thought

noun

1. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

e.g. thinking always made him frown
she paused for thought

Synonym: thinkingthought processcerebrationintellectionmentation

2. the content of cognition
the main thing you are thinking about

e.g. it was not a good idea
the thought never entered my mind

Synonym: idea

3. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

e.g. my opinion differs from yours
I am not of your persuasion
what are your thoughts on Haiti?

Synonym: opinionsentimentpersuasionview

4. the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual

e.g. 19th century thought
Darwinian thought

1.

2. 念头;想法;主意
A thought is an idea that you have in your mind.

e.g. The thought of Nick made her throat tighten...
一想到尼克，她的喉咙就发紧。
e.g. I tormented myself with the thought that life was just too comfortable...
一想到生活太过舒适了，我内心就很痛苦。

3. 心思;思想
A person's thoughts are their mind, or all the ideas in their mind when they are concentrating on one particular thing.

e.g. I jumped to my feet so my thoughts wouldn't start to wander...
我跳起来，免得走神。
e.g. Usually at this time our thoughts are on Christmas...
通常在这种时候，我们的心思全放在了圣诞节上。

4. (关于具体问题的)观点，看法
A person's thoughts are their opinions on a particular subject.

e.g. Many of you have written to us to express your thoughts on the conflict...
你们中有许多人给我们来信，表达对冲突的看法。
e.g. Mr Goodman, do you have any thoughts on that?
古德曼先生，那个问题你怎么看？

5. 斟酌;沉思
Thought is the activity of thinking, especially deeply, carefully, or logically.

e.g. Alice had been so deep in thought that she had walked past her car without even seeing it...
艾丽斯考虑问题入了神，连走过自己的车都没看见。
e.g. He had given some thought to what she had told him...
他认真考虑了她对他说过的话。

6. 意图;希望;理由
A thought is an intention, hope, or reason for doing something.

e.g. Sarah's first thought was to run back and get Max...
萨拉首先想到的就是跑回去把马克斯叫来。
e.g. They had no thought of surrender...
他们没有想过要投降。

7. 关心，善意，帮助(尤用于感谢或表达钦佩之情)
A thought is an act of kindness or an offer of help; used especially when you are thanking someone, or expressing admiration of someone.

thought是什么意思

e.g. 'Would you like to move into the ward?' — 'A kind thought, but no, thank you.'
“你想不想挪到病房里来？”——“哦，您太好心了，不用了，谢谢。”
e.g. 'She has given them this seven hundred pounds.' — 'What a lovely thought.'
“她给了他们这 700 英镑。”——“太慷慨了。”

8. (宗教、哲学、科学、政党等的)思想体系，观念体系
Thought is the group of ideas and beliefs which belongs, for example, to a particular religion, philosophy, science, or political party.

e.g. Aristotle's scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years...
亚里士多德的科学理论统治了西方思想达 1,500 年。
e.g. This school of thought argues that depression is best treated by drugs.
这一学派主张抑郁症最好用药物治疗。

9. see also: second thought

1. 想法：反思与一般所谓的想法(thought)不同,反思包括了:of being)与思考的方式(ways of thinking)间存在著重要的转换. 这样的存有的律则是教师经由理论观点、教学中的行为与话语以及教师与教育家互动产生的发展等各种方式反省而得到的.