thought
noun OPAL S
/θɔːt/
/θɔːt/
Idioms - [countable] something that you think of or remember
想法；看法；主意；记忆 - thought of doing something I couldn't bear the thought of waiting any longer.
我不能忍受再等下去了。 - thought of something/somebody The very thought of it makes me feel sick.
一想到这事就使我恶心。 - thought of somebody/something doing something I don't like the thought of you walking home alone.
我不喜欢你一个人步行回家。 - thought (that)… 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。 - thought on something Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this topic.
感谢大家分享对这个话题的想法。 - I'd like to hear your thoughts on the subject.
我想听听你对这个问题的看法。 - thought about something He shared his thoughts about the future of technology.
他分享了他对技术未来的想法。 - at the thought of something He shuddered at the thought of going to the dentist.
想到要去看牙，他打了一个寒战。 - He often expresses his thoughts on Twitter.
他经常在推特上表达自己的想法。 - 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！” - Just then a worrying thought came to me.
就在这时，我想到了一个令人担忧的想法。 - Suddenly a thought struck him—he didn't even know her name.
突然，他产生了一个想法——他甚至不知道她的名字。 - I must admit, the thought crossed my mind too.
我必须承认，这个想法也掠过我的脑海。 - Negative thoughts can be a symptom of depression.
消极的想法可能是抑郁症的症状。
- All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind.
各种各样的想法闪过我的脑海。 - An image of his boss came into his mind, but he brushed the thought aside.
老板的形象闯入他的脑海，但他将其拂去。 - Before going on stage, I breathe deeply and think positive thoughts.
上台之前，我会做深呼吸，头脑里只想正面的东西。 - Do you have any final thoughts?
你有什么最终的想法吗？ - He lay there thinking gloomy thoughts about life and death.
他躺在那儿，想着那些与生死有关的阴郁问题。 - He remained aloof, thinking his own thoughts.
他始终落落寡合，一心想着自己的事。 - The children were overjoyed at the thought of going to the seaside on holiday.
孩子们想到去海滩度假都欢呼雀跃。 - She said she couldn't bear the thought of living alone in the house.
她说一想到独自住在这栋房子里，她就受不了。 - The mere thought of lice makes my head itch.
只要想到虱子我就头皮发痒。 - It was a comforting thought that at least her father hadn't suffered.
令人宽慰的是，至少她爸爸没有遭受痛苦。 - The thought crossed my mind that Jim might know the answer.
我脑海中闪过一个想法：吉姆也许知道答案。 - My immediate thought was that he must be joking.
我的第一个念头就是他一定是在开玩笑。 - Such a thought never entered my head.
这样的念头从未进入过我的脑海。 - This is hardly an original thought.
这很难说是一个新颖的想法。 - patients that are suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts
为抑郁和自杀念头所苦的患者 - She tried to put the thought out of her mind.
她尽量把这个想法抛到脑后。 - This was a very disturbing thought.
这是一个非常令人不安的想法。 - What a horrible thought!
多么可怕的想法！ - Let me share a few random thoughts with you.
让我跟你分享一些随机的想法。 - He's not the kind of man to keep his thoughts to himself.
他不是那种把想法闷在自己心里的人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comforting
- good
- happy
- …
- have
- think
- have
- …
- come into somebody’s head
- come into somebody’s mind
- come to somebody
- …
- thought about
- thought of
- thought on
- …
- just a thought
- keep your thoughts to yourself
- the mere thought of something
- …
- thought of doing something I couldn't bear the thought of waiting any longer.
- thoughts[plural] a person’s mind and all the ideas that they have in it when they are thinking
心思；思想 - This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to summer holidays.
这是一年中我们想到暑假的时候。 - in somebody's thoughts You are always in my thoughts.
你总是在我的心里。
- He shook his head to clear his thoughts.
他摇摇头，清理一下自己的思绪。 - Her thoughts drifted back to that night.
她的思绪不知不觉回到了那个夜晚。 - I tried to turn my thoughts to pleasanter things.
我努力让自己想些高兴点儿的事。 - She occupied all his waking thoughts.
他只要醒着满脑子想的都是她。 - She often seems to know what I'm thinking, as though she can read my thoughts.
她经常似乎知道我在想什么，好像她能读懂我的心思一样。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- 19th-century
- etc.
- …
- crime
- police
- a school of thought
- a strand of thought
- This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to summer holidays.
- [uncountable] the act of thinking seriously and carefully about something
考虑；深思 - I've given the matter careful thought.
我对这件事认真考虑过了。 - We need to put some thought into how to solve this problem.
我们需要思考如何解决这个问题。 - Not enough thought has gone into this essay.
这篇文章很肤浅。 - without thought They had acted rashly, without thought.
他们未经考虑就轻率行动了。
- After a moment's thought, I accepted his offer.
经过短暂的考虑，我接受了他的提议。 - He gave little thought to the impact of his actions on his family.
他很少考虑自己的行为对家人的影响。 - He was so upset, he was incapable of coherent thought.
他心烦意乱，无法有条理地思考问题。 - I couldn't see what thought processes led him to that conclusion.
我不明白什么样的思考过程让他得出那样的结论。 - My job is so repetitive, it does not require much conscious thought.
我的工作重复性很强，不需要多少有意识的思考。 - The article was intended to provoke thought.
这篇文章的用意是引发人们思考。 - You should give the offer serious thought.
你应该认真考虑一下这个提议。 - I don't think he's given the matter a moment's thought.
