| 单词 | thought |
| 释义 | thought —thought /θɔːt/ aep /θɑːt/ noun [C or U] ► B1 the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a particular subject: » Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some thought.» She doesn't give any thought to her appearance.» Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.» Spare a thought for (= think about) all those without shelter on a cold night like this.» He's the author of a book on the history of European thought.» You sent her a card? That was a kind thought.Thesaurus+: ↑Thinking and contemplatingWord partners for thought• ♯have a thought• a thought ♯occurs to/♯strikes sb• ♯give sth ♯some thought• ♯spare a thought ♯for sb• your thoughts ♯turn to sth• ♯can't bear the thought ♯of sth/doing sth• an ♯interesting/♯secret/♯scary/♯sobering thought• thoughts ♯about/♯on sthWord Builder:–Nouns: thought, thoughtfulness–Adjectives: thoughtful, thoughtless–Adverbs: thoughtfully, thoughtlesslyCollocations:–Verbs-lu. have a thought» I had a thought about how we might fix that door.-lu. give sth some thought» I've given some thought to the question of a suitable present for John.-lu. not give a thought to sth» He went off to London without giving a thought to how his mother would feel.-lu. spare a thought for sb» Spare a thought for the cleaners who have to clear up this mess.-lu. gather your thoughts» I sat down to gather my thoughts.-lu. turn your thoughts to sth/thoughts turn to sth» In winter our thoughts turn to hot food and log fires.-lu. share your thoughts» Would you like to share your thoughts on how the meeting went?-lu. can't bear the thought of sth/doing sth» I can't bear the thought of her sitting there alone.-lu. a thought occurs to sb» The thought occurred to me that he might not have received the letter.–Adjectives-lu. a good thought» It turned out that the key didn't fit, but it was a good thought.-lu. innermost/private/secret thoughts» She seems to guess my most secret thoughts.-lu. a horrible/scary/sobering/terrible thought» One in four women died in childbirth. That's a sobering thought.-lu. a funny/interesting thought» It's a funny thought my great grandfather may have sat in this very chair.-lu. serious thought» You should give the matter of life insurance some serious thought.-lu. deep/lost in thought» He sat by the window,, lost in thought.-lu. the very thought of sth» The very thought of seeing him fills me with dread.–Types-lu. political/religious thought» She is studying fifteenth century religious thought.–Nouns-lu. sb's line/train of thought» I found it difficult to follow his train of thought.-lu. a school of thought» There is a school of thought that says that war is inevitable.-lu. thought patterns/processes» We want to understand more about the thought processes that go into choosing one product over another.–Prepositions-lu. thoughts about/on sth» Have you had any thoughts about what you want to do after university.-lu. the thought of sth/doing sth» The thought of walking all that way was not pleasant.-lu. at the thought of sth/doing sth» He was horrified at the thought of getting wet.-lu. That's a thought.» A weekend in Paris? That's a thought.-lu. On second thoughts.» I was going to get the bus. But on second thoughts, I think I'll walk.-lu. Have second thoughts.» I'm having second thoughts about buying that house.-lu. It's just a thought.» Don't feel obliged to come with us. It was just a thought.• • • Extra Examples:» The thought suddenly flashed through my mind that she didn't want to be here.» To be honest, the thought of jumping out of a moving plane makes my hair stand on end.» My thoughts flow more easily if I work on a word processor.» He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.» The thought of kissing him made me go weak at the knees.verb ► F0 PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF THINK(Cf. ↑think) |
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