thought

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  • n.想法;思考;思想;思维;考虑;看法;主意;记忆;心思;关心;思维过程;意图;思考能力
  • v.思想;认为;想;以为;思考;思索;琢磨
  • think的过去分词和过去式

复数: thoughts

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noun

所想之事 sth you think

1

想法;看法;主意;记忆
something that you think of or remember

I don't like the thought of you walking home alone.

我不喜欢你一个人步行回家。

She was struck by the sudden thought that he might already have left.

她突然想到他可能已经离去。

The very thought of it makes me feel sick.

一想到这事就使我恶心。

I've just had a thought (= an idea) .

我刚想到一个主意。

Would Mark be able to help? It's just a thought .

马克能帮忙吗?仅仅是想到这一点而已。

‘Why don't you try the other key?’ ‘ That's a thought !’

“你为什么不试试另一把钥匙?”“这倒是个主意!”

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the subject.

我想听听你对这个问题的看法。

心思;思想 mind/ideas

2

心思;思想
a person's mind and all the ideas that they have in it when they are thinking

My thoughts turned to home.

我想家了。

思维过程;思考 process/act of thinking

3

思考能力;思维过程;思考;思维
the power or process of thinking

A good teacher encourages independence of thought.

好的教师鼓励独立思考。

She was lost in thought (= concentrating so much on her thoughts that she was not aware of her surroundings) .

她陷入沉思。

4

考虑;深思
the act of thinking seriously and carefully about sth

I've given the matter careful thought.

我对这件事认真考虑过了。

Not enough thought has gone into this essay.

这篇文章很肤浅。

关心;忧虑 care/worry

5

关心;关怀;顾虑;忧虑
a feeling of care or worry

Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter.

请关心一下今冬食不果腹的人。

Don't give it another thought (= to tell sb not to worry after they have said they are sorry) .

别多想了(让道了歉的人不再担心)。

It's the thought that counts (= used to say that sb has been very kind even if they have only done sth small or unimportant) .

有这份心意就好。

意向 intention

6

意图;打算;希望;念头
an intention or a hope of doing sth

She had given up all thought of changing her job.

她打消了所有换工作的念头。

He acted with no thoughts of personal gain.

他这样做根本没有考虑个人得失。

政治、科学等 in politics/science, etc.

7

思想;思潮
ideas in politics, science, etc. connected with a particular person, group or period of history

feminist thought

女权主义思想

习语

to change your opinion after thinking about sth again

used to say that you have changed your opinion

我就在这儿等。不,再一想,我还是跟你一起走。
I'll wait here. No, on second thoughts, I'll come with you.

immediately; without stopping to think about sth further

他不假思索地随她跳入水中。
He dived in after her without a second thought.

an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully

used to ask sb what they are thinking about

used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen

我结婚?下辈子再说吧!
Me get married? Perish the thought!

a way of thinking that a number of people share

关于如何治疗这种疾病,有两派不同的意见。
There are two schools of thought about how this illness should be treated.

the connected series of thoughts that are in your head at a particular time

电话铃声打断了我的思路。
The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.

we believe a thing because we want it to be true

thought

频次

  • 1

    Thought is the past tense and past participle of think .

  • 2
    N-COUNT 念头;想法;主意
    A thought is an idea that you have in your mind.

    The thought of Nick made her throat tighten...

    一想到尼克,她的喉咙就发紧。

  • 3
    N-PLURAL 心思;思想
    A person's thoughts are their mind, or all the ideas in their mind when they are concentrating on one particular thing.

    I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn't start to wander...

    我跳起来,免得走神。

  • 4
    N-PLURAL (关于具体问题的)观点,看法
    A person's thoughts are their opinions on a particular subject.

    Many of you have written to us to express your thoughts on the conflict...

    你们中有许多人给我们来信,表达对冲突的看法。

  • 5
    N-UNCOUNT 斟酌;沉思
    Thought is the activity of thinking, especially deeply, carefully, or logically.

    Alice had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her car without even seeing it...

    艾丽斯考虑问题入了神,连走过自己的车都没看见。

  • 6
    N-COUNT 意图;希望;理由
    A thought is an intention, hope, or reason for doing something.

    Sarah's first thought was to run back and get Max...

    萨拉首先想到的就是跑回去把马克斯叫来。

  • 7
    N-SING 关心,善意,帮助(尤用于感谢或表达钦佩之情)
    A thought is an act of kindness or an offer of help; used especially when you are thanking someone, or expressing admiration of someone.

    'Would you like to move into the ward?' — 'A kind thought, but no, thank you.'

    “你想不想挪到病房里来?”——“哦,您太好心了,不用了,谢谢。”

  • 8
    N-UNCOUNT (宗教、哲学、科学、政党等的)思想体系,观念体系
    Thought is the group of ideas and beliefs which belongs, for example, to a particular religion, philosophy, science, or political party.

