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Word family 
think1 /θɪŋk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp thought /θɔːt $ θɒːt/)
1  opinion/belief 觀點/信念 [transitiveT]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to have a particular opinion or to believe that something is true 想，認爲，以爲
think (that)
I think that you’re being unfair.
我認爲你這麽做不公平。
I thought I heard something.
我覺得我聽到了什麽聲音。
He didn’t think anyone would believe him.
他覺得沒人會相信他。
Do you think I should call him?
你認爲我應該打電話給他嗎？
For some reason, I keep thinking it’s Friday today.
不知爲什麽，我總覺得今天是周五。
The recession lasted longer than anyone thought it would.
誰也沒有想到這次經濟蕭條會持續這麽久。
Am I right in thinking that you have a brother?
我想你是有個兄弟的，對嗎？
I can’t help thinking that he’s made a mistake.
我總覺得他弄錯了。
Do you honestly think I would do something so stupid?
你真認爲我會做這麽愚蠢的事嗎？
what do you think of/about somebody/sth? (=used to ask someone for their opinion) 你認爲某人/某事如何？
What do you think of your new school?
你認爲你的新學校如何？
think it necessary/possible/best etc (=believe it is necessary, possible etc) 認爲有必要/有可能/最好等
I thought it best to call first.
我認爲最好還是先打個電話。
I thought it appropriate to invite her to speak at the meeting.
我認爲應當邀請她在會上發言。
We must start thinking in terms of reducing costs.
我們必須開始考慮降低成本了。
be thought to be (doing) something (=be believed to be (doing) something) 據認爲是（在做）某事
Fraud is thought to be costing software companies millions of dollars a year.
據認爲欺詐行爲每年使軟件公司損失數百萬美元。
2  use your mind 動腦筋 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]THINK ABOUT to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc 想，思考，思索
She thought very carefully before answering.
回答前她仔細斟酌了一番。
Wait a minute – I’m thinking.
等一下，我正在想。
think about/of
She lay awake thinking about the money.
她醒着，躺在那兒心裏盤算着那筆錢。
think what/how/when etc
I can’t think what else we could have done.
我想不出我們當時還能做些什麽。
think (long and) hard (=think for a long time) 仔細考慮
She thought very hard before deciding to leave her job.
她仔細考慮後才決定辭職。
Holmes sat thinking deeply (=thinking in a serious and careful way).
福爾摩斯坐着，陷入沉思。
I dread/shudder/hate to think (=I do not want to think about something because it will be unpleasant) 我不敢/害怕/不願去想
I dread to think how much this call is going to cost.
我不敢去想這通電話要花多少錢。
3  have an idea 有一個想法 [transitiveT]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT to have words or ideas in your mind without telling them to anyone 想，想道
‘How strange!’ he thought.
“真奇怪！”他想。
‘I don’t care!’ she thought to herself.
“我才不在乎呢！”她暗想。
It was impossible to know what he was thinking.
想要知道他的想法是不可能的。
think what/how/when etc
I was just thinking what a lovely time we had yesterday.
我只是在想，我們昨天過得多開心啊。
4  remember 記憶 [transitiveT] to remember something 回想；記得，想起
think where/what etc
He was trying to think where he’d seen her before.
他在努力回想以前在哪兒見過她。
I couldn’t think where I’d left my keys.
我想不起來把鑰匙放在哪兒了。
5  consider SB/STH 考慮某人/某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to consider that someone or something is a particular thing or has a particular quality 認爲（是），以爲（是），覺得（是）
think of somebody/something as something
Peter had always thought of Kate as someone to be avoided.
彼得一向認爲應該遠離凱特這個人。
I want you to think of this as your home.
我要你把這兒當成自己的家。
think of yourself as something
I’ve always thought of myself as a sensible person.
我一直以爲自己是個理智的人。
think somebody (to be) something
My parents never thought me capable of doing a degree.
我父母從不認爲我能攻讀學位。
We have good reason to think kindly of (=consider in an approving way) a school that has provided all our children with an excellent education.
對於一所爲我們所有孩子提供了優質教育的學校，我們應該給予肯定。
6  think of/about doing something THINK ABOUTto consider the possibility of doing something 考慮做某事的可能性
I had never thought of becoming an actor.
我從未考慮過要當一名演員。
We did think about moving to Tokyo.
我們確實考慮過要搬去東京。
Don’t even think about calling him (=used to tell someone strongly not to do something).
