thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/► SEE ALLput your thinking cap oncome to think of itto my, your, etc. way of thinkingwishful thinking ●put your ˈthinking cap on (informal) try to solve a problem by thinking hard about it动脑筋；认真想一想◆Now, how are we going to find this money? Let’s put our thinking caps on. 现在，我们怎么才能弄到这笔钱呢？让我们好好想想吧。●come to ˈthink of it ( ˈthinking about it) (informal) said when you suddenly remember or realize sth（表示突然记起或意识到某事）想起来了，明白过来了◆I first met her in 1997. No, come to think of it, it was 1996.我第一次见到她是在 1997 年。不，想起来了，是在 1996 年。●to ˈmy, ˈyour, etc. way of thinkingin my, etc. opinion我认为；依某人之见◆To his way of thinking, mobile phones should be banned on public transport.在他看来，公共交通工具上应该禁止使用手机。●ˌwishful ˈthinkingthe belief that sth you want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true or is very unlikely单凭主观愿望的想法；一厢情愿◆Prices seem to have stopped rising in the shops, or is that just wishful thinking on my part?商店里东西的价格好像不再上涨了，要不然就是我的一厢情愿？