thought
verb uk/θɔːt/ us/θɑːt/
（think的过去式及过去分词）
past simple and past participle of think
thought
noun [ C or U ] uk/θɔːt/ us/θɑːt/
B1 思考;考虑;思想
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a particular subject
Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some thought. 明天再问我吧，我还得考虑一下。
She doesn't give any thought to her appearance. 她根本不注意自己的仪表。
Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday. 星期五或之前告诉我你对那份报告的看法吧。
Spare a thought for (= think about) all those without shelter on a cold night like this. 想想那些在这样的寒夜无处栖身的人们。
He's the author of a book on the history of European thought. 他写过一本有关欧洲思想史的书。
You sent her a card? That was a kind thought. 你给她送了贺卡？你想得很周到。
Synonyms: conceptconceptionconstruct idea (KNOWLEDGE)notion
- More examples
- The thought suddenly flashed through my mind that she didn't want to be here.
- To be honest, the thought of jumping out of a moving plane makes my hair stand on end.
- My thoughts flow more easily if I work on a word processor.
- He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.
- The thought of kissing him made me go weak at the knees.
Idioms
it's the thought that countsidiom 有这份心意就好
used to say that good or kind intentions are the most important thing, even if what you do or give someone is not perfect
Even when people do things for you and give you things that you don't actually want, you must always remember that it's the thought that counts. 即使他人替你做的或给你的东西不是你真的想要的，你也要记住他们有这份心意就好。
that's a thoughtidiom 那是个好主意
that's a good idea
"Shall we go on Thursday instead of Friday?" "That's a thought." “我们把去的日子从星期五改成星期四好吗？”“好主意。”
the thought crosses someone's mindidiom （某人的）头脑中闪过…念头
If the thought of (doing) something crosses someone's mind, they think about it for a short time.
The thought had crossed my mind that I might need some help with the project. 我脑中曾闪过这样的念头，关于这个项目我可能需要帮助。
with no thought for somethingidiom 对…不考虑
not thinking about a particular thing
With no thought for his own safety, he rushed towards the burning car. 他不顾个人安危，冲向着火的汽车。
See also: second thought