在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中,think位居常用词第55位,在4.5亿个单词中出现了772787次。今天就带大家一起来系统学习think的用法。

频率最高的搭配:

Think through(仔细考虑)>think up (想起)>think back(苦苦思索,回忆)

词形变化:

thinks、thought、thought

Think词义解析:

1. to believe something or have an opinion or idea 相信;觉得;思考

[ + (that) ] I think (that) I've met you before.

我觉得以前见过你。

I don't think I will get the job.

我认为我不会获得这份工作。

"Do you think (that) you could get me some stamps while you're in town?"

你进城的时候可以帮我买些邮票吗?

2.  to use the brain to decide to do something 思考,考虑(动脑筋决定做某事)

[ + of+ -ing verb ] I'm thinking of taking up running.

我在考虑去跑步。

[ + (that) ] I think (that) I'll go swimming after lunch.

我想午饭后去游泳。

I'm thinking about buying a new car.

我在考虑买辆新车。

3.  to use the brain to plan something, solve a problem, understand a situation, etc. 考虑,想,思索

What are you thinking?

你在想什么呢?

He just does these things without thinking and he gets himself into trouble.

他做这些没有经过仔细考虑,结果弄得一团糟。

You think too much - that's your problem.

你想得太多——这是你的问题。

4. to remember or imagine 想起;设想

I was just thinking about you when you called.

你打来电话时我正在想你。

She was so busy she didn't think to tell me about it.

她实在是太忙了,没有想起要告诉我这件事。

词组搭配:

1. think sth up

to produce a new idea or plan 想出(新主意或新计划)

I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse.

我今晚不想去,但又想不出一个好的借口。

sth through

 to carefully consider the possible results of doing something 认真考虑;想透

I didn't think through the consequences.

我没有充分考虑到各种结果。

3. think back

 to remember something that happened in the past 回想起,追忆

Think back, have you been down this road before?

回想一下你是否曾走过这条路?

4. think for yourself

to make your own decisions and form your own opinions, without depending on other people 独立思考

You're going to have to learn to think for yourself.

你得学会自己拿主意。

俚语:

1. think nothing of sth

to consider that an activity is easy and not unusual 认为…容易,看轻

When I was younger, I thought nothing of riding my bike 50 miles in a day.

年轻时,我觉得一天骑50英里自行车算不了什么。

I think nothing of failures.

我认为失败没什么。

2. think again

to form a new opinion about something or decide to change your decision on it, often after learning more about it 再想想,重新考虑

When the children are misbehaving, it makes me think again about having a large family.

孩子们淘气时,我就会重新考虑要不要拥有一个子女众多的大家庭。

3. think big

to have plans to be very successful or powerful 立大志,雄心勃勃

You need to think big if you want to succeed.

要想成功必须立大志。

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