| 词汇 | thought |
| 释义 | THOUGHT food for thought something to think about.I don’t like your idea very much, but it's food for thought.Your lecture was very good. It contained much food for thought. have something in mind to think of something; to have an idea or image (of something) in one's mind.BILL: I would like to purchase some boots. CLERK: Yes, sir. Did you have something in mind?I have something in mind, but I don’t see it here. Good day. have something on the brain to be obsessed with something. (Slang.)Bob has chocolate on the brain.Mary has money on the brain. She wants to earn as much as possible. lose one's train of thought to forget what one was talking or thinking about.Excuse me, I lost my train of thought. What was I talking about?You made the speaker lose her train of thought. lost in thought busy thinking.I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I was lost in thought.Bill—lost in thought as always—went into the wrong room. occur to someone [for an idea or thought] to come into someone's mind.It occurred to me that you might be hungry after your long journey.Would it ever occur to you that I want to be left alone? one-track mind a mind that thinks entirely or almost entirely about one subject, often sex.Adolescent boys often have one-track minds. All they're interested in is the opposite sex.Bob has a one-track mind. He can only talk about football. on one's mind occupying one's thoughts; currently being thought about.You've been on my mind all day.Do you have something on your mind? You look so serious. outguess someone to guess what someone else might do; to predict what someone might do.I can't outguess Bill. I just have to wait and see what happens.Don't try to outguess John. He's too sharp and tricky. pass through someone's mind and cross someone's mind to come to mind briefly; for an idea to occur to someone.Let me tell you what just crossed my mind.As you were speaking, something passed through my mind that I'd like to discuss. put one's thinking cap on to start thinking in a serious manner. (Usually used with children.)It's time to put our thinking caps on, children.All right now, let's put on our thinking caps and do some arithmetic. put someone or something out of one's mind to forget someone or something; to make an effort to stop thinking about someone or something.Try to put it out of your mind.I can't seem to put him out of my mind. rack one's brain(s) to try very hard to think of something. (Informal.)I racked my brains all afternoon, but couldn't remember where I put the book.Don't waste any more time racking your brain. Go borrow the book from the library. slow on the draw and slow on the uptake slow to figure something out; slow-thinking.Holly didn't get the joke because she's sort of slow on the draw.Bill—who's slow on the uptake—didn't get the joke until it was explained to him. think on one's feet to think while one is talking.If you want to be a successful teacher, you must be able to think on your feet.I have to write out everything I'm going to say, because I can't think on my feet too well train of thought pattern of thinking; sequence of ideas; what one was just thinking about.My train of thought is probably not as clear as it should be.I cannot seem to follow your train of thought on this matter. Will you explain it a little more carefully, please?
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