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单词 think (the) better of
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think (the) better of

1Decide not to do (something) after reconsideration: he turned to shoot, then thought better of it...
  • You think better of the prank and decide to avoid certain detention.
  • This turns out to be one of those jobs that you don't think better of until it's way too late.
  • Later, thinking better of how this would look, they put the documents back in the box, put gloves on, and staged photographs of themselves opening the box properly.

Synonyms

have second thoughts about, think twice about, think again about, change one's mind about;
reconsider, decide against
informal get cold feet about
2Form a better opinion of: his lie would not make us think better of him...
  • I always think better of a person who is willing to admit error than one who tries to pin the blame on subordinates.
  • I for one will think better of him if he is a crook.
  • If she had thought better of her brother then she might have thought it was planned that way.
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