打電話給他你想都别想。
Examples from the Corpus
think of/about doing something• I've often thought about starting my own business.
7  think twice CAREFULto think very carefully before deciding to do something, because you know about the dangers or problems 〔在決定做某事之前〕再三考慮，慎重考慮
A visible alarm makes burglars think twice.
一個顯眼的報警器能使盜賊有所顧慮。
think twice about
A previous divorce can make you think twice about getting married again.
離過一次婚，你就會慎重對待再婚問題。
think twice before doing something/before you do something
I’d think twice before taking out such a large loan.
要申請這麽大數額的貸款，我會慎重考慮的。
Examples from the Corpus
think twice before doing something/before you do something• And if that is the case, they might think twice before giving you their money.• But it will sure as hell make him think twice before risking it.• He will not think twice before signing it.• If the élites could be persuaded that war might trigger revolution, then they would think twice before unleashing it.• Maybe if more people did this they would think twice before harming it.• These foods are potentially dangerous, yet nobody thinks twice before handing them out to their loved ones.
8  think again THINK ABOUTto think carefully about a plan, decision, idea etc, especially with the result that you change your mind or do something differently 再想想，重新考慮
If you think car crime can’t happen to you, think again.
要是你認爲汽車犯罪事件不會發生在你頭上，那你就得再想想了。
think again about
Universities may be forced to think again about the courses they provide.
各大學也許不得不重新考慮他們開設的課程。
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think about• Some practices were therefore thinking again about employing additional professionals out of budget surpluses.• I began to think again about escape.• Now that the excitements of the last fortnight were over, he would have to think again about getting some work.• Police say the prison authorities should think again about home visits.• Yesterday members of Darlington council's transport committee asked officers to think again about solving the problems of speed monitoring.• Lois thought again about the poetry course over at the university she had hoped to enjoy in her latter years.• I walk through the photography exhibit at the Kyoto Museum thinking again about what a photograph really means.
 SPOKEN PHRASES
26  think better of it CHANGE YOUR MINDto not do something that you had planned to do, because you realize that it is not a good idea 認爲還是不做的好，想想又改變主意
He started to say something, then thought better of it.
他開口想說點什麽，後來想想又算了。
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think better of it• She felt like slapping him in the face, but thought better of it.• But then she thought better of it.• Cowher said later he momentarily contemplated tackling Hudson, but thought better of it.• He could have forced the window in time, anyone could, but he seemed suddenly to think better of it.• He passed Miguel the joint but Miguel thought better of it.• Then he thought better of it.• He thought better of it, and despite a case of galloping homesickness, decided not to go home at all.• But he thought better of it and slowly breathed out the air through his nose.
27  think nothing of doing something EASYto think that a particular activity is normal or easy, even though other people think it is unusual or difficult 認爲做某事不算什麽
He thinks nothing of staying up all night in casinos.
他覺得通宵達旦泡在賭場裏很正常。
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think nothing of doing something• He'd think nothing of checking up on a fellow's credentials.• He thought nothing of playing in ten or eleven consecutive events.• He would think nothing of walking up and hugging you.• I thought nothing of it, just that whoever closed the house up had overlooked it.• She just found it hard to be owned by customers; men especially thought nothing of appraising her through her clothes.• The Human Piranha, a Harvard graduate, thought nothing of it.• They have been in the middle of war and think nothing of hearing shooting all round them.• When she was young enough to travel alone and think nothing of it.
28  think nothing of something to think that something is not important and then realize later that it is important 把某事不當回事〔尤指後來意識到它的重要性〕
I had a pain in my back but thought nothing of it at the time.
我曾經背痛過，但當時沒把它當回事。
Examples from the Corpus
thought nothing of it• The Human Piranha, a Harvard graduate, thought nothing of it.• He thought nothing of it at the time.• I thought nothing of it, just that whoever closed the house up had overlooked it.
29  not think to do something to not consider doing something, especially when you later wish you had done it 沒有想到做某事〔尤指後來希望做過〕
I didn’t think to question the treatment I was given.
我沒有想過質疑給我的治療。
I never thought to ask him for his address.
