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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++i·ma·gi·na·ble /ɪˈmædʒənəbəl/ adjective  1 IMAGINEused to emphasize that something is the best, worst etc that can be imagined 可想象到的〔用于强调〕 The travel brochure is full of the most wonderful resorts imaginable. 这本旅游小册子里全是人们梦寐以求的最好的旅游胜地。2 used to emphasize that something includes every possible example of something 所有能想象得到的 He seems to have been influenced by every imaginable musical style. 他似乎受到各种能想到的音乐风格的影响。
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imaginableWe had the best vacation imaginable.It was also one of the meanest-looking birds imaginable.Kindergartners write in every genre imaginable.These remarkable lodges have been designed to provide the most stylish, comfortable and sophisticated homes imaginable.Dining options focus not only on renowned Alberta beef but also on almost every imaginable ethnic cuisine.Surely, there will be other possibilities not even imaginable now.We may enlarge our conceptions beyond all imaginable space; we only produce atoms in comparison with the reality of things.And any connections and combinations imaginable thereof.Doctors have tried every imaginable treatment for her skin disease.every imaginableFor the composer, arranger or copyist it covers every imaginable aspect of notation.Dining options focus not only on renowned Alberta beef but also on almost every imaginable ethnic cuisine.A number of these patients are very seriously ill and appear to react to almost every imaginable food and chemical.Beetles of every imaginable hue scurried through the grass, mobile jewels.However, all the cars were already jam-packed and had skis strapped in every imaginable position.They covered every imaginable subject from metallurgy to medicine, from good building techniques to good manners.On the one hand, the Internet gave students access to information on every imaginable topic.Different in almost every imaginable way.
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imaginable
imaginable /ɪˈmædʒənəbəl, ɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/ adjective1. used to emphasize that something is the best, worst etc that can be imagined:
    The travel brochure is full of the most wonderful resorts imaginable.
2. used to emphasize that something includes every possible example of something:
    He seems to have been influenced by every imaginable musical style.


im·agin·ableBrE /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/ 🔊 adjectiveused with superlatives, and with all and every, to emphasize that sth is the best, worst, etc. that you can imagine, or includes every possible example (与形容词最高级或与 all、every 连用,表示强调或概括)想象得到的The house has the most spectacular views imaginable. 从这所房子可以看到所能想象的最壮丽的景色。🔊🔊They stock every imaginable type of pasta. 他们备有各种能想到的意大利面食。🔊🔊possible to imagine 可想象的These technological developments were hardly imaginable 30 years ago. 这些科技新产品在 30 年前几乎是不可想象的。🔊🔊