entertain an idea/hope/thought etc

formalTHINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true 怀有某种想法/希望/看法等

She could never entertain the idea of living in the country.

她绝不可能有住到乡下去的想法。

Examples from the Corpus

entertain 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.

→ entertain an idea/hope/thought etc at entertain(1)

词汇	entertain an idea/hope/thought etc
释义	entertain an idea/hope/thought etc entertain an idea/hope/thought etc formalTHINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT to consider an idea etc, or allow yourself to think that something might happen or be true 怀有某种想法/希望/看法等 She could never entertain the idea of living in the country. 她绝不可能有住到乡下去的想法。 Examples from the Corpus entertain 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. → entertain an idea/hope/thought etc at entertain(1)
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