/θɪŋk ||; θɪŋk/verb (
past tense past participle thought /θɔ:t
||; θɔt/)
1 [I,T] think (sth) (of/about sb/sth);think that... to have a particular idea or opinion about sth/sb; to believe 认为;相信: ‘Do you think (that) we'll win?’ ‘No, I don't think so.’ “你认为我们会赢吗?”“不,我看赢不了。”‘Susan's coming tomorrow, isn't she?’ ‘Yes, I think so.’ “苏珊明天会来,是吗?”“是,我想她会来。”I think (that) they've moved to York but I'm not sure. 我想他们搬到约克去了,但我不太确定。What did you think of the film? 你觉得这部影片怎么样?What do you think about going out tonight? 今晚出去,你看怎么样?Gary's on holiday, I think. 我想加里在休假。
2 [I] think (about sth) to use your mind to consider sth or to form connected ideas 想;思考: Think before you speak. 开口之前先要想清楚。What are you thinking about? 你在想什么?He had to think hard (= a lot) about the question. 他得反复思考那个问题。
3 [I] think of/about doing sth;think that... to intend or plan to do sth 打算;计划: We're thinking of moving house. 我们打算搬家。I think I'll go for a swim. 我想我会去游泳。
4 [T] to form an idea of sth; to imagine sth 设想;想象: Just think what we could do with all that money! 想一想那么多钱我们究竟能怎么处理!
5 [I] think about/of sb to consider the feelings of sb else 考虑到(别人的感受): She never thinks about anyone but herself. 她从不考虑别人,只顾自己。
6 [T] to remember sth; to have sth come into your mind 记得;想起: Can you think where you left the keys? 你还记得起把钥匙遗忘在哪里了吗?I didn't think to ask him his name. 我忘了问他的名字。
7 [T] to expect sth 预计;料想: The job took longer than we thought. 那项工作比我们预料的要费时。
8 [I] to think in a particular way 以某种方式想:
If you want to be successful, you have to think big. 想要成功就得雄心勃勃。We've got to think positive. 我们得往正面想。
think noun [sing]
I'm not sure. I'll have to have a think about it. 我不敢确定。我得想一想。 think better of (doing) sth to decide not to do sth; to change your mind 重新考虑后决定不做某事;经考虑后改变主意
think highly, a lot, not much, etc of sb/sth to have a good, bad, etc opinion of sb/sth 对(某人或某事物)评价很高╱不高:
I didn't think much of that film. 我认为那部影片不怎么样。 think the world of sb to love and admire sb very much 极爱慕(某人)
think of sth to create an idea in your imagination 想出:
Who first thought of the plan? 谁先想出这个计划? think sth out to consider carefully all the details of a plan, idea, etc 仔细考虑计划、主意等的所有细节:
a well-thought-out scheme 考虑周详的计划 think sth over to consider sth carefully 仔细考虑:
I'll think your offer over and let you know tomorrow. 我会仔细考虑你的提议,明天通知你。 think sth through to consider every detail of sth carefully 彻底或全面考虑:
He made a bad decision because he didn't think it through. 他做了一个错误的决定,因为他考虑得不够全面。 think sth up to create sth in your mind; to invent 想出(主意等);发明:
to think up a new advertising slogan 构思新的广告用语