think /θiŋk/ vi. & vt.(thought) 1. 思索,考虑,深思:think a moment考虑一下 You should think before doing that. 做之前应好好想想。Great minds think alike.[谚]英雄所见略同。 2.认为,以为 (跟从句或宾语+名词、形容词等构成的宾补)I think (that) it is a good thing. (=I think it (to be) a good thing.  It is a good thing, I think). 我认为这是件好事。Do you think (that) it will rain? — Yes, I think so. (— No, I don’t think so.) 你想会下雨吗?是的,我想会的(不,我想不会) This is thought impossible.人们认为这是不可能的。Jennie thought this good advice. 珍妮认为这是个好建议。I don’t think he will fail. 我认为他不会失败(通常不说I think he will not fail.)People think he is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. = He is thought to be one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. 3. 构想,想象:I can’t think what you mean? 我想象不出你的意思是什么。You can’t think how glad I am to see you. 你想象不出见到你我是多么高兴。 4. 打算,想(做某事)  (跟不定式)He thinks to deceive us.他想欺骗我们。5.用于短语动词 think about1.审查,考虑;想起,回顾:Please think about the suggestion and let me have your views tomorrow. 请考虑那项建议,并于明天把你的意见告诉我。She was thinking about her childhood days. 她在回想她的孩提时代。think back (to)回想:I thought back to the time when I was living in the countryside.我回想起在乡下生活的日子。think better of 改变想法:It’s a foolish idea; I hope you’ll think better of it. 那是个愚蠢的想法,我希望你能改变。 think of 1.考虑,思索:We have a lot of things to think of before we can decide. 在我们做出决定前,我们有许多事情要考虑。2.想出,想起: Who first thought of the idea? 谁先想到那主意的?  I can’t think of his name at the moment. 我此刻想不起他的名字。 3.认为(可插入副词,表示评价)What do you think of the plan? 你觉得这个计划怎样I think of him as a friend. 我把他当朋友。4.想一想,考虑;认为: Think of what I’ve said. 考虑一下我说的话。5. 想象: Just think of the cost (danger)! 想想那费用(危险)! To think of his not knowing anything about it. 想想看他对那事竟一无所知。think much (little) of… ()They didn’t think much of my new novel. 人们不太重视我的新小说。think well (ill) of… 认为(不好think nothing of… 认为无所谓,认为没价值:In Australia one thinks nothing of riding fifty miles to a match. 在澳大利亚人们开车到50英里以外看比赛不算一回事。He thinks nothing of the advice.他认为这建议没价值。think of… as… 看作是It was thought of as impossible.这件事被认为是不可能的。think out 想出: It was Tom who thought out the plan. 是汤姆想出的这个计划。think over 仔细考虑:I’ll give you three days to think it over. 给你三天时间仔细考虑它。think through/out 认真考虑,斟酌结果:It sounds like a good idea but we need to spend some time thinking it through.听起来到是个好主意,但还得花时间好好想想。think up (利用智慧和想象力)创造:I really don’t want to go tonight and I’m trying to think up an excuse.今天晚上我真不想去,我得设法造出一个借口。‖II. n. (sing.) have a think (口语)想一想: Let me have a think about it.让我想想这件事。

thinking n.思考,思维

 

thinker /ˈθiŋkə/n. 思想家,思考者:a superficial thinker思想肤浅的人;a political(religious) thinker 一个政治(宗教)思想家;a leading scientific thinker杰出的科学思想家Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker.孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。Einstein was one of the world’s greatest thinkers.爱因斯坦是世界上最伟大的思想家之一。