| 词汇 | think |
| 释义 | thinkWord family noun think rethink thinker thinking the unthinkable think tankadjective thinkable ≠ unthinkable thinking ≠ unthinking verb think rethink adverb unthinkingly thinkingly think1 /θɪŋk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp thought /θɔːt $ θɒːt/) 1 opinion/belief 观点/信念 [transitiveT]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to have a particular opinion or to believe that something is true 想，认为，以为 think (that) I think that you’re being unfair. 我认为你这么做不公平。 I thought I heard something. 我觉得我听到了什么声音。 He didn’t think anyone would believe him. 他觉得没人会相信他。 Do you think I should call him? 你认为我应该打电话给他吗？ For some reason, I keep thinking it’s Friday today. 不知为什么，我总觉得今天是周五。 The recession lasted longer than anyone thought it would. 谁也没有想到这次经济萧条会持续这么久。 Am I right in thinking that you have a brother? 我想你是有个兄弟的，对吗？ I can’t help thinking that he’s made a mistake. 我总觉得他弄错了。 Do you honestly think I would do something so stupid? 你真认为我会做这么愚蠢的事吗？ what do you think of/about somebody/sth? (=used to ask someone for their opinion) 你认为某人/某事如何？ What do you think of your new school? 你认为你的新学校如何？ think it necessary/possible/best etc (=believe it is necessary, possible etc) 认为有必要/有可能/最好等 I thought it best to call first. 我认为最好还是先打个电话。 I thought it appropriate to invite her to speak at the meeting. 我认为应当邀请她在会上发言。 We must start thinking in terms of reducing costs. 我们必须开始考虑降低成本了。 be thought to be (doing) something (=be believed to be (doing) something) 据认为是（在做）某事 Fraud is thought to be costing software companies millions of dollars a year. 据认为欺诈行为每年使软件公司损失数百万美元。 2 use your mind 动脑筋 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]THINK ABOUT to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc 想，思考，思索 She thought very carefully before answering. 回答前她仔细斟酌了一番。 Wait a minute – I’m thinking. 等一下，我正在想。 think about/of She lay awake thinking about the money. 她醒着，躺在那儿心里盘算着那笔钱。 think what/how/when etc I can’t think what else we could have done. 我想不出我们当时还能做些什么。 think (long and) hard (=think for a long time) 仔细考虑 She thought very hard before deciding to leave her job. 她仔细考虑后才决定辞职。 Holmes sat thinking deeply (=thinking in a serious and careful way). 福尔摩斯坐着，陷入沉思。 I dread/shudder/hate to think (=I do not want to think about something because it will be unpleasant) 我不敢/害怕/不愿去想 I dread to think how much this call is going to cost. 我不敢去想这通电话要花多少钱。 3 have an idea 有一个想法 [transitiveT]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT to have words or ideas in your mind without telling them to anyone 想，想道 ‘How strange!’ he thought. “真奇怪！”他想。 ‘I don’t care!’ she thought to herself. “我才不在乎呢！”她暗想。 It was impossible to know what he was thinking. 想要知道他的想法是不可能的。 think what/how/when etc I was just thinking what a lovely time we had yesterday. 我只是在想，我们昨天过得多开心啊。 4 remember 记忆 [transitiveT] to remember something 回想；记得，想起 think where/what etc He was trying to think where he’d seen her before. 他在努力回想以前在哪儿见过她。 I couldn’t think where I’d left my keys. 我想不起来把钥匙放在哪儿了。 5 consider SB/STH 考虑某人/某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to consider that someone or something is a particular thing or has a particular quality 认为（是），以为（是），觉得（是） think of somebody/something as something Peter had always thought of Kate as someone to be avoided. 彼得一向认为应该远离凯特这个人。 I want you to think of this as your home. 我要你把这儿当成自己的家。 think of yourself as something I’ve always thought of myself as a sensible person. 我一直以为自己是个理智的人。 think somebody (to be) something My parents never thought me capable of doing a degree. 我父母从不认为我能攻读学位。 We have good reason to think kindly of (=consider in an approving way) a school that has provided all our children with an excellent education. 对于一所为我们所有孩子提供了优质教育的学校，我们应该给予肯定。 6 think of/about doing something THINK ABOUTto consider the possibility of doing something 考虑做某事的可能性 I had never thought of becoming an actor. 我从未考虑过要当一名演员。 We did think about moving to Tokyo. 我们确实考虑过要搬去东京。 Don’t even think about calling him (=used to tell someone strongly not to do something). 打电话给他你想都别想。 Examples from the Corpus think of/about doing something• I've often thought about starting my own business. 7 think twice CAREFULto think very carefully before deciding to do something, because you know about the dangers or problems 〔在决定做某事之前〕再三考虑，慎重考虑 A visible alarm makes burglars think twice. 一个显眼的报警器能使盗贼有所顾虑。 think twice about A previous divorce can make you think twice about getting married again. 离过一次婚，你就会慎重对待再婚问题。 think twice before doing something/before you do something I’d think twice before taking out such a large loan. 要申请这么大数额的贷款，我会慎重考虑的。 Examples from the Corpus think twice before doing something/before you do something• And if that is the case, they might think twice before giving you their money.• But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.• He will not think twice before signing it.• If the élites could be persuaded that war might trigger revolution, then they would think twice before unleashing it.• Maybe if more people did this they would think twice before harming it.• These foods are potentially dangerous, yet nobody thinks twice before handing them out to their loved ones. 8 think again THINK ABOUTto think carefully about a plan, decision, idea etc, especially with the result that you change your mind or do something differently 再想想，重新考虑 SPOKEN PHRASES If you think car crime can’t happen to you, think again. 要是你认为汽车犯罪事件不会发生在你头上，那你就得再想想了。 think again about Universities may be forced to think again about the courses they provide. 各大学也许不得不重新考虑他们开设的课程。 Examples from the Corpus think about• Some practices were therefore thinking again about employing additional professionals out of budget surpluses.• I began to think again about escape.