| 单词 | thinking |
| 释义 | thinking (θɪŋkɪŋ ) 1. uncountable noun [with poss] The general ideas or opinions of a person or group can be referred to as their thinking. There was undeniably a strong theoretical dimension to his thinking. ...the direction of the government's thinking on the country's political future. The thinking of economic bureaucrats tends to lag behind changes in world conditions. Synonyms: reasoning, thoughts, philosophy, idea 2. uncountable noun Thinking is the activity of using your brain by considering a problem or possibility or creating an idea. This is a time of decisive action and quick thinking. After the pain of defeat passes, England have some thinking to do. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone as a thinking man or woman, you mean that they are intelligent and take an interest in important events and issues, and you approve of this. [approval] Thinking people on both sides will applaud this book. A newspaper called him 'the thinking man's Tory'. Synonyms: thoughtful, intelligent, cultured, reasoning 4. See also wishful thinking 5. blue-sky thinking phrase Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas. Some consultants are good at blue-sky thinking but cannot translate that into practical change. 6. to my way of thinking phrase [PHRASE with cl] You add to my way of thinking to a statement in order to indicate that you are giving your opinion. To my way of thinking, it didn't seem as if it ought to be so terribly complicated. Idioms: put your thinking cap on or get your thinking cap on to try hard to solve a problem by thinking about it She decided to put her thinking cap on: there must be a job somewhere that she could do. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers |
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