我從沒有想到問他要地址。
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not think to do something• I didn't even think to ask about him about how Christal's doing.• They naturally did not think to apply it to their own empires.• Most of the damage to trees was not thought to be permanent.• But U.S. officials said the signs of a possible attack were not thought to be related to the Khobar indictment.• Air pollution was not thought to be responsible.• We were told that we could not buy the camels because we had not thought to bring the right piece of paper.• Police said that although the explosion was not thought to have been an accident no one was being sought.• Police said cause had not been established but there were not thought to have been suspicious circumstances.• These are productive thoughts, but we do not want to lead Della Guardia to evidence he has not thought to obtain.
30  think for yourself INDEPENDENT PERSONto have ideas and thoughts of your own rather than believing what other people say 有自己的思想，獨立思考
Parents have to teach their children to think for themselves.
父母必須教會孩子獨立思考。
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think for yourself• Tanya insists on moving in many circles and, above all, on thinking for herself.• This problem is not discussed in the text; the purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.• I try to encourage my students to think for themselves.• Parents should encourage their children to think for themselves.• The purpose of this question is to force students to think for themselves.• And you learn about the real necessity of acting and thinking for yourself.• Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves.• Characters have stopped thinking for themselves..• He did not seem able to deal with anyone who wished to work from understanding, or able to think for himself.• My aims include encouraging pupils to think for themselves and to choose their own methods of working.• You have to think for yourself, David told him.• 'You're going to have to start thinking for yourself, ' said David sternly.
31  think aloud  (also think out loud)SAY/STATE to say what you are thinking, without talking to anyone in particular 自言自語
Oh, sorry. I was thinking aloud.
噢，對不起，我在自言自語。
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think aloud• At one juncture he found himself thinking aloud.• This often took place in the pub and involved thinking aloud.• Through this method you stimulate the person to look at things afresh and to think aloud.• She began to think aloud as she always did when I was with her.• Am I not to think aloud in your presence?• He did not attempt to formulate his ideas in finished form; he thought aloud so one could hear the brain tick.• What we have lived for is the dark when we think aloud to ourselves.
32  think straight [usually in negatives] to think clearly 思路清晰
I’m so nervous I can’t think straight.
我很緊張，思路都混亂了。
How can I think straight with you talking all the time?
你一直在說話，我哪裏還能想得清楚？
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think straight• He was so dazed by all he had just been through that he couldn't think straight.• I - I can't think straight.• Since that day she had not been able to sleep, or to think straight.• The buzz made it hard to think straight.• Then she might - just might - be able to think straight.• Sooner or later he would be too exhausted to think straight and would give up the fight against himself.• You are horrified, you can not think straight, as you stare at the broken body.• One could never think straight when the body's ills took all one's attention.
33  not think much of somebody/something DON'T LIKEto not like someone or something very much 認爲某人/某事不好
I didn’t think much of his new girlfriend.
我覺得他的新女友不怎麽樣。
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not think much of somebody/something• Later I gathered she did not think much of my manners.• I don't think much of that new restaurant.• He did not think much of the lectures.• He does not think much of the Midwest, which he calls a backward, dumb but snobbish place.• He does not think much of the students or professors either.
34  think highly of somebody/something  (also think a lot of somebody/something)ADMIRE to admire or respect someone or something 對某人/某事評價很高，欣賞某人/某事
Your boss must think highly of you if she gives you so much responsibility.
如果你的老板對你委以重任，那她肯定很欣賞你。
Examples from the Corpus
think highly of somebody/something• Most of the women were college graduates, thought highly of Smith, and were pleased that this stranger was so smart.
35  think the world of somebody informalLOVE to like or love someone very much 非常喜愛某人
The children think the world of her.
孩子們非常喜歡她。
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think the world of somebody• He thinks the world of Cam.• I used to think the world of her when she came to stay.• Vic thought the world of her.• She thought the world of him.• And I think the world of the mayor.• Q My children think the world of their gerbil.• Daddy thinks the world of Widick.• She thinks the world of you, Herb.• Sonya thinks the world of you.
36  think badly of somebody  (also think less of somebody) formalDISAPPROVE to disapprove of someone or what they have done 對某人有不好的看法
Please don’t think badly of me.
請不要把我想得太壞。
think badly of somebody for
Do you think less of me for agreeing to do it?
我答應做這件事，你會因此看輕我嗎？
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think badly of somebody• I could easily go in and request part-time work, and no one would think badly of me.• Try not to think badly of me.
37  think the best/worst of somebody APPROVEto consider someone’s behaviour in a way that makes them seem as good as possible or as bad as possible 把某人往最好裏想/最壞裏想
He’s determined to think the worst of me.