• Now that the excitements of the last fortnight were over, he would have to think again about getting some work.• Police say the prison authorities should think again about home visits.• Yesterday members of Darlington council's transport committee asked officers to think again about solving the problems of speed monitoring.• Lois thought again about the poetry course over at the university she had hoped to enjoy in her latter years.• I walk through the photography exhibit at the Kyoto Museum thinking again about what a photograph really means. 9 I think PROBABLYused when you are saying that you believe something is true, although you are not sure 我认为，我想 Mary is in the garden, I think. 玛丽在花园里吧，我想。 I don’t think Ray will mind. 我认为雷不会介意的。 ‘Do you understand what I mean?’ ‘Yes, I think so.’ “你懂我的意思吗？”“是的，我想是懂了。” ‘Haven’t we met before?’ ‘I don’t think so.’ “我们以前没见过吗？”“我想没有吧。” I thought he was honest, but I was wrong. 我以为他为人诚实，但我错了。 Examples from the Corpus I think so• "Is Matt coming to the party?" "I think so."• But you were there. I thought so.• The foundations 243 think so, my friends think so, even I thought so.• Actually, I think so too.• Sound good? I thought so too. 10 I think I’ll ... PROBABLYused to say what you will probably do 我想我会 I think I’ll go to bed early tonight. 我想今晚我要早点上床。 11 I thought (that) SUGGESTused when you are politely suggesting something to do 我想〔用于礼貌地建议做某事〕 I thought we’d go swimming tomorrow. 我想我们明天可以去游泳。 I thought we could meet for lunch. 我想我们可以见个面，一起吃午饭。 Examples from the Corpus I thought (that)• Now that I was alone I thought bitterly of the people I lived with.• In fact, I thought living by a highway made me special.• I began throwing punches whenever I thought no one was looking.• The drive is spectacular: gorges and tropical rain forests and waterfalls on every hand, but I thought only of Poppy.• He has to be held accountable, just like everyone else. I thought something was going to happen.• I had an extremely mature view about these proceedings. I thought that Victoria Lum was a super wupo.• I thought the dishwasher was broken, did you get it fixed?• When the band became serious, I thought this is a far more contemporary and interesting way to make an artistic statement.• I thought we could go to the lake this weekend. 12 I would think (also I would have thought, I should think/I should have thought British EnglishBrE) used when you are saying that you believe something is probably true 依我说；我认为 We’ll need about 10 bottles of wine, I should think. 依我说，我们会需要大约10瓶葡萄酒。 I would have thought it would be better to wait a while. 我想我们最好等一会儿。 Examples from the Corpus I would think• Three reasons, I would think.• It'll be cooler down by the lake, I would think.• Pretty heavily on fire, too, I would think.• This looks tough, I would think, and then immediately forget about it.• She would wear it for Chapel Anniversary, I would think, because that was a very special occasion in Baldersdale.• I loathe this country, I would think, No, I love it.• No less than three hours, I would think, perhaps as many as five or six.• I should think Sarah and Greg will be going to the party.• My head, I would agree with her. I would think she was right.• "Will you have finished work by 6.30?'' "Oh yes, I should think so.''• I would think that she would get tired of cleaning up the house every day.• Male speaker I would think they'd like it two to three days old with a reasonable bounce. 13 you would have thought (that) (also you would think (that))EXPECT used to say that you expect something to be true, although it is not 你本来以为…；你原以为… You would have thought the school would do more to help a child like Craig. 你本以为学校会去做更多的事帮助像克雷格这样的孩子。 14 do you think (that) ... ? a) ASK A QUESTIONused when you are asking someone politely to do something for you 〔用于礼貌地请某人为你做某事〕 Do you think you could help me move these boxes? 你能帮我搬一下这些箱子吗？ b) ASK A QUESTIONused to ask someone’s opinion 你认为…吗〔用于征求某人的意见〕 Do you think I need to bring a jacket? 你认为我需要带上一件夹克吗？ 15 who/what etc do you think? a) used to ask someone’s opinion 你认为是谁/什么等？〔用来征求某人的意见〕 Who do you think will win? 你认为谁会赢？ b) ANGRYused when asking someone angrily about something 你以为是谁/什么等？〔用于气愤地责问某人〕 Where do you think you’re going? 你要去哪里？ Examples from the Corpus who/what etc do you think?• If I have a son, I think I shall send him. What do you think?• Lady: What do you think is the most important aspect of herself a woman should preserve as she grows older?• But what do you think my parents would think if I were to become involved with you?• Q: Speaking of which, what do you think of Frank Gifford?• What do you think of your manager? What do you think of our personnel policies and how they're working?• Cleaving to the bosom of my grieving family? What do you think they're doing?• Let's see how you rate in that area. What do you think we go in for, here in Perugia? 16 I think not formal used to say that you strongly believe something is not true or that you disagree with someone 我不这样认为；我不同意 This could be a coincidence, but I think not. 也许这是个巧合，但我不这样认为。 Examples from the Corpus I think not• As to any woman being suitable for Ana's needs, I think not.• Is there something about me that attracts sexually abused women? I think not.• Perhaps he greets all ladies as he greeted me, but I think not.• Reagan, tight-lipped, replied, I think not.• So will closing these hospitals improve acute care? I think not.• The last nagging question is would we be so obsessed with the Simpson case if Nicole were black? I think not.• Unless they have been locked away for the past two years, I think not.• Could I have been dreaming? I think not as four other unsolicited accounts verified my experience. 17 (just) think IMAGINEused to ask someone to imagine or consider something 想想看 Just think – we could be millionaires! 