imagine the distant future; recall the distant past
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to imagine (the distant future); to recall or reminisce about (the distant past)
neutralOften carries a literary or nostalgic tone, used for contemplating times far removed from the present.
Yáo遥
xiǎng想
wèi未
lái来
，
wǒ我
men们
duì对
rén人
gōng工
zhì智
néng能
chōng充
mǎn满
qī期
dài待
。
Imagining the distant future, we are full of expectations for artificial intelligence.
Yáo遥
xiǎng想
dāng当
nián年
，
tā他
hái还
shì是
gè个
yì意
qì气
fēng风
fā发
de的
shào少
nián年
。
Recalling those distant years, he was still a high-spirited youth.
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Zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
，
tā他
yáo遥
xiǎng想
zhe着
qiān千
nián年
qián前
de的
gǔ古
rén人
rú如
hé何
zài在
cǐ此
shēng生
huó活
。
Standing on the mountaintop, he imagined how ancient people lived here a thousand years ago.