他非要把我往最壞裏想。
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think the best/worst of somebody• The prospect of Guy leaving, thinking the worst of her, was unbearable.• I was so ready to think the worst of him, she wailed inwardly.• Why should you think the worst of me?• You always think the worst of me.• He thought the worst of Mitch and clearly thought that left to herself she would ring London at once.• Ellie's the type of person that always thinks the best of people.• My immediate reaction, whether it be a man or a woman, is to think the worst of them.
38  think big informalPLAN to plan to do things that are difficult, but will be very impressive, make a lot of profit etc 打算大幹一番，胸懷大志
The company is thinking big.
公司想大幹一番。
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think big• By investing over $1.2 million, Levin and his partner are thinking big.• A big man physically, he thought big.• I always encouraged Alvin to think big.• In an era of government downsizing, Texas is thinking big.• It arose in the context of the thinking of people whose job it is to think big.• To trade in a heavyweight world market Britain must think big.• Maybe he thinks big bad Deane will help if things get too rough!• Do you need to think big or to pay a lot of attention to detail?• He pressed on, thinking big, planning the largest electric furnace in the world.
39. think outside the box to think of new, different, or unusual ways of doing something, especially in business 〔尤指商業中〕不拘一格地思考，跳出框框思考
40  think positive/positively to believe that you are going to be successful or that good things are going to happen 有樂觀的想法，有自信的想法
You have to think positive if you’re going to be successful in this game.
要想在這次比賽中獲勝，你一定要自信。
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think positive/positively• Eva was jubilant, thinking, see how you limited yourself when you did not think positively.• Forget about your feelings, think positively.• However, rather than feeling gloomy about your lack of horseflesh try thinking positively about your situation.• Learning to think positively and to look towards healthy outcomes can help considerably in any diet programme.• One should always think positive, as the good doctor said.• Failure to think positively means that negative thoughts have come into his mind.• Take a deep breath and think positive thoughts.• When things were going so bad for us in December, the one guy who made people think positive was Barry.
41  think on your feet PREPAREto think of ideas and make decisions very quickly 思路敏捷，反應迅速
In this job you need to be able to think on your feet.
幹這項工作得思路敏捷。
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think on your feet• I've always been good at thinking on my feet.• She clasped them and tried to think on her feet.• She had to use a lot of initiative and think on her feet.• Stay alert and think on your feet.• You must not be afraid of thinking on your feet and adding good ideas that occur to you as you speak.• This will probably be to see if you can think on your feet and react well under stress.• Industry today needs workers who can think on their feet and relearn their jobs constantly.• Their ability to think on their feet impressed the boss.• He can think on his feet quicker than anyone I've ever met.
42  think to do something literaryTRY TO DO OR GET something to try to do something 設法做某事
They had thought to deceive me.
他們曾經想騙我。
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think to do something• Sam Fong experienced an odd sensation on seeing some one he had always thought to be his enemy.• Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has declared its intention of buying up to 15 percent and is thought to be quietly picking up stock.• It's thought to be that of a man last seen in May after a fight in a pub.• Conflicts long thought to be unsolvable are moving toward resolution.• Not surprisingly, some of these patients are thought to have food intolerance.• He needn't have feared, she thought to herself sadly.• They are thought to introduce too many complications.• It was a good job I was a groom and didn't need to think to muck-out.
43  anyone would think (that) UNTRUEused to say that someone behaves as if a particular thing were true, although it is not 誰都會以爲…
Anyone would think he owns the place, the way he talks!
看他說話的那副樣子，誰都會以爲那地方是他的呢！
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anyone would think (that)• Really, Tom, the way you're defending her, anyone would think I'd tortured the girl!• To hear you talk, anyone would think I was some kind of wanton, a man-stealer.• A woman like her ... To hear him talk, anyone would think she was some kind of Jezebel on the make.• The way he went on anyone would think we were engaged in an exact science.
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n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc
adverbs
carefully
Think carefully about every spending decision you make.
hard (=with a lot of mental effort)
I bet, if you think really hard, you can think of something to do.
deeply
I should have thought more deeply before I agreed.
seriously
I thought seriously about my doctor’s advice.
clearly
She was simply too tired to think clearly.
phrases
long and hard (=hard, for a long time, before making a decision)
I thought long and hard about taking the role.
I dread/hate/shudder to think (=I do not want to think about something bad)
I dread to think what might have happened if we hadn’t found her.
