| 单词 | food for thought |
| 释义 | food for thought (once / 15192 pages) n If something is described as providing food for thought, it's worth seriously thinking about or considering. A well-made documentary on homelessness is likely to give you food for thought, as is your decision about where to go on a long-awaited vacation. Anything that gives you a reason to stop and ponder is food for thought. It's an expression that's been around in its current form since the nineteenth century, apparently taking the idea of digestion and transferring it from the stomach to the brain. WORD FAMILYfood for thought: food for thoughts USAGE EXAMPLESBoth articles, although perhaps overstating the case, offer food for thought. Nature(Nov 28, 2016) While it provides food for thought, it could use stronger seasoning. Washington Post(Nov 24, 2016) Rarely does a piece entertain and give food for thought without the need for preaching. New York Times(Oct 24, 2016) n anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking Syn|Hypo|Hyper food, intellectual nourishment pabulum insipid intellectual nourishment cognitive content, content, mental object the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
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