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单词 idea
释义

idea

UK /aɪˈdɪə/

Word Forms

singularidea
pluralideas

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    countable a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something

    What a brilliant idea!

    have an idea:

    Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark.

    idea for:

    an idea for a new TV show

    get an idea for something:

    Where do you get the ideas for your stories?

    get the idea to do something:

    How did you get the idea to remove the window from the outside?

    have/get the idea of doing something:

    Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher.

    Synonyms and related words

    Thoughts, ideas and beliefs
    1. 1a
      often pluralan opinion or belief
      idea about/on something:

      I don’t agree with his ideas about education.

      Her ideas on the subject were not ones I shared.

      have an idea:

      She has some pretty strange ideas about how to bring up children.

      Synonyms and related words

      Opinions and attitudes
    2. 1b
      how you imagine something to be
      idea of:

      We didn’t have a clear idea of what to expect from the training course.

      Standing in the rain for two hours was not my idea of fun.

      be my idea of heaven/paradise/bliss (=something that is extremely enjoyable):

      Lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven.

      Synonyms and related words

      Thoughts, ideas and beliefs

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with idea
    ▪ bad, bright, brilliant, clear, excellent, good, strange, vague

  2. 2
    singular/uncountable information or knowledge that you have about something
    idea of:

    I had only a basic idea of how the machine worked.

    have no idea (=not know at all):

    They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.

    not have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/remotest idea (=not know at all):

    He didn’t have the slightest idea of how she really felt.

    Synonyms and related words

    Knowledge and understanding
    Synonyms and related words

    General words for information, news and facts
  3. 3
    countable/uncountable a purpose or intention
    idea behind/of:

    What’s the idea behind these proposals?

    the idea is to do something:

    The idea is to make more people rich.

    have other ideas (=have a different intention):

    My parents wanted me to be a doctor, but I had other ideas.

    with the idea of doing something:

    He had arrived at the school with the idea of starting a band.

    Synonyms and related words

    Purposes and intentions
  4. 4
    countable a principle

    The policy is based on the idea that some industries need to be protected from market forces.

    idea of:

    I’m a great believer in the idea of democracy.

    Synonyms and related words

    Thoughts, ideas and beliefs

phrases

get the idea
get ideas
get the wrong idea
have an idea
have the right idea
it’s a good idea to do something
put ideas into someone’s head
that’s an idea
that’s the idea
where did you get that idea?
you have no idea

idea

US /aɪˈdiə/

Word Forms

singularidea
pluralideas

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    countable a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something

    What a brilliant idea!

    idea for:

    an idea for a new TV show

    have an idea:

    Then I had an idea: We could stay with Mark.

    get an idea for something:

    Where do you get the ideas for your stories?

    get the idea to do something:

    How did you get the idea to remove the window from the outside?

    have/get the idea of doing something:

    Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher.

    Synonyms and related words

    Thoughts, ideas and beliefs
    1. 1a
      often pluralan opinion or belief
      idea about/on something:

      I don’t agree with his ideas about education.

      Her ideas on the subject were not ones I shared.

      have an idea:

      She has some pretty strange ideas about how to raise children.

      Synonyms and related words

      Opinions and attitudes
    2. 1b
      how you imagine something to be
      idea of:

      We didn’t have a clear idea of what to expect from the training course.

      Standing in the rain for two hours was not my idea of fun.

      be my idea of heaven/paradise/bliss (=something that is extremely enjoyable):

      Lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven.

      Synonyms and related words

      Thoughts, ideas and beliefs

    Collocates

    Adjectives frequently used with idea
    ▪ bad, bright, brilliant, clear, excellent, good, strange, vague

  2. 2
    singular/uncountable information or knowledge that you have about something
    idea of:

    I had only a basic idea of how the machine worked.

    have no idea (=not know at all):

    They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.

    not have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/remotest idea (=not know at all):

    He didn’t have the slightest idea of how she really felt.

    Synonyms and related words

    Knowledge and understanding
    Synonyms and related words

    General words for information, news and facts
  3. 3
    countable/uncountable a purpose or intention
    idea behind/of:

    What’s the idea behind these proposals?

    the idea is to do something:

    The idea is to make more people rich.

    have other ideas (=have a different intention):

    My parents wanted me to be a doctor, but I had other ideas.

    with the idea of doing something:

    He came to the school with the idea of starting a band.

    Synonyms and related words

    Purposes and intentions
  4. 4
    countable a principle

    The policy is based on the idea that some industries need to be protected from market forces.

    idea of:

    I’m a great believer in the idea of democracy.

    Synonyms and related words

    Thoughts, ideas and beliefs

phrases

get the idea
get ideas
get the wrong idea
have an idea
have the right idea
it’s a good idea to do something
put ideas into someone’s head
that’s an idea
that’s the idea
where did you get that idea?
you have no idea
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