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think twice
think T0166900 (thĭngk)v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks v.tr.1. To have or formulate in the mind: Think the happiest thought you can think.2. a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.3. a. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.b. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.4. a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.b. To intend: She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.5. a. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.b. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.c. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.6. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.7. To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus: Think victory.v.intr.1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment: My cold made it difficult to think.2. To consider or weigh an idea: They are thinking about moving.3. a. To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.4. To have a belief, supposition, or opinion: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.6. To use the mind in a certain way: He thinks just like you do—always worrying.adj. Informal Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.n. The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.Idioms: come to think of it Informal When one considers the matter; on reflection: Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.think aloud/out loud To speak one's thoughts audibly. think better of To change one's mind about; reconsider. think big To plan ambitiously or on a grand scale. think little of To regard as inferior; have a poor opinion of. think nothing of To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day. think twice To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.
[Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect
These verbs mean to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences: thought before answering; sat in front of the fire cerebrating; cogitates about business problems; reasons clearly; took time to reflect before deciding.Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | think twice - consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
Translationsthink (θiŋk) – past tense, past participle thought (θoːt) – verb1. (often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind. Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother. 想 想2. to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe. He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid. 認為 认为3. to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision. I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week. 打算 打算4. to imagine or expect. I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well. 想像 想象 noun the act of thinking. Go and have a think about it. 想 想ˈthinker noun a person who thinks, especially deeply and constructively. He's one of the world's great thinkers. 思想家 思想家-thought-out planned. a well-thought-out campaign. 經過慎重考慮的 经过慎重考虑的think better of1. to think again and decide not to; to reconsider. He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it. 改變主意 改变主意2. to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc. I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that. 對...有更高的評價 对...有更高的评价think highly/well/badly etc of to have a good, or bad, opinion of. She thought highly of him and his poetry. 認為...好(不好) 认为...好（不好） think little of / not think much of to have a very low opinion of. He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work. 認為...沒價值 认为...没有什么了不起think of1. to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider. You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved? 考慮 考虑2. to remember. I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party. 想(起) 想（起） 3. (with would, ~should, ~not, ~never etc) to be willing to do (something). I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her. 想法 想法think out to plan; to work out in the mind. He thought out the whole operation. 設計出 设计出think over to think carefully about; to consider all aspects of (an action, decision etc). He thought it over, and decided not to go. 思索 思索think twice (often with about) to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do). I would think twice about going, if I were you. 重新考慮 重新考虑think up to invent; to devise. He thought up a new process. 發明 发明think the world of to be very fond of. He thinks the world of his wife. 十分重要 十分重要think twice
think twiceTo reconsider, be cautious about, or thoroughly contemplate something before committing to it. I'm going to sue them for everything they're worth—maybe then they'll think twice about trying to steal my ideas! Maybe we should think twice about investing so much money in a project we know so little about.See also: think, twicethink twice (before doing something)to consider carefully whether one should do something; to be cautious about doing something. You should think twice before quitting your job. That's a serious decision, and you should certainly think twice.See also: think, twicethink twice about someone or somethingto give careful consideration to someone or something. Ed may be a good choice, but I suggest that you think twice about him. You will want to think twice about it.See also: think, twicethink twice1. Reconsider something, weigh something carefully, as in I've got to think twice before spending that much on a car. [Late 1800s] 2. not think twice. Take no notice, not worry about, as in She didn't think twice about flying off to Europe with a day's notice. [Mid-1900s] See also: think, twicethink twice COMMON If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and usually decide not to do it. She'd better shut her mouth and from now on think twice before saying stupid things. If they don't enjoy the experience, they will think twice before they visit again. Note: If you say that someone doesn't think twice or wouldn't think twice about doing something, you mean that they would do it without hesitating. Plenty of villains don't think twice about hitting a woman.See also: think, twicethink twice consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it.See also: think, twice(not) think ˈtwice about something/about doing something (not) think carefully before deciding to do something; (not) hesitate: You should think twice about employing someone you’ve never met. ♢ If they offered me a job abroad, I wouldn’t think twice about taking it!See also: something, think, twice think twice To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.See also: think, twicethink twice, toTo consider carefully before speaking or acting. It is an old idea, but this particular expression of it did not become widely used until the late nineteenth century. In his poem “Think Twice” (ca. 1885), Eugene F. Ware wrote, “Results are often grevious When people get too previous; ‘Think twice’ is good advice.”See also: thinkMedicalSeethinkthink twice
Words related to think twiceverb consider and reconsider carefullyRelated Words- deliberate
- moot
- debate
- consider
- turn over
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