想象一下——我们有可能成为百万富翁！ (just) think of It would be lovely, but think of the expense! 是很不错，可想想那费用！ just think what/how etc Just think what could have happened. 想想看，差点发生了什么。 Examples from the Corpus just think what/how etc• And just think what the totals would be if you could make a Future Wager in California. 18 (now I) come to think of it ADDused to mention something you have just realized or remembered （现在我）想起来了 ‘Were there any letters for me?’ ‘Yes there were, come to think of it.’ “有我的信吗？”“有，我想起来了。” Examples from the Corpus (now I) come to think of it• So did Mom, come to think of it.• You never know, come to think of it.• Come to think of it, Columbia wouldn't have been around if it hadn't been for the blues.• Come to think of it, even Hillary Rodham Clinton could learn something from Alexander about how to invest her money.• Come to think of it, he'd seemed rather a decent chap, some one it might be worth getting to know.• But now that she came to think of it she had never been out to any sort of meal with John.• Come to think of it, they might want to hang on to those packing crates. 19 I wasn’t thinking (also I didn’t think)SORRY/APOLOGIZE used as a way of saying you are sorry because you have upset someone 我太冒昧了，是我欠考虑〔用于道歉〕 Sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I wasn’t thinking. 对不起，我不该说那样的话。是我太冒昧了。 Examples from the Corpus I wasn’t thinking• Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Do you want a cup too? 20 to think (that) ... ! SURPRISEDused to show that you are very surprised about something 想想看…！〔表示惊讶〕 To think we lived next door to him and never knew what he was doing! 你想，我们就住在他隔壁，却从来不知道他在干些什么！ 21 if you think ... , you’ve got another think coming!you’ve got another think coming! if you think ... WRONG/INCORRECTused to tell someone that if they think someone is going to do something, they are wrong 如果你认为…，那你就大错特错了！ If you think I’m going to wait for you, you’ve got another think coming! 如果你认为我会等你，那你就大错特错了！ Examples from the Corpus if you think ... , you’ve got another think coming!• If they think it's going to be an easy game, they've got another think coming! 22. that’s what you/they etc think! DISAGREEused to say that you strongly disagree with someone 那是你/他们等的看法！〔表示你强烈反对某人的看法〕 23 who would have thought? SURPRISEDused to say that something is very surprising 谁会想到呢？〔表示某事非常令人吃惊〕 Who would have thought she’d end up dancing for a living? 谁会想到呢，她最后竟靠跳舞谋生？ Examples from the Corpus who would have thought?• Yet who would have thought I would talk to myself in this way in these notes? he wrote.• The girl was carrying a latchkey; she let herself into the cabin. ... who would have thought of that?• But who would have thought that a humble human could do these calculations?• That's the only bait I didn't have but, who would have thought that with ice about? 24 I thought as much SURPRISEDused to say that you are not surprised by something someone tells you 我已经料到，我已看出个大概〔表示并不吃惊〕 ‘Andy failed his driving test.’ ‘I thought as much when I saw his face.’ “安迪没有通过驾驶考试。”“我看到他的表情就猜出个大概了。” Examples from the Corpus I thought as much• I must confess I felt a trifle guilty about your lonely watch: nothing to report? I thought as much.• "Andy failed his driving test." "I thought as much when I saw his face." 25 I should have thought ... British EnglishBrE used as a polite or joking way of showing that you disagree with what someone has said or think it is silly 我想〔一种有礼貌或开玩笑的说法，表示你不同意某人的说法，或认为某人的说法很愚蠢〕 ‘Why isn’t it working?’ ‘I should have thought it was obvious.’ “它为什么不行呢？”“我想这不是很明白的吗。” Examples from the Corpus I should have thought ...• She's a pretty child, but hardly his intellectual level, I should have thought.• That is rather obvious, I should have thought.• The scent of the tea as I poured it ... I should have thought.• And marriage, I should have thought, is a false step you must have been well warned against.• This seems an odd argument for smoking to me and, I should have thought, to smokers, too.• It's very important to me - and, I should have thought, to you too.• The royal crest is used on the front of the annual report, which I should have thought was improper.• Any leader, I should have thought, would have demanded loyalty and support from a vice-president as a basic minimum. 26 think better of it CHANGE YOUR MINDto not do something that you had planned to do, because you realize that it is not a good idea 认为还是不做的好，想想又改变主意 He started to say something, then thought better of it. 他开口想说点什么，后来想想又算了。 Examples from the Corpus think better of it• She felt like slapping him in the face, but thought better of it.• But then she thought better of it.• Cowher said later he momentarily contemplated tackling Hudson, but thought better of it.• He could have forced the window in time, anyone could, but he seemed suddenly to think better of it.• He passed Miguel the joint but Miguel thought better of it.• Then he thought better of it.• He thought better of it, and despite a case of galloping homesickness, decided not to go home at all.• But he thought better of it and slowly breathed out the air through his nose. 27 think nothing of doing something EASYto think that a particular activity is normal or easy, even though other people think it is unusual or difficult 认为做某事不算什么 He thinks nothing of staying up all night in casinos. 他觉得通宵达旦泡在赌场里很正常。 Examples from the Corpus think nothing of doing something• He'd think nothing of checking up on a fellow's credentials.• He thought nothing of playing in ten or eleven consecutive events.• He would think nothing of walking up and hugging you.• I thought nothing of it, just that whoever closed the house up had overlooked it.