 THESAURUS
to have a particular opinion 有某種想法
think 想，認爲
I think you’re right.
我想你是對的。
She didn’t think that the film was very good.
她不認爲這部影片很好看。
believe to have an opinion that you are sure is right, especially about an important subject such as politics or religion 相信；信仰
The protestors believe that it is wrong to experiment on animals.
抗議者相信，用動物做實驗是不對的。
Do you really believe that the only solution to violence is more violence?
你真的相信對付暴力唯一的方法是以暴制暴嗎？
feel to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts 覺得
She feels that there is no alternative.
她感到别無選擇。
I just felt that it was the right thing to do.
我只是覺得應該那樣做。
take the view that formal to have a particular opinion 認爲
The court took the view that the company had acted unreasonably.
法庭認爲該公司的行爲不合理。
The college takes the view that smoking in the workplace is a fire risk.
那家學會認爲，在工作場所吸煙屬火災隐患。
to think about something 思考某事
think to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc 想，認爲 想，思考
I’ve been thinking about what you said – maybe you’re right.
我一直在斟酌你的話——也許你是對的！
I need some time to think.
我需要一段時間思考。
consider to think about something carefully before deciding what to do 考慮
Have you considered working for a year before going to college?
你有沒有考慮過先工作一年再上大學？
weigh (also weigh up British EnglishBrE) to carefully think about a plan or choice by comparing all the advantages and disadvantages involved 權衡
You need to weigh up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages), and decide which investment is the best one for you.
你需要比較一下優缺點，決定哪種投資最適合你。
The committee are still weighing the alternatives.
委員會仍在權衡各種方案。
give something some/a lot of thought to think carefully about something, before you make a final decision about it 考慮某事物
Why don’t you give it some thought and then get back to me?
你先考慮一下，然後給我個回音如何？
He had obviously given the matter a lot of thought.
他顯然已再三考慮過此事。
mull something over to think about a problem, plan etc before making a decision 考慮
Can you give me a bit of time to mull it over?
給我一點時間考慮好嗎？
ponder to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about something, especially a problem or something complicated 思索
She is still pondering what to do.
她仍在考慮該怎麽辦。
Officials are pondering ways to remove the oil from the beaches.
官員們在考慮去除海灘油污的方法。
contemplate to think about something you might do in the future 思考；打算
Did you ever contemplate resigning?
你考慮過辭職嗎？
reflect formal to think carefully about something, especially something that happened in the past 深思；反省
It was a good time to reflect upon the changes that had happened in my life.
這個時候正好可以反省一下我生活中發生的種種變化。
to keep thinking about something 一直思考某事
brood to keep thinking for a long time about something that worries you or that makes you angry or upset 念念不忘〔令人擔憂或不愉快的事〕
There’s no point brooding over things you can’t change.
對自己無法改變的事，想也沒用。
dwell on something to spend too much time thinking about something sad or unpleasant 對某事〔指令人傷心或不愉快的事〕不能釋懷
I try to enjoy my life today and not dwell on the past.
我盡量去享受今天的生活，而不沉溺於過去。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with think
You think that something is true:
I think that she is a great writer.
You think that something will happen:
Do you think the weather will be fine tomorrow?
You think that someone can do something:
I don’t think that he can come to the meeting.
You think that someone should do something, or ought to do something:
Do you think that the government should increase taxes?
I think that he ought to be ashamed of himself.
You think that something could be true or might be true:
I think that the keys might be upstairs.
You think that something could happen or might happen:
Some people think there could be another world economic crisis.
In negative sentences, you say I don’t think:
I don’t think that’s right.
I don’t think he liked it.
✗Don’t say:
I think that isn’t right. | I think he didn’t like it.
You can use the phrases I think so or I don’t think so, usually to give a short answer:
'Is his name John?' 'I think so.'
'Are we late?' 'I don’t think so.'
✗Don’t say: I think it.
n Grammar
Using the progressive
When think means ‘believe’, it is not normally used in the progressive. You say:
I think you look nice.
✗Don’t say: I am thinking you look nice.
In spoken English, people sometimes say I’m thinking to describe their present thoughts about something that is happening right now:
I’m thinking we should leave.
