine sb doing（重点常考知识点）
Imagine earning that much money!
Think about it, making so much money!
She couldn't imagine living in a place like that.
She couldn't imagine living in a place like that.
She imagined walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
She imagined herself walking into the office and handing in her resignation.
She imagined walking into the office and showing her boss the red roses.
She imagined herself walking into the office and handing her boss a red rose.
Imagine winning the local lottery first prize of £ 5,000.
Imagine winning a £5,000 local lottery jackpot.
I can just imagine him saying that!
I can really imagine him saying that!
Can you imagine her becoming a pilot?
Can you imagine her becoming a pilot?
Imagine yourself sitting on the beach in the sun.
Imagine yourself sitting on the beach basking in the sun.
I can't imagine my marrying a girl of that sort.
I can't imagine what it would be like to marry that kind of girl.
Can you imagine their climbing the Great Wall?
Can you imagine their feelings when they climb the Great Wall?
It is hard to imagine her taking kindly to too much interference.
It's hard to imagine that she would like to be interfered with too much.
It's difficult to imagine anything coming between them.
It's hard to imagine anything that could turn them against each other.
It is hard to imagine her taking kindly to too much interference.
It's hard to imagine that she would like to be interfered with too much.
Caution:
Imagine + noun/pronoun + noun or participle, adjective, prepositional phrase
The boy likes to imagine himself a flyer.
The kid likes to imagine himself as a pilot.
Imagine yourself rich and famous.
Imagine yourself being rich and famous.
Can you imagine George cooking the dinner?
Can you imagine George cooking?
Imagine yourself in his place.想象你在他的位置上。
2. imagine + clause (that clause, wh clause) imagine, think, think, think, fantasize, imagine, guess (think)
Close your eyes and imagine (that) you are in a forest.
Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the forest.
Imagine that you have a week off from school.
Imagine you're on vacation for a week.
Don't imagine you can get anything out of it.
Don't try to make a straw in this matter.
We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.
We tend to think that Victorians were serious and cautious.
You knew that they were gunning for you, but did you ever imagine that it would be as bad as this?
You know they're going to get you in trouble, but did you ever think they'd do such a despicable thing?
Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.
Never be under any illusion that the title will have real power.
Don't imagine that they'll behave themselves. They will not take their defeat lying down.
Don't think they'll be honest, they'll not give up.
Scientists had never imagined that the process could happen so fast.
Scientists never imagined that this process would happen so quickly.
Can you imagine that you can play table tennis with a robot one day?
Can you imagine one day playing table tennis with robots?
Let us imagine that by some political alchemy it had been possible to make all men equal.
Let us imagine that through some kind of political magic we can make all people equal.
He's always imagining (that) we're talking about him behind his back.
He's always guessing that we're gossiping about him behind our backs.
He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.
He couldn't imagine a more peaceful scene.
I fondly imagined that you cared for me.
I naively thought you liked me.
I don't imagine they'll refuse.
I don't think they will refuse.
I should imagine it will take about three hours.
I think it's going to take about three hours.
I can't imagine life without the children now.
I can't imagine life without my children right now.
I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre.
I'm guessing you're talking about Jean-Paul Sartre.
I would imagine the job will take about two days.
I guess it will take about two days.
I would imagine she's quite lonely living on her own.
I guess she must have been lonely alone. i
One can imagine how regretful he was.
One can imagine how remorseful he was.
Successful people in life imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals.
Successful people in life imagine their future lives and set many goals for this.
It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.
It is difficult to imagine how the North and the South could agree on a plan to reunify the peninsula.
It's sometimes hard to imagine how bad things were in the thirties.
Sometimes it's hard to imagine how difficult the days were in the 30s.
Can you imagine how she must have felt when Mary Brent turned up with me in tow?
Can you imagine how she felt when she saw me and Mary Brent in and out?
You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
You can't imagine how sad it makes me.
He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her.
He couldn't figure out why he hadn't contacted her after so long.
I couldn't imagine why he would want to be alone with me.
I can't imagine why he would want to be alone with me.
I can imagine what she looks like.
I can imagine what she looks like.
You can hardly imagine what a hard time your mother had when she was a child.
Your mother didn't mention how bitter it was when she was a child.
I could imagine what the teacher was saying or what it looked like in the book.
I can imagine what the teacher is saying and what it looks like in the books.
Level 4 Past Papers - 2017
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see.
Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn't see.
High School Entrance Examination Papers - 2015 Hohhot
Can you imagine what future schoolbags will be like?
Can you imagine what the school bag of the future will look like?
High School Entrance Examination Papers - 2018 Yunnan
Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?
What do you think our world would be like without these ideas and inventions?
College Entrance Examination Past Papers - 2015 Beijing
Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years?
Can you imagine what it would be like to be fired after 20 years?
I cannot imagine what life on the moon would be like.
I can't imagine what life would be like on the moon.
It is hard to imagine what it is like to sleep rough at any time, but doubly so in the current freezing weather.
It's hard to imagine what it's like to sleep on the streets at any given time, especially in such cold weather.
You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour.
You can imagine what would happen if the car crashed into a brick wall at 30 miles per hour.
3.imagine +宾语+to be
imagine +宾语+to have done
imagine之后一般不能接动词不定式作宾语；也不能用除宾语+to be 或宾语+to have done
The infinitive form is used as an object complement.
I had imagined her to be older than that.
I thought she was older. Oxford Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
I imagine your daughter to be all grown up now…
I imagine that your daughter is now fully grown...... i
Please imagine yourself (to be ) in the customer’s position.
Please put yourself in the customer's shoes.
The boy imagined himself ( to be ) a pilot.
The boy had imagined himself to be a pilot.
I imagine them to have finished.我想像他们已经干完了。
I can hardly imagine Peter to have sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
I can hardly imagine Peter crossing the Atlantic in five days.
Try to compare:
I can hardly imagine Peter sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
I can hardly imagine Peter crossing the Atlantic five days later.
4. If the object clause of imagine contains a negative meaning, it must be used to transfer the structure of the negation, and the negative word should be moved to the main clause.
I don't imagine these young people were your students.
I guess these young people are not your students.
I didn't imagine that he would go abroad.
I don't think he's going to go abroad.
I didn't imagine that Tom would help her.
I guess Tom won't help her.
I don't imagine they'll refuse.
I don't think they will refuse.