think/θɪŋk/ (thought, thought)

vt

1. 认为；以为

• He thought he was a great writer. 他自认为是个伟大的作家。

• I think it possible that he will pass the examination. 我认为他有可能考上。

2. 想，思考

• Let’s think what we can do. 我们来考虑一下能做什么。

3. 打算

• I think I'll go to my uncle's on Saturday. 我想星期六去我舅舅家。

• It is thought that the Premier will visit Japan next month. 据估计总理将于下月访问日本。

4. 想象；明白

• You can't think how excited I am to hear from you! 你无法想像我收到你的信有多兴奋!

5. 料想；预期

• I didn't think I'd be so late. 我没想到我会这么晚。

• I never thought that I'd see him again. 我从未想到还能见到他。

6. 只想…

• He thinks nothing but money all day. 他整天只想钱。

• think success 一心想成功

vi

1. 思考；熟虑

• Can animals think? 动物会思考吗？

2. 预期；料想；认为

• I thought as much. 正如我所料。

• Just do as you think best. 你认为怎么最好就怎么去做。

词组let me think 让我想一想

• I can't come this afternoon. Let me think. What about tomorrow morning? 我今天下午不能来。让我想想，明天上午怎么样？

think about

1. 思考

• I don't know what he is thinking about. 我不知道他在想什么。

2. 回想

• think about one's childhood 回忆童年

think again 改主意 think aloud 自言自语

• sb.'s habit of thinking aloud 某人自言自语的习惯

think back to 回忆

• I often think back to last summer. 我时常回忆起去年夏天的事。

think better of

1. 经考虑对…改变主意

• He thought better of his decision to go abroad. 他重新考虑，决定取消出国的决定。

2. 对(某人)有更高的评价

think big 好高骛远 think for 料想；预期

• It'll be much more difficult than we think for. 这将比我们预料的要难得多。

think for oneself 独立思考 think long (for或after) 渴望 think of

1. 思考；关心

• What is she thinking of? 她在想什么？

• He always thinks of other people first. 他总是先想到别人。

2. 想起

• I can't think of her name right now. 我一时想不起她的名字了。

3. 想一想

• Just think of the cost of doing that. 你想想那么做的代价有多大。

4. 有…的想法

• I just won't think of such a thing. 这种事我连想都不会想。

5. 对…有特定看法

• Don't think too much of yourself. 别把你自己看得那么了不起。

6. 把…看作…；考虑…合适

• I think of him as my best friend. 我把他看作最好的朋友。

think out

1. 仔细考虑

• I wanted to think things out. 我想把事情理出个头绪来。

2. 想出

• Their plan isn' t well thought out. 他们的计划想得很不周详。

think over

1. 仔细考虑

• Think it over and tell me your decision. 好好考虑一下再告诉我你的决定。

2. 重新考虑

• He has thought the plan over and decided to join it. 他重新考虑了这个计划，决定参加了。

think through 全面考虑

• They have thought your proposal through. 他们已经全面考虑过你的建议。

think twice 仔细考虑

• I must think twice about employing someone I’ve never seen. 我对雇用一个从未见过的人必须慎重考虑。

think up

1. 想出

• think up an idea 想出一个主意

2. 捏造

• think up a story 编造故事