单词 | minded |
释义 | minded (maɪndɪd) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE to-infinitive, so ADJ] If someone is minded to do something, they want or intend to do it. [formal] The Home Office said at that time that it was minded to reject his application forpolitical asylum. If the Americans were so minded then they could take sanctions against them. -minded (-maɪndɪd) 1. combining form -minded combines with adjectives to form words that describe someone's character, attitude, opinions, or intelligence. These are evil-minded people. He is famous for his tough-minded professionalism. 2. combining form -minded combines with adverbs to form adjectives that indicate that someone is interested in a particular subject or is able to think in a particular way. I am not an academically-minded person. He was not mechanically-minded. 3. combining form -minded combines with nouns to form adjectives that indicate that someone thinks a particular thing is important or cares a lot about it. He is seen as more business-minded than his predecessor. ...career-minded women. minded in British English (ˈmaɪndɪd) adjective 1. having a mind, inclination, intention, etc, as specified politically minded 2. (in combination) money-minded minded in American English (ˈmaɪndɪd) adjective 1. having a (specified kind of) mind used in hyphenated compounds high-minded 2. having a mind to; inclined; disposed Examples of 'minded' in a sentence |
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