单词 | mind-read |
释义 | mind-readv. transitive. To discern (or appear to discern) the thoughts of (another person). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [verb (transitive)] > mind-read telepath1885 telepathize1895 thought-read1898 mind-read1945 1945 Sunday Times Signal (Zanesville, Ohio) 25 Feb. 18/4 This enables him to get the next sentence he is going to ‘mind-read’. 1968 H. Waugh Con Game viii. 81 These psychiatrists are too damned smart. All the time I was talking to him I had the feeling he was mind-reading me. 1972 ‘J. Quartermain’ Rock of Diamond xxiv. 156 If I mind-read you, you're looking for a fall guy to do your dirty work. 1991 T. Mo Redundancy of Courage (1992) x. 112 I always had the impression he was mind-reading me or laughing at the open folly he could see. 1997 K. Loggins & J. Loggins Unimaginable Life v. 184 When you don't tell me what's going on and silently give me the message that I'm supposed to figure it out, I shut down big time. I can't respond to you that way. I will not mind-read you any more. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1945 |
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