    Aristotle's scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years...

    亚里士多德的科学理论统治了西方思想达 1,500 年。

  • 9
    See also:second thought

noun

1
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
thinking always made him frown
she paused for thought
Synonym: thinking thought process cerebration intellection mentation
2
the content of cognition;the main thing you are thinking about
it was not a good idea
the thought never entered my mind
Synonym: idea
3
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
my opinion differs from yours
I am not of your persuasion
what are your thoughts on Haiti?
Synonym: opinion sentiment persuasion view
4
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
19th century thought
Darwinian thought

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  1. The thought kept going round and round in her head .

    这个想法一直萦绕在她的心头。

  2. She asked him straight off what he thought about it all .

    她率直地问他对这一切有什么想法。

  3. What in the world did they think they were doing ?

    他们到底认为自己在做什么?

  4. Their family has always been well thought of around here .

    他们家在这一带一直颇受敬重。

  5. And again , we must think of the cost .

    再说,我们必须考虑成本。

  6. I think we could all use a drink after that !

    我想我们在事情办完之后都得痛快地喝一杯。

  7. I think it 's time to go to bed .

    我想该睡觉了。

  8. I think we should go back to first principles .

    我认为我们应该回到基本原则上。

  9. I think the same as you do about this .

    在这件事上,我的想法和你一样。

  10. I don 't think you realize how important this is to her .

    我认为你没有意识到这对她是多么重要。

  11. I didn 't think we 'd get this far .

    我未曾想到我们会走得这么远。

  12. Don 't you think talking to her would do some good ?

    你不觉得和她谈一谈会有用吗?

  13. You think you 're really hard , don 't you ?

    你是不是以为自己真的很勇猛?

  14. If that 's what you think , you 're way off base .

    你如果那么想就全错了。

  15. I don 't think I can take much more of this heat .

    我觉得再也忍受不了这种高温了。

  16. I told him right off what I thought of him .

    我直截了当地告诉了他我对他的看法。

  17. I 'd like to think it over .

    我想考虑一下这个问题。

  18. I need time to order my thoughts .

    我需要时间梳理一下思路。

  19. Look at the time ─ it 's much later than I thought .

    看看时间吧,比我想象的要晚多了。

  20. You can 't stop people from saying what they think .

    人们怎么想就会怎么说,你阻止不了。

  21. Just think how nice it would be to see them again .

    试想一下要是能再见到他们该有多好。

  22. People tend to think that the problem will never affect them .

    人们往往认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。

  23. I 'll have a think and let you know tomorrow .

    我要好好想一想,明天告诉你。

  24. I think you have made an error in calculating the total .

    我想你在计算总数时出了差错。

  25. Think of a number , any number .

    想一个数字,随便一个。

  26. People used to think the earth was flat .

    人们曾经认为地球是平的。

  27. The decision was based on emotion rather than rational thought .

    这个决定不是基于理性的思考而是基于感情作出的。

  28. It 's not so easy as you 'd think .

    不像你想的那么容易。

  29. Look , I think we should go now .

    喂,我想我们现在得走了。

  30. I think I 'd better go now .

    我想我最好现在就走。

  • 习语

n.

have second thoughts

(经考虑后)改变想法;(转念一想)改变主意
to change your opinion after thinking about sth again

on second thoughts

(表示已改变想法)又一想,转念一想
used to say that you have changed your opinion

I'll wait here. No, on second thoughts, I'll come with you.

我就在这儿等。不,再一想,我还是跟你一起走。

without a second thought

立即;马上;不假思索
immediately; without stopping to think about sth further

He dived in after her without a second thought.

他不假思索地随她跳入水中。

collect yourself/your thoughts

1

(尽力)镇定下来,敛神专注
to try to control your emotions and become calm

I'm fine─I just need a minute to collect myself.

我没事,只是需要稍稍镇定一下。

2

做好精神准备
to prepare yourself mentally for sth

She paused to collect her thoughts before entering the interview room.

她停下来定了定神,才走进面试室。

food for thought

引人深思的想法
an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully

give (sb) pause

使认真考虑;使犹豫
to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth

a penny for your thoughts a penny for them

(用于询问别人想什么)你在呆呆地寻思什么呢
used to ask sb what they are thinking about

perish the thought

(用于拒绝一项建议或希望某事永不发生)没门儿,甭想了,下辈子吧
used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen

Me get married? Perish the thought!

我结婚?下辈子再说吧!

school(s) of thought

学派
a way of thinking that a number of people share

There are two schools of thought about how this illness should be treated.

关于如何治疗这种疾病,有两派不同的意见。

a train of thought

思路;思绪
the connected series of thoughts that are in your head at a particular time

The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.

电话铃声打断了我的思路。

the wish is father to the thought

希望什么就相信什么
we believe a thing because we want it to be true