[转载]BBC英语短语-Be able to picture something

Be able to picture something:

To be able to visualize something in your mind.

“Be able to picture something” 用来谈论某人 “想象得到某件事情”，它的一个同义词是 “visualize（想象得出，设想）”。在这个短语中表示 “能够” 的搭配 “be able to” 可用情态动词 “can” 替换，即 “can picture something”，意思不变。

例句

I just can't picture him taking over the company. He isn't a natural leader.

我简直无法想象他接管公司的情景。他不是天生的领导者。

I can really picture what this house used to look like before it was abandoned.

我真能想象得出这栋房子在被遗弃前的样子。

I can picture myself winning the race after training so hard!

我可以想象自己经过如此艰苦的训练后赢得比赛的情景！