• She just found it hard to be owned by customers; men especially thought nothing of appraising her through her clothes.• The Human Piranha, a Harvard graduate, thought nothing of it.• They have been in the middle of war and think nothing of hearing shooting all round them.• When she was young enough to travel alone and think nothing of it. 28 think nothing of something to think that something is not important and then realize later that it is important 把某事不当回事〔尤指后来意识到它的重要性〕 I had a pain in my back but thought nothing of it at the time. 我曾经背痛过，但当时没把它当回事。 Examples from the Corpus thought nothing of it• The Human Piranha, a Harvard graduate, thought nothing of it.• He thought nothing of it at the time.• I thought nothing of it, just that whoever closed the house up had overlooked it. 29 not think to do something to not consider doing something, especially when you later wish you had done it 没有想到做某事〔尤指后来希望做过〕 I didn’t think to question the treatment I was given. 我没有想过质疑给我的治疗。 I never thought to ask him for his address. 我从没有想到问他要地址。 Examples from the Corpus not think to do something• I didn't even think to ask about him about how Christal's doing.• They naturally did not think to apply it to their own empires.• Most of the damage to trees was not thought to be permanent.• But U.S. officials said the signs of a possible attack were not thought to be related to the Khobar indictment.• Air pollution was not thought to be responsible.• We were told that we could not buy the camels because we had not thought to bring the right piece of paper.• Police said that although the explosion was not thought to have been an accident no one was being sought.• Police said cause had not been established but there were not thought to have been suspicious circumstances.• These are productive thoughts, but we do not want to lead Della Guardia to evidence he has not thought to obtain. 30 think for yourself INDEPENDENT PERSONto have ideas and thoughts of your own rather than believing what other people say 有自己的思想，独立思考 Parents have to teach their children to think for themselves. 父母必须教会孩子独立思考。 Examples from the Corpus think for yourself• Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.• This problem is not discussed in the text; the purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.• I try to encourage my students to think for themselves.• Parents should encourage their children to think for themselves.• The purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.• And you learn about the real necessity of acting and thinking for yourself.• Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves.• Characters have stopped thinking for themselves..• He did not seem able to deal with anyone who wished to work from understanding, or able to think for himself.• My aims include encouraging pupils to think for themselves and to choose their own methods of working.• You have to think for yourself, David told him.• 'You're going to have to start thinking for yourself, ' said David sternly. 31 think aloud (also think out loud)SAY/STATE to say what you are thinking, without talking to anyone in particular 自言自语 Oh, sorry. I was thinking aloud. 噢，对不起，我在自言自语。 Examples from the Corpus think aloud• At one juncture he found himself thinking aloud.• This often took place in the pub and involved thinking aloud.• Through this method you stimulate the person to look at things afresh and to think aloud.• She began to think aloud as she always did when I was with her.• Am I not to think aloud in your presence?• He did not attempt to formulate his ideas in finished form; he thought aloud so one could hear the brain tick.• What we have lived for is the dark when we think aloud to ourselves. 32 think straight [usually in negatives] to think clearly 思路清晰 I’m so nervous I can’t think straight. 我很紧张，思路都混乱了。 How can I think straight with you talking all the time? 你一直在说话，我哪里还能想得清楚？ Examples from the Corpus think straight• He was so dazed by all he had just been through that he couldn't think straight.• I - I can't think straight.• Since that day she had not been able to sleep, or to think straight.• The buzz made it hard to think straight.• Then she might - just might - be able to think straight.• Sooner or later he would be too exhausted to think straight and would give up the fight against himself.• You are horrified, you can not think straight, as you stare at the broken body.• One could never think straight when the body's ills took all one's attention. 33 not think much of somebody/something DON'T LIKEto not like someone or something very much 认为某人/某事不好 I didn’t think much of his new girlfriend. 我觉得他的新女友不怎么样。 Examples from the Corpus not think much of somebody/something• Later I gathered she did not think much of my manners.• I don't think much of that new restaurant.• He did not think much of the lectures.• He does not think much of the Midwest, which he calls a backward, dumb but snobbish place.• He does not think much of the students or professors either. 34 think highly of somebody/something (also think a lot of somebody/something)ADMIRE to admire or respect someone or something 对某人/某事评价很高，欣赏某人/某事 Your boss must think highly of you if she gives you so much responsibility. 如果你的老板对你委以重任，那她肯定很欣赏你。 Examples from the Corpus think highly of somebody/something• Most of the women were college graduates, thought highly of Smith, and were pleased that this stranger was so smart. 35 think the world of somebody informalLOVE to like or love someone very much 非常喜爱某人 The children think the world of her. 孩子们非常喜欢她。 Examples from the Corpus think the world of somebody• He thinks the world of Cam.• I used to think the world of her when she came to stay.• Vic thought the world of her.• She thought the world of him.• And I think the world of the mayor.• Q My children think the world of their gerbil.