imagine后接todo还是doing

imagine后不接todo而是接doing，因为imagine doing 为固定词组，中文意思是“想像做某事，假想做某事”

例如，想像一下在北京大学读书的画面，你们在学习上就会充满无穷的力置。

For example, imagine studying at Peking University, and you will be full of infinite strength in your study.

imagine后接doing

例句

1.

I cannot for the life of me imagine why they want to leave.

我怎么也想象不出他们为什么要走。

2.

Can you imagine what it must be like to lose your job after 20 years?

你能想象得出干了20年之后被辞退会是什么样的滋味吗？

3.

In real life he wasn't how she had imagined him at all.

一见面才发现他完全不是她所想象的那样。

Imagine的用法

Imagine vt.

①imagine that / what clause，后接that或what引导的宾语从句。

②imagine (sb/sb’s)doing想象（某人）做某事

③imagine sb. / sth. (to be) adj. / as + n. / prep. 后接复合宾语， 即宾语+宾语补足语， 宾语补足语通常是由不定式（to be）加形容词或as加名词构成的。

eg.①You can imagine the situation there. 你可以想象那里的情况。

②I can't imagine what he looks like. 我想象不出他是什么长相。

③Don't imagine yourself to be always correct. 不要以为自己总是对。

④ I can’t imagine walking all the way to the North Pole. 我无法想象怎样一路走到北极去。

⑤Try to imagine living on the moon. 想象生活在月球上