Using the passive
In more formal English, you can say it is thought that something is true:
It is thought that as many as a billion people are learning English.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
think• "He looks upset, " Camilla thought.• "What did you do with the keys?" "Hang on, I'm just trying to think."• Be quiet, I'm thinking.• Give me time to think.• I've been thinking about how to tell Marcia the bad news.• "What are you going to do with your day off?" "I don't know - I haven't really thought about it yet."• They would rather just cheer loudly for the athlete and not think about the politics.• He thought and thought but he couldn't remember.• It's a difficult question. Think carefully before you answer.• If she thought hard enough, she could just about remember what her mother looked like.• I never thought her business would be so successful.• I don't think I do.• I think I'll go and see what's happening out there.• She thinks I'm crazy to leave my job.• I thought it would make a nice little plug for Mortensen and Brannigan.• I've just thought of a really good idea.• Has she thought of any names for the baby?• I have been thinking of killing a few people.• "Did you ask Rita?" "No, I didn't think of that."• I thought of the contents of the suitcase and decided that there was something in what he said.• In their relationship to their government they think of themselves as neither powerless nor, what is more important, alone.• As I stripped off the wet suit, I thought over our situation.• The builders said the job would be finished tomorrow, but I don't think that's likely.• Do you think they'll come to the party?• Meg, who thought things ought to be done properly, invited Alan's parents round for tea, just before Christmas.• I thought we had a good meeting yesterday.• Just let me think what the title was.• I can't think where I put it.
be thought to be (doing) something• Because work is still considered a male role, leisure, similarly, is thought to be a male preserve.• House raids: A team of burglars is thought to be operating in the Chester Road area of Hartlepool.• Of those, 1,049 are thought to be HIV-positive.• The origin of the ancestral wild boar is thought to be the Crimea.• The sudden onset of severe weather conditions was thought to be a frequent result of disturbance to a site.• This was thought to be the cause of the blaze.• Thus, when pain is seen to arise within the counselling process, counselling is thought to be the cause.• Until recently the Antikythera mechanism was thought to be the sole surviving example of mathematical gearing in the Hellenistic tradition.
I dread/shudder/hate to think• I never know how carefully. I shudder to think.• What we will do next Season I dread to think.• What will happen when you publish on Sundays as well, I dread to think.• This can be one of the many characteristics of toxoplasmosis. I hated to think of Jasper being as I had been.• Palestrina! I shudder to think what I should do when her next social invitation arrives in the letter box!• I regularly see them sent out alone on shopping errands. I shudder to think what might happen on their way home.• But without Debbie's determination and your article, I dread to think what might have happened.• But take care of them, darling. I hate to think what we'd do if they had to be replaced.
think what/how/when etc• I wouldn't let myself think how I had hoped to marry Nour and the happiness I had anticipated.• They sat in the private bar at the Gates looking down into their glasses, trying to think what it should be.• No doubt there was an answer to that, too, but he couldn't think what it was.• She dreaded to think what sort of state her face must be in.• Maybe he's thinking how to explain it, I thought.• He was thinking how unconscious she seemed now to be of the awkwardness of their encounter.• I thought when we pushed it we played a lot better.• Watching that fair, contemptuous face he thought how well he knew the type from his own school.
think where/what etc• She came to visit Streatlam to look at the horses and I thought what a very handsome woman she was.• For one moment she thought what fun it would be with them all.• He couldn't think where he had gone wrong.• Polly could not begin to think what he meant.• I stopped for a second and tried to think what my conclusive proof was.• I can not think what the Riding, but not only the Riding, will be without him.• Tried not to think what they were treading on.• I hate to think what we'd do if they had to be replaced.
think kindly of• She would, he declared, think kindly of him for what he had said.
think2 noun
1 have a think British EnglishBrETHINK ABOUT to think about a problem or question 想一想，想一下
I’ll have a think and let you know.