• Daddy thinks the world of Widick.• She thinks the world of you, Herb.• Sonya thinks the world of you. 36 think badly of somebody (also think less of somebody) formalDISAPPROVE to disapprove of someone or what they have done 对某人有不好的看法 Please don’t think badly of me. 请不要把我想得太坏。 think badly of somebody for Do you think less of me for agreeing to do it? 我答应做这件事，你会因此看轻我吗？ Examples from the Corpus think badly of somebody• I could easily go in and request part-time work, and no one would think badly of me.• Try not to think badly of me. 37 think the best/worst of somebody APPROVEto consider someone’s behaviour in a way that makes them seem as good as possible or as bad as possible 把某人往最好里想/最坏里想 He’s determined to think the worst of me. 他非要把我往最坏里想。 Examples from the Corpus think the best/worst of somebody• The prospect of Guy leaving, thinking the worst of her, was unbearable.• I was so ready to think the worst of him, she wailed inwardly.• Why should you think the worst of me?• You always think the worst of me.• He thought the worst of Mitch and clearly thought that left to herself she would ring London at once.• Ellie's the type of person that always thinks the best of people.• My immediate reaction, whether it be a man or a woman, is to think the worst of them. 38 think big informalPLAN to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit etc 打算大干一番，胸怀大志 The company is thinking big. 公司想大干一番。 Examples from the Corpus think big• By investing over $1.2 million, Levin and his partner are thinking big.• A big man physically, he thought big.• I always encouraged Alvin to think big.• In an era of government downsizing, Texas is thinking big.• It arose in the context of the thinking of people whose job it is to think big.• To trade in a heavyweight world market Britain must think big.• Maybe he thinks big bad Deane will help if things get too rough!• Do you need to think big or to pay a lot of attention to detail?• He pressed on, thinking big, planning the largest electric furnace in the world. 39. think outside the box to think of new, different, or unusual ways of doing something, especially in business 〔尤指商业中〕不拘一格地思考，跳出框框思考 40 think positive/positively to believe that you are going to be successful or that good things are going to happen 有乐观的想法，有自信的想法 You have to think positive if you’re going to be successful in this game. 要想在这次比赛中获胜，你一定要自信。 Examples from the Corpus think positive/positively• Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.• Forget about your feelings, think positively.• However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.• Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.• One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.• Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.• Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.• When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry. 41 think on your feet PREPAREto think of ideas and make decisions very quickly 思路敏捷，反应迅速 In this job you need to be able to think on your feet. 干这项工作得思路敏捷。 Examples from the Corpus think on your feet• I've always been good at thinking on my feet.• She clasped them and tried to think on her feet.• She had to use a lot of initiative and think on her feet.• Stay alert and think on your feet.• You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak.• This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress.• Industry today needs workers who can think on their feet and relearn their jobs constantly.• Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.• He can think on his feet quicker than anyone I've ever met. 42 think to do something literaryTRY TO DO OR GET something to try to do something 设法做某事 They had thought to deceive me. 他们曾经想骗我。 Examples from the Corpus think to do something• Sam Fong experienced an odd sensation on seeing some one he had always thought to be his enemy.• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has declared its intention of buying up to 15 percent and is thought to be quietly picking up stock.• It's thought to be that of a man last seen in May after a fight in a pub.• Conflicts long thought to be unsolvable are moving toward resolution.• Not surprisingly, some of these patients are thought to have food intolerance.• He needn't have feared, she thought to herself sadly.• They are thought to introduce too many complications.• It was a good job I was a groom and didn't need to think to muck-out. 43 anyone would think (that) UNTRUEused to say that someone behaves as if a particular thing were true, although it is not 谁都会以为… → can’t hear yourself think at hear(12) Anyone would think he owns the place, the way he talks! 看他说话的那副样子，谁都会以为那地方是他的呢！ Examples from the Corpus anyone would think (that)• Really, Tom, the way you're defending her, anyone would think I'd tortured the girl!• To hear you talk, anyone would think I was some kind of wanton, a man-stealer.• A woman like her ... To hear him talk, anyone would think she was some kind of Jezebel on the make.• The way he went on anyone would think we were engaged in an exact science. n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc adverbs carefully Think carefully about every spending decision you make. hard (=with a lot of mental effort) I bet, if you think really hard, you can think of something to do. deeply I should have thought more deeply before I agreed. seriously I thought seriously about my doctor’s advice. clearly phrasesShe was simply too tired to think clearly. long and hard (=hard, for a long time, before making a decision) I thought long and hard about taking the role. I dread/hate/shudder to think (=I do not want to think about something bad) I dread to think what might have happened if we hadn’t found her. THESAURUS to have a particular opinion 有某种想法 think 想，认为 I think you’re right. 