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think AHD[thĭngk] D.J.[θɪŋk]K.K.[θɪŋk]v.(动词)thought[thôt] think.ing, thinks v.tr.(及物动词)- To have or formulate in the mind.想:心里拥有或构思
- To reason about or reflect on; ponder:思考:推理或反思;沉思:Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.想一想语言多么复杂。好好考虑一下这件事
- To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:认为:通过推理、反思或沉思而决定:thinking what to do.想想做点什么
- To judge or regard; look upon:看待:判断或认为;思考:I think it only fair.我认为那是公平的
- To believe; suppose:认为:相信;设想:always thought he was right.总认为他是对的
- To expect; hope:期盼:盼望;希望:They thought she'd arrive early.他们希望她早点到
- To intend:想要,打算:They thought they'd take their time.他们打算休息一下
- To call to mind; remember:记忆:想到;记起:I can't think what her name was.我记不起她的名字了
- To visualize; imagine:构想:设想;猜想:Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.想一想在这个聚会上将会是怎样一个场面
- To devise or evolve; invent:构思:设计或发展;发明:thought up a plan to get rich quick.想出一个快速致富的方法
- To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation:设想:通过精神活动产生的一种状况:He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.他对于临近的考试感到恐慌
- To concentrate one's thoughts on:深思:把某人的想法集中于:"Think languor"(Diana Vreeland)“思想消沉”(戴安娜·弗里兰德)
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.思辩:通过想象、推理和判断进行辩护
- To weigh or consider an idea:考虑:衡量或思考一个想法:They are thinking about moving.他们正考虑搬迁事宜
- To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention:构想:通过想象或虚构产生一个想法:No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.以前无人想象双焦点眼镜
- To recall a thought or an image to mind:回忆:想起一个主意或图像:She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.她看电影时想起了童年时代
- To believe; suppose:相信:相信;设想:He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.他认为自己是一个才子。这没有你认为的早
- To have care or consideration:体贴:关心或考虑:Think first of the ones you love.你首先要把你爱的人放在第一位
- To dispose the mind in a given way:考虑:用坦然的方式处理问题:Do you think so?你这样认为吗?
adj.Informal(形容词)【非正式用语】- Requiring much thought to create or assimilate:深思的:需要很多的思考以创造或吸收:a think book.一本令人深思的书
n.(名词)- The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.思考:仔细考虑或深入思考的行为或事例;冥思
come to think of it【非正式用语】 - When one considers the matter; on reflection:考虑:考虑事情之时;深思:Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.想一想,后面的哪条路是我们应该走的
think aloud 或 think out loud - To speak one's thoughts audibly.把某人的想法有声地表达出来
think nothing of - To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual:不屑一顾:几乎不考虑;视为常规或平常:thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.对每天50英里的旅行不屑一顾
think twice - To weigh something carefully:衡量:仔细地衡量某件东西:I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.在把所有的钱花在衣服上之前得三思
- Middle English thenken 中古英语 thenken
- from Old English thencan * see tong- 源自 古英语 thencan * 参见 tong-
think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences": 这些动词共有的中心意思是“在想办法或进行推论时用理智的力量”: thought before answering;回答之前先考虑一下;sat in front of the fire cerebrating;坐在火炉前思考;cogitating about business problems;思索商业问题;reasons clearly;清楚地推理;took time to reflect before deciding;做决定之前花时间想想;speculating on what has happened. 推测发生了什么事
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