我要想一想再告訴你。
Origin think
Old English thencan
BNC: 64 COCA: 56
think

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + THINK | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤hard, long苦苦的／長時間的思考◇I've had a long, hard think about it.我已經苦苦思考那個問題好長時間了。VERB + THINK➤have思考⋯PREPOSITION➤think about關於⋯的思考
think

verb¹

 1have an opinion有看法ADVERB | VERB + THINK | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤really的確認為▸➤personally個人認為◇I personally think it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing.我個人認為這純屬沒事找事。➤honestly, seriously真的認為◇Did you honestly think I would agree to that?你真的認為我會贊成那個嗎？➤never, sometimes從未／有時認為◇I never thought you would carry out your threat.我從未想過你會把威脅付諸行動。➤differently, otherwise有不同想法；另有想法◇That's my opinion, but you might think otherwise.這是我的看法，但你也許跟我想的不一樣。VERB + THINK➤be inclined to傾向於認為⋯◇I'm inclined to think we've been a little harsh on her.我總覺得我們對她有點兒嚴厲了。PREPOSITION➤about考慮⋯◇I still don't know what he really thinks about it.我仍然不知道他對那件事到底是怎麼想的。➤of認為⋯◇What did you think of the movie?你認為這部電影怎麼樣？
think

verb²

 2have an idea有想法ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤suddenly突然想起PREPOSITION➤of想出⋯主意◇I suddenly thought of a way I could help.我突然想出一種我能幫上忙的方法。
think

verb³

 3consider/reflect考慮；深思ADVERB | VERB + THINK | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤carefully, deeply, hard, long and hard, seriously仔細考慮；深思；冥思苦想；久久地苦苦思索；認真考慮◇She thought long and hard before accepting his offer.她經過長時間的慎重考慮才接受了他的求婚。➤fast快速思考▸➤clearly, rationally清晰地／理性地思考◇He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally.他似乎已經失去了理性思考的能力。➤frantically狂亂地想◇‘What can I do now?’ he thought frantically.“我現在能做什麼？”他焦躁不安地想。➤bitterly, dully, glumly, grimly, irritably, miserably傷心地想；木然地想；悶悶不樂地想；沮喪地想；急躁地想；悲哀地想▸➤ruefully, wistfully, wryly懊悔地想；悵然地想；嘲弄地想▸➤again再想一想◇You really should think again about that.對那件事你真的應該三思。➤twice慎重考慮◇You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.對僱用一個從未見過的人，你應該三思而後行。VERB + THINK➤dread to, hate to, shudder to害怕去想；不願去想；想到⋯就戰慄◇I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived.我不敢想像當時要是我們沒有趕到會出現什麼情況。PREPOSITION➤about考慮⋯◇Think about what you are going to do next.考慮一下你下一步要幹的事情。➤of想起⋯◇I often think of Jane.我經常想起簡。PHRASES➤not think straight思維不清晰◇The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight.藥物作用下，她無法清晰思考。➤think big有雄心壯志◇You need to think big if you want to run this business.你想經營這家企業就得有膽略。
BNC: 64 COCA: 56
think verb
⇨ think (I think it looks good.) ⇨ consider (I'll think about it.) ⇨ expect (It took longer than we thought.) ⇨ imagine (Just think how nice it would be.) ⇨ think twice ⇨ hesitate think

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for regard 另見regard條think ♦︎ believe ♦︎ feel ♦︎ hold ♦︎ reckon ♦︎ make sth of sb/sth ♦︎ be under the impressionThese words all mean to have an idea that sth is true or possible or to have a particular opinion about sb/sth. 這些詞均表示認爲、以爲。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to think / believe / feel / hold / reckon / be under the impression that...◆It is thought / believed / reckoned that...◆to be thought / believed / felt / held / reckoned to be sth◆to think / believe / feel / make sth of sb / sth◆to think / believe / feel sth about sb / sth◆to sincerely / honestly think / believe / feel / hold◆to personally think / believe / feel / reckon◆to really / seriously / mistakenly think / believe / feel◆to firmly believe / hold / be under the impression■ think (thought, thought) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用於進行時) to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth 認爲；以爲◆Do you think (that) they'll come?你認爲他們會來嗎？◆I didn't think you liked sports.我原以爲你不喜好運動。◆I think this is their house, but I'm not sure.我想這是他們家，但不敢肯定。◆We'll need about 20 chairs, I should think.我看我們需要大約20把椅子。◆It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.人們一度認爲太陽繞着地球轉。◆What did you think about the idea?你原先認爲這個想法怎麽樣？◆Well, I like it. What do you think?嗯，我覺得不錯。你認爲呢？◆'Will we make it in time?' 'I think so.'“我們能及時完成嗎？”“我想可以。”◆'Is he any good?' 'I don't think so.'“他怎麽樣？”“我認爲一般。”