我想你是对的。 She didn’t think that the film was very good. 她不认为这部影片很好看。 believe to have an opinion that you are sure is right, especially about an important subject such as politics or religion 相信；信仰 The protestors believe that it is wrong to experiment on animals. 抗议者相信，用动物做实验是不对的。 Do you really believe that the only solution to violence is more violence? 你真的相信对付暴力唯一的方法是以暴制暴吗？ feel to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts 觉得 She feels that there is no alternative. 她感到别无选择。 I just felt that it was the right thing to do. 我只是觉得应该那样做。 take the view that formal to have a particular opinion 认为 to think about something 思考某事The court took the view that the company had acted unreasonably. 法庭认为该公司的行为不合理。 The college takes the view that smoking in the workplace is a fire risk. 那家学会认为，在工作场所吸烟属火灾隐患。 think to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc 想，认为 想，思考 I’ve been thinking about what you said – maybe you’re right. 我一直在斟酌你的话——也许你是对的！ I need some time to think. 我需要一段时间思考。 consider to think about something carefully before deciding what to do 考虑 Have you considered working for a year before going to college? 你有没有考虑过先工作一年再上大学？ weigh (also weigh up British EnglishBrE) to carefully think about a plan or choice by comparing all the advantages and disadvantages involved 权衡 You need to weigh up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages), and decide which investment is the best one for you. 你需要比较一下优缺点，决定哪种投资最适合你。 The committee are still weighing the alternatives. 委员会仍在权衡各种方案。 give something some/a lot of thought to think carefully about something, before you make a final decision about it 考虑某事物 Why don’t you give it some thought and then get back to me? 你先考虑一下，然后给我个回音如何？ He had obviously given the matter a lot of thought. 他显然已再三考虑过此事。 mull something over to think about a problem, plan etc before making a decision 考虑 Can you give me a bit of time to mull it over? 给我一点时间考虑好吗？ ponder to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about something, especially a problem or something complicated 思索 She is still pondering what to do. 她仍在考虑该怎么办。 Officials are pondering ways to remove the oil from the beaches. 官员们在考虑去除海滩油污的方法。 contemplate to think about something you might do in the future 思考；打算 Did you ever contemplate resigning? 你考虑过辞职吗？ reflect formal to think carefully about something, especially something that happened in the past 深思；反省 to keep thinking about something 一直思考某事It was a good time to reflect upon the changes that had happened in my life. 这个时候正好可以反省一下我生活中发生的种种变化。 brood to keep thinking for a long time about something that worries you or that makes you angry or upset 念念不忘〔令人担忧或不愉快的事〕 There’s no point brooding over things you can’t change. 对自己无法改变的事，想也没用。 dwell on something to spend too much time thinking about something sad or unpleasant 对某事〔指令人伤心或不愉快的事〕不能释怀 I try to enjoy my life today and not dwell on the past. 我尽量去享受今天的生活，而不沉溺于过去。 n GRAMMAR: Patterns with think You think that something is true: I think that she is a great writer. You think that something will happen: Do you think the weather will be fine tomorrow? You think that someone can do something: I don’t think that he can come to the meeting. You think that someone should do something, or ought to do something: Do you think that the government should increase taxes? I think that he ought to be ashamed of himself. You think that something could be true or might be true: I think that the keys might be upstairs. You think that something could happen or might happen: Some people think there could be another world economic crisis. In negative sentences, you say I don’t think: I don’t think that’s right. I don’t think he liked it. ✗Don’t say: I think that isn’t right. | I think he didn’t like it. You can use the phrases I think so or I don’t think so, usually to give a short answer: 'Is his name John?' 'I think so.' 'Are we late?' 'I don’t think so.' ✗Don’t say: I think it.n Grammar PHRASAL VERBSUsing the progressive When think means ‘believe’, it is not normally used in the progressive. You say: I think you look nice. ✗Don’t say: I am thinking you look nice.In spoken English, people sometimes say I’m thinking to describe their present thoughts about something that is happening right now: I’m thinking we should leave. Using the passive In more formal English, you can say it is thought that something is true: It is thought that as many as a billion people are learning English. 44 think back phrasal verbphr v REMEMBERto think about things that happened in the past 回想起，追忆 Thinking back, it amazes me how we survived on so little sleep. 现在回想起来我觉得很奇怪，那时候我们睡那么少竟然也挺过来了。 to/over/on He thought back to the day he’d first met Sophie. 他回想起那天第一次见到索菲的情景。 Examples from the Corpus think back• This telephone call made me think back over the years.• I was thinking back to famous historical sound bites.• She thought back to his anger last night.• I sometimes think back to that first talk I did in Mr Taylor's class, and how scared I was.• As he watched Myeloski eat, he thought back to the incident of the failed thrust-reverser.• Now, think back to the Q and A portion of the pageant: Remember the finalists' answers?• But think back to the stories in this book as well as your experience.• Young overthrew a receiver in the first quarter, and you had to think back to when he did that last. 45 think of somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) IDEAto produce an idea, name, suggestion etc by thinking 想出〔主意、名字、建议等〕 They’re still trying to think of a name for the baby. 他们还在给那个婴儿取名字。 Can you think of any other way to do it? 你还能想出其他办法来做这事吗？ b)REMEMBER 记忆 REMEMBERto remember something 想起，回忆起 I can’t think of the name of the hotel we stayed in. 