我认为他没有考虑过这件事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- proper
- serious
- …
- give somebody/something
- spare (somebody)
- direct
- …
- go into something
- pattern
- process
- experiment
- …
- without thought
- after a moment’s thought
- freedom of thought
- a line of thought
- …
- I've given the matter careful thought.
- [uncountable] the power or process of thinking
思考能力；思维过程；思考；思维 - 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。
- She is known for her deep thought and intellectual ways.
她的深思熟虑和理智处事是出了名的。 - She was deep in thought and didn't hear me call her.
她陷入沉思之中，没有听到我叫她。 - That line of thought can only lead to one conclusion.
那样的思路只能得出一个结论。 - The constitution guarantees freedom of thought and belief.
宪法保障人们有思想和信仰自由。 - They accused their opponents of being ‘politically correct thought police’.
他们指责对手是“政治上正确的思想警察”。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- careful
- proper
- serious
- …
- give somebody/something
- spare (somebody)
- direct
- …
- go into something
- pattern
- process
- experiment
- …
- without thought
- after a moment’s thought
- freedom of thought
- a line of thought
- …
- A good teacher encourages independence of thought.
- [countable] thought (for somebody/something) a feeling of care or worry
关心；关怀；顾虑；忧虑 - 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 somebody 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 somebody has been very kind even if they have only done or given something small or unimportant).
有这份心意就好。
- Thank you for the flowers—it was a very kind thought.
谢谢你的花——你想得太周到了。 - Spare a thought for us—we'll be working through the night to finish the report.
替我们想想吧 － 我们得干个通宵来完成这份报告。 - He ran into the burning house with no thought for his own life.
他不顾个人安危，冲进着火的房子。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- kind
- nice
- Spare a thought for those without enough to eat this winter.
- [uncountable, countable] an intention or a hope of doing something
意图；打算；希望；念头 - thought (of doing something) She had given up all thought of changing her job.
她打消了所有换工作的念头。 - thought (of something) He acted with no thoughts of personal gain.
他这样做根本没有考虑个人得失。
- thought (of doing something) She had given up all thought of changing her job.
- [uncountable] ideas in politics, science, etc. connected with a particular person, group or period of history
思想；思潮 - feminist thought
女权主义思想
- Marxist thought remained at the centre of the country's politics.
马克思主义思想仍然是该国政治的核心。 - Political thought went through some major changes during the 19th century.
政治思想在19世纪经历了一些重大变化。 - There isn't much real evidence relating to early Greek thought.
与早期希腊思想有关的真正证据并不多。 - We're studying the history of scientific thought from the 15th century onward.
我们正在研究15世纪以来的科学思想史。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- modern
- 19th-century
- etc.
- …
- crime
- police
- a school of thought
- a strand of thought
see also think - feminist thought
something you think所想之事
mind/ideas心思；思想
process/act of thinking思维过程；思考
care/worry关心；忧虑
intention意向
in politics/science, etc.政治、科学等
词源Old English thōht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gedachte, also to think.
Idioms
collect yourself/your thoughts
- to try to control your emotions and become calm
（尽力）镇定下来，敛神专注 - I'm fine—I just need a minute to collect myself.
我没事，只是需要稍稍镇定一下。
- I'm fine—I just need a minute to collect myself.
- to prepare yourself mentally for something
做好精神准备 - 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。
- She paused to collect her thoughts before entering the interview room.
food for thought
- an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully
引人深思的想法 - The programme certainly provides plenty of food for thought.
这个节目无疑提供了许多值得思考的问题。
- The programme certainly provides plenty of food for thought.
give (somebody) pause for thought
(also give (somebody) pause)
- (formal) to make somebody think seriously about something or hesitate before doing something
使认真考虑；使犹豫 - Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause for thought.
公众对这些措施的抵制应该会让政府暂停思考。
- Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause for thought.
have second thoughts
- to change your opinion after thinking about something again
（经考虑后）改变想法；（转念一想）改变主意 - You’re not having second thoughts about it, are you?
你还没有改变主意，对吗？
- You’re not having second thoughts about it, are you?
on second thoughts (British English)
(North American English on second thought)
- used to say that you have changed your opinion
（表示已改变想法）又一想，转念一想 - 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。
- I'll wait here. No, on second thoughts, I'll come with you.
a penny for your thoughts | a penny for them
- (saying) used to ask somebody what they are thinking about
（用于询问别人想什么）你在呆呆地寻思什么呢
perish the thought
- (informal or humorous) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that something will never happen
（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 - Me get married? Perish the thought!
我结婚？下辈子再说吧！
- Me get married? Perish the thought!
school(s) of thought
- a way of thinking that a number of people share
学派 - 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。 - He belongs to the school of thought that says that competition can be very stimulating for children.
他属于一个学派，认为竞争对孩子来说是非常刺激的。
- There are two schools of thought about how this illness should be treated.
a train of thought
- the connected series of thoughts that are in your head at a particular time
思路；思绪 - The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.
电话铃声打断了我的思路。 - I lose my train of thought when there are distractions.
有事情分心时我就不能连续思考。
- The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.
the wish is father to the thought
- (saying) we believe a thing because we want it to be true
希望什么就相信什么
without a second thought
- immediately; without stopping to think about something further
立即；马上；不假思索 - He dived in after her without a second thought.
他不假思索地随她跳入水中。 - I accepted the offer without a second thought.
我没有细想就接受了报价。
- He dived in after her without a second thought.