■ believe [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用於進行時) to think sth 認爲；以爲◆Police believe (that) the man may be armed.警方認爲那個人可能攜有武器。◆It is believed that the couple have left the country.據信那對夫婦已經離開了這個國家。◆The paintings are believed to be worth over $20 000 each.那些畫作據估計每件價值都超過2萬元。◆'Where does she come from?' 'Spain, I believe.'“她是哪裏人？”“我想是西班牙人。”◆'Does he still work there?' 'I believe so / not.'“他還在那裏工作嗎？”“我想是的／不是。”◆She believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral.她認爲，爲獲取食物或皮毛而殺害動物是完全不道德的。  see also belief ⇨ view 1 NOTE 辨析 Think or believe?When you are expressing an idea that you have or that sb has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. It is used especially to talk about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own ideas. 在表示自己或他人認爲某事真實或可能時，believe比think正式。believe尤用於談論他人的想法，think多用於談論自己的想法◆Police believe...警方認爲⋯◆I think...我覺得⋯If you say 'I believe...', you can suggest that this is what you have been led to believe by sb else and so you are not responsible if the information is wrong. When you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially to talk about matters of principle; think is used more to talk about practical matters or matters of personal taste. 如果說I believe ...，則可能意味着自己是被别人引導而有某種看法，因此對信息真確與否不承擔責任。當表達意見時，believe語氣較think強烈，尤用於談論原則性問題；think更多用於談論實際問題或個人喜好◆I believe that we have a responsibility towards the less fortunate in society.我認爲我們對社會的弱勢群體負有責任。◆I think we should reserve seats in advance.我想我們應該提前訂位。◆I don't think he's funny at all.我一點兒都不覺得他有趣。 ■ feel (felt, felt) [transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用於進行時) to have a particular opinion about sth that has happened or about what you/sb ought to do （對發生的事或應做什麽）有某種看法；認爲；以爲◆We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.我們都認爲我們輸了是運氣不好。◆I felt (that) I had to apologize.我覺得我得道歉。◆She felt it to be her duty to tell the police.她認爲她有責任報警。◆I felt it advisable to do nothing.我覺得不采取任何行動才是明智的。◆This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake.我認爲這個決定是個天大的錯誤。◆This is something I feel strongly about.這事令我感觸頗深。  see also feeling ⇨ view 1 ■ hold (held, held) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用於進行時) (rather formal) to have an opinion or belief about sb/sth; to believe that sth is true 懷有，持有（意見或信念）；認爲；相信◆He holds strange views on education.他對教育有很不一樣的看法。◆He has very firmly-held religious beliefs.他的宗教信仰極其堅定。◆She is held in high regard by her students (= they have a high opinion of her).學生對她評價很高。◆Parents will be held responsible (= will be considered to be responsible) for their children's behaviour.父母會被認爲對孩子的行爲負有責任。■ reckon [transitive, intransitive] (especially BrE, informal, especially spoken) to think that sth is true or possible 認爲，以爲（某事爲真或可能）◆I reckon (that) I'm going to get that job.我認爲我會得到那份工作。◆He'll be famous one day. What do you reckon (= Do you agree)?總有一天他會成爲名人的。你覺得呢？◆It's worth a lot of money, I reckon.我想這值很多錢。◆'They'll never find out.' 'You reckon?'(= I think you may be wrong about that.) “他們永遠不會發現。”“你真的這麽認爲？”ⓘ Reckon is also used in the passive in the phrase It is reckoned that.... * reckon亦可用於被動語態，出現在短語It is reckoned that ...中◆It is generally reckoned that about half of all job vacancies are never advertised publicly.人們普遍認爲，所有職位空缺中約有一半從未公開刊登廣告。This passive use is not as informal as I reckon... and is used more in writing, but it is still slightly informal. 這種被動用法比I reckon ...正式，更多用於書面語，但仍略顯不太正式。   see also reckon ⇨ regard ■ ˈmake sth of sb/sth

phrasal verb

(made, made) (usually used in negative statements and questions 通常用於否定陳述和疑問句) to understand the meaning or character of sb/sth; to have an opinion about sb/sth 領會；理解；認爲◆I can't make anything of this note from Petra.我根本不懂佩特拉這張便條的意思。◆I don't know what to make of the new manager.我不知道怎麽說這位新經理才好。■ be ˌunder the imˈpression that...

idiom

to have an idea that sth is true especially when it later proves not to be true 以爲；（尤指）誤認爲◆I was under the impression that the work had already been completed (= but I have just learnt that it had not).我還以爲已經完工了呢。
BNC: 64 COCA: 56

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