我想不起我们住的酒店的名字了。 c) KINDto behave in a way that shows that you want to treat other people well 关心，替…着想 It was very good of you to think of me. 感谢你对我的关心。 He’s always thinking of other people. 他总是替别人着想。 d) think only of yourself to only do things that are good for you and not think about what other people want – used to show disapproval 只考虑自己〔含贬义〕 She’s a spoiled child who thinks only of herself. 她是个被惯坏了的孩子，只想着自己。 e) be thinking of somebody used to say that you care about and feel sympathy for someone who is in a difficult situation 惦记某人，牵挂某人 Take care! I’ll be thinking of you. 保重！我会想你的。 Examples from the Corpus think of • All the hate welled up inside him as he thought of Carrie and Mikey.• We thought of Chet and dozens of individuals like him, sitting glumly in their offices and looking to get out.• Come to think of it, Janice is not soft.• Whenever I think of my childhood now, I see Fanshawe.• Indeed, it is difficult to think of the expression of any ideas that does not reveal a moral attitude.• Mind you, you're not the only one who's thinking of the future. think only of yourself• No, they think only of themselves.• Why am I thinking only of myself? be thinking of somebody• I was thinking of a text illustrated with his photographs: a memorial.• On the way back home he stopped off to look at a house he was thinking of buying.• She was so embarrassed she said she was thinking of changing her last name.• I was thinking of getting in touch.• He was thinking of settling in this land of freedom, he told me as I sat down opposite.• It was obvious to Celestine that he was thinking of something else.• They were thinking of wives and little ones far away, and wondering if they would ever see them again.• He felt he ought now to be thinking of writing a book - but on what? 46 think something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v THINK ABOUTto think about all the parts of something carefully before deciding or planning exactly what to do 仔细考虑 He went for a walk to think things out. 他去走了走，把事情想想清楚。 The proposal needs to be carefully thought out. 这项提议需要认真加以考虑。 think out what/how/whether etc She had thought out what she was going to say. 她把要说的话都仔细考虑好了。 Examples from the Corpus think out• In the sunlight of the next morning Maggie decided to go off by herself and think it all out.• Let's simmer down and think things out.• He goes into the same song, our song, I think, looking out at his flaky audience.• I think I was out for an hour-but it could have been more than that, it could have been less.• I thought this constituted revenge of a fairly high order, thought it all out in advance.• I try to think my way out of it.• Chuck, I been thinking I sold out the truth last night when I said your slavery was a country thing.• I still think they're out there. think out what/how/whether etc• But she is essentially faced with thinking out what she believes truth to be.• Lessons went wrong, of course, but not often because the students had failed to think out what they wanted to do. 47 think something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v to consider something carefully before making a decision 认真考虑〔某事〕 I’ve been thinking over your suggestion. 我一直在认真考虑你的建议。 Why don’t you think it over and give me a call in a couple of days? 你认真地考虑一下，过几天给我电话好吗？ I want some more time to think things over. 我需要更多时间认真考虑考虑。 Examples from the Corpus think over• Some one ahead, carrying the light, stumbled, faltered, and Mr Sammler had thought it was over.• There was no time to think it over.• Driving back, I thought this over and realized I was forty years old.• I thought the matter over and remembered an old worry.• So do think this over carefully over the weekend-especially for the sake of the company-noblesse oblige and all that!• She had plenty of time to think it over during a sleepless night, and on the train in the morning.• He thought it over for a few days, then said he would.• He said he'd think about it over the weekend, and let Paul know on the Monday. think things over• Didn't she even want time to think things over?• I wanted to be quiet, and think things over.• She lay down on the bed and tried to think things over.• Sometimes I come here by myself, just to relax, think things over.• Take some time for yourself to think things over.• There was plenty of time for Donald to think things over.• Would it not be better to think things over? 48 think something ↔ through phrasal verbphr v THINK ABOUTto think carefully about the possible results of something 认真地考虑〔做某事可能产生的结果〕 The policy has not been thought through properly. 这项政策没有经过充分考虑。 It’s my fault. I didn’t think it through. 是我的错，我没有认真考虑。 I need time to think things through. 我需要时间把事情考虑清楚。 think through what/how People need time to think through what the changes will mean for them. 人们需要时间来想清楚这些变化对他们意味着 什么。 Examples from the Corpus think through• But he is experienced enough to have thought that one through.• Had it been a move to Paris or London, my parents might have felt differently, I think.• I had thought it all through.• I like to think things through.• She needed to get away and think things through, before the emotional burden toppled her control.• So there are a few more things you should know if you still think testing through blood donation is a good idea.• Before he even began to think it through, he was convinced of that.• They should be, I thought, through most of the seventies. think through what/how• No one has thought through what happens when a group of private contractors are killed or taken hostage.• Also, in the process of becoming a family themselves, they consciously thought through what kind they wanted.• They need to share in the investigation and think through what they feel they can and can not do.