单词 | entertain an idea/hope/thought etc |
释义 | entertain an idea/hope/thought etc From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishentertain an idea/hope/thought etcentertain an idea/hope/thought etcformalTHINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true She could never entertain the idea of living in the country. → entertainExamples from the Corpusentertain an idea/hope/thought etc• He had entertained thoughts of marrying her and raising a family, but he entered the Society instead.• Most significantly on my sense of a distant but still valid national identity-until then I had entertained hopes of return. |
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