单词 | single-track mind |
释义 | > as lemmassingle-track mind Concentrated on or capable of only one line of thought or action, obsessional, esp. in single-track mind (chiefly U.S.) (cf. one-track adj. at one adj., n., and pron. Compounds 4); affording no choice or opportunity of divergence. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > [noun] narrow-mindedness1646 parvanimitya1691 narrowness1697 narrow-spiritedness1709 little-mindedness1767 narrow-mindeda1774 contraction1775 illiberality1775 smallness1813 illiberalism1839 narrow-heartedness1850 single-track mind1919 tunnel vision1949 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > persuaded, convinced > by dominant or single idea possessedc1620 one-ideaed1825 one-idea1845 single track1919 monoideal1922 1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Feb. 35/1 The average girl no longer has a single-track mind. 1924 A. J. Small Frozen Gold iv. 108 Sitka Charley's was a single-track mind; dour and grim and devilishly dogged, but still, single-track. 1933 Times Educ. Suppl. 21 Oct. 349/3 In every school, no matter whether it be ‘single-track’ or ‘multi-bias’, there will always be a certain number who fail to come up to the standard set by the school. c1942 L. Mumford City Devel. (1946) 152 To make up for a single-track concentration, there must be range of vision and comprehensiveness of understanding. 1964 Listener 26 Mar. 508/1 Under the Criminal Justice Act 1948, the double-track system of preventive detention was replaced by a single-track system. 1978 S. Sheldon Bloodline xxxi. 302 Max Hornung had a single-track mind. < as lemmas |
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