• It forced them to think through what they were doing, and it gave Jody some insights into their character.• Most of them have almost certainly not thought through what this would mean.• You need to think through what your value system is. 49 think something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v INVENTto produce a new idea, name etc by thinking 想出，构思出〔新主意、名字等〕 She was trying to think up an excuse. 她在设法编出一个借口。 Did you think that up yourself? 那是你自己想出来的吗？ Who thinks up names for new products? 谁给新产品起名字？ Examples from the Corpus think up• How do they think them up?• Not once did she think of giving up.• Today I would like you to think about taking up a new interest or hobby.• And I am not really sure of it at all, she thought, standing up and looking about her.• At last! she thought, looking up at John.• Lately I have been thinking of taking up cigarettes again.• I think they put up forty-four units in one place, and about fifty units in an-other.• I think that shows up in certain issues. Examples from the Corpus think• "He looks upset, " Camilla thought.• "What did you do with the keys?" "Hang on, I'm just trying to think."• Be quiet, I'm thinking.• Give me time to think.• I've been thinking about how to tell Marcia the bad news.• "What are you going to do with your day off?" "I don't know - I haven't really thought about it yet."• They would rather just cheer loudly for the athlete and not think about the politics.• He thought and thought but he couldn't remember.• It's a difficult question. Think carefully before you answer.• If she thought hard enough, she could just about remember what her mother looked like.• I never thought her business would be so successful.• I don't think I do.• I think I'll go and see what's happening out there.• She thinks I'm crazy to leave my job.• I thought it would make a nice little plug for Mortensen and Brannigan.• I've just thought of a really good idea.• Has she thought of any names for the baby?• I have been thinking of killing a few people.• "Did you ask Rita?" "No, I didn't think of that."• I thought of the contents of the suitcase and decided that there was something in what he said.• In their relationship to their government they think of themselves as neither powerless nor, what is more important, alone.• As I stripped off the wet suit, I thought over our situation.• The builders said the job would be finished tomorrow, but I don't think that's likely.• Do you think they'll come to the party?• Meg, who thought things ought to be done properly, invited Alan's parents round for tea, just before Christmas.• I thought we had a good meeting yesterday.• Just let me think what the title was.• I can't think where I put it. be thought to be (doing) something• Because work is still considered a male role, leisure, similarly, is thought to be a male preserve.• House raids: A team of burglars is thought to be operating in the Chester Road area of Hartlepool.• Of those, 1,049 are thought to be HIV-positive.• The origin of the ancestral wild boar is thought to be the Crimea.• The sudden onset of severe weather conditions was thought to be a frequent result of disturbance to a site.• This was thought to be the cause of the blaze.• Thus, when pain is seen to arise within the counselling process, counselling is thought to be the cause.• Until recently the Antikythera mechanism was thought to be the sole surviving example of mathematical gearing in the Hellenistic tradition. I dread/shudder/hate to think• I never know how carefully. I shudder to think.• What we will do next Season I dread to think.• What will happen when you publish on Sundays as well, I dread to think.• This can be one of the many characteristics of toxoplasmosis. I hated to think of Jasper being as I had been.• Palestrina! I shudder to think what I should do when her next social invitation arrives in the letter box!• I regularly see them sent out alone on shopping errands. I shudder to think what might happen on their way home.• But without Debbie's determination and your article, I dread to think what might have happened.• But take care of them, darling. I hate to think what we'd do if they had to be replaced. think what/how/when etc• I wouldn't let myself think how I had hoped to marry Nour and the happiness I had anticipated.• They sat in the private bar at the Gates looking down into their glasses, trying to think what it should be.• No doubt there was an answer to that, too, but he couldn't think what it was.• She dreaded to think what sort of state her face must be in.• Maybe he's thinking how to explain it, I thought.• He was thinking how unconscious she seemed now to be of the awkwardness of their encounter.• I thought when we pushed it we played a lot better.• Watching that fair, contemptuous face he thought how well he knew the type from his own school. think where/what etc• She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was.• For one moment she thought what fun it would be with them all.• He couldn't think where he had gone wrong.• Polly could not begin to think what he meant.• I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was.• I can not think what the Riding, but not only the Riding, will be without him.• Tried not to think what they were treading on.• I hate to think what we'd do if they had to be replaced. think kindly of• She would, he declared, think kindly of him for what he had said. think2 noun 1 have a think British EnglishBrETHINK ABOUT to think about a problem or question 想一想，想一下 I’ll have a think and let you know. 我要想一想再告诉你。 Old English thencan →20-26 →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1 →SPOKEN PHRASES1 →PHRASAL VERBS1think2 noun |
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