thinking

noun

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

[uncountable]Idioms

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the process of thinking about something
- I had to do some quick thinking.
- She believes in encouraging creative thinking in the classroom.
- He had some serious thinking to do.
- With good, clear thinking one can arrive at an answer.
see also critical thinking, lateral thinking, wishful thinking
Extra Examples
- The school would have made better use of the money with a little forward thinking.
- This topic requires a lot of deep thinking.
- We have some hard thinking to do before we agree to the plan.
- We hope that her book will stimulate thinking about this subject.
- We aim to develop the processes of scientific thinking in children.
- Yes, I'll email her instead—that's good thinking (= a good idea).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- hard
- serious
- …
… of thinking
- piece
verb + thinking
- do
- apply
- use
- …
preposition
- thinking behind
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ideas or opinions about something
- What is the current thinking on this question?
- I disagree with that kind of thinking.
- the thinking behind something She explained the thinking behind the campaign.
Extra Examples
- His writings on motorized warfare dominated strategic thinking in the 1930s.
- The latest announcement marks a major shift in government thinking.
- They are unlikely to have changed their thinking so soon.
- Traditional educational thinking placed importance on learning by rote.
- contemporary trends in feminist thinking
- The new thinking in foreign policy led to a more open attitude towards the West.
- This concept goes against much traditional thinking about language.
Topics Opinion and argumenta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- contemporary
- current
- modern
- …
verb + thinking
- develop
- influence
- shape
- …
preposition
- in…thinking
- thinking about
- thinking on
- …
phrases
- a shift in somebody’s thinking
- to somebody’s way of thinking
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Idioms

to my way of thinking

in my opinionTopics Opinion and argumentc2

单词	thinking
释义	thinking noun /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ [uncountable]Idioms jump to other results the process of thinking about something I had to do some quick thinking. She believes in encouraging creative thinking in the classroom. He had some serious thinking to do. With good, clear thinking one can arrive at an answer. see also critical thinking, lateral thinking, wishful thinking Extra Examples The school would have made better use of the money with a little forward thinking. This topic requires a lot of deep thinking. We have some hard thinking to do before we agree to the plan. We hope that her book will stimulate thinking about this subject. We aim to develop the processes of scientific thinking in children. Yes, I'll email her instead—that's good thinking (= a good idea). Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep hard serious … … of thinking piece verb + thinking do apply use … preposition thinking behind See full entry ideas or opinions about something What is the current thinking on this question? I disagree with that kind of thinking. the thinking behind something She explained the thinking behind the campaign. Extra Examples His writings on motorized warfare dominated strategic thinking in the 1930s. The latest announcement marks a major shift in government thinking. They are unlikely to have changed their thinking so soon. Traditional educational thinking placed importance on learning by rote. contemporary trends in feminist thinking The new thinking in foreign policy led to a more open attitude towards the West. This concept goes against much traditional thinking about language. Topics Opinion and argumenta2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective contemporary current modern … verb + thinking develop influence shape … preposition in…thinking thinking about thinking on … phrases a shift in somebody’s thinking to somebody’s way of thinking See full entry Idioms to my way of thinking in my opinionTopics Opinion and argumentc2 thinking adjective /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ [only before noun] jump to other results intelligent and able to think seriously about things the thinking woman’s magazine Thinking people agreed on the need for radical reform. Any thinking individual can see the flaw in this argument. She is known as the thinking person’s crime writer.
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