| 单词 | thought |
| 释义 | verb | noun thoughtthought1 /θɔt/ verb the past tense and past participle of think verb | noun thoughtthought2 ●●● S3 W1 noun 1something YOU THINK ABOUT a)[countable] something that you think of, remember, or realize SYN idea: News of the plane crash stayed in his thoughts all day.the thought (that) The thought that I might lose my job was upsetting me. Even the thought of flying scares me (=used when a thought produces strong emotions). I just had a thought (=suddenly thought of something). Let’s invite Jason! “You need a new car.” “Yeah, the thought had crossed my mind (=I had thought about that before).” On the way home, a thought occurred to me (=I thought of something new). I can’t stand the thought of writing another essay. b)[countable usually plural] a thought that you express: thought on Do you have any thoughts on how we should spend the money? Will you share your thoughts with the class?► see thesaurus at idea2ACT OF THINKING [uncountable] the act of thinking about something: Greg seemed deep in thought when I walked in (=thinking so much that he did not notice anything). They studied the thought processes of children (=the way children’s minds work). We breathe without any conscious thought.3CAREFUL CONSIDERATION [uncountable] careful and serious consideration: The idea needed a lot more thought. You should give some thought to going to art school (=think carefully about going). After some serious thought, I agreed to marry him.4CARING ABOUT somebody/something [countable, uncountable] a feeling of worrying or caring about someone or something: thought for He had no thought for anyone but himself. You are always in my thoughts (=used to tell someone that you think about them and care about them a lot).5INTENTION [countable, uncountable] a plan or hope of doing something: thought of I had no thought of gaining any personal advantage.6WAY OF THINKING [uncountable] a way of thinking about something: The book discusses ancient Greek thought on astronomy. I’d like to explore this line of thought further (=way of thinking about a subject).7somebody’s thoughts wander used to say that someone starts to think about something else without intending to8somebody’s thoughts turn to somebody/something used to say that someone starts to think about someone or somethingSPOKEN PHRASES9that’s a thought used to say that someone has made a good suggestion: “You could always take the class next semester.” “That’s a thought.”10(it’s) just a thought used to say that what you have just said is only a suggestion and you have not thought about it very much: We could sell the car – just a thought.11it’s the thought that counts used to say that the size or value of a present is unimportant, because it is the action of giving that shows that you care about someone12don’t give it another thought used to tell someone who has just told you he or she is sorry not to worry → see also perish the thought at perish (3), school of thought at school1 (8), have second thoughts (about something) at second1 (4), on second thought at second1 (5), not give something a second thought at second1 (6), without a second thought at second1 (7), somebody’s train of thought at train1 (2)COLLOCATIONSverbshave a thought I just had a funny thought – what if we were wrong?express your thoughts (=say what they are or tell other people about them) He was finding it difficult to express his thoughts.a thought occurs to/comes to somebody (also a thought strikes somebody) (=someone suddenly has a thought) The thought occurred to him that she might be lying.a thought crosses somebody’s mind (=someone has a thought) The thought that I could be wrong never crossed my mind.can’t stand/bear the thought of something I can’t bear the thought of you being hurt.somebody’s thoughts turn to something (=they start thinking about something) As summer approaches, people’s thoughts turn to vacation time.adjectivessomebody’s first thought My first thought was that a bomb had gone off.the mere thought of something (=only the thought – used when comparing the thought to an action) The mere thought of flying made him feel sick.a scary/frightening/disturbing thought (=often used humorously) My brother as president? Now there’s a scary thought!a passing thought (=a quick, not very serious thought) He never gives his appearance more than a passing thought.a sobering thought (=one that makes you feel serious) We have the power to destroy the world, which is a sobering thought.a comforting thought “People might not have noticed we’re late.” “That’s a comforting thought.”a sudden thought A sudden thought struck her and she began to laugh. |
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