| 词组 | mind |
| 释义 | mind /maɪnd/ noun your thoughts or your ability to think, feel, and imagine thingsadjectivesthe human mind Scientists still do not fully understand how the human mind works.a brilliant mind Hawking has one of the most brilliant minds of his generation.a logical mind You need to have a very logical mind to be a computer programmer.a suspicious mind I have a naturally suspicious mind and I never trust anyone.an open mind (=without fixed opinions about something) She went into the debate about nuclear energy with an open mind.a closed mind (=with fixed opinions and unwilling to change your ideas) The people had closed minds and they would not listen to what he was saying.a curious/enquiring mind (=one that wants to find out more about things) When she was young she had a curious mind and was hungry for knowledge.the subconscious/unconscious mind (=the part of your mind that you do not realize you have and which affects your behaviour) These experiences are buried deep in the child‘s subconscious mind.a sick/twisted/warped/depraved mind (=a very strange and cruel mind) The killer must have had a very sick mind.verbs + mindsth enters/comes into your mind (=you think of something) The thought entered my mind that she might be lying.sth crosses/goes through your mind (=you think of something, especially for a short time) The idea never crossed my mind. | The same thoughts kept going through my mind and I couldn’t get to sleep.use your mind Children should be taught to use their minds.keep your mind on sth (=keep your attention on something) I found it hard to keep my mind on my work.concentrate/focus your mind (=make someone pay attention to something) The attack concentrated people’s minds on the dangers of religious extremism.lose your mind (=become crazy) You think I’m losing my mind, but I’m not.get sb/sth out of your mind/off your mind (=stop thinking about someone or something) I couldn’t get that day out of my mind.stimulate the mind Cultural activities help to stimulate the mind.broaden the mind (=develop your mind because you get new experiences) They say that travel broadens the mind.control sb’s mind Do you think that advertisers are able to control people’s minds?form/take shape in sb’s mind A plan began to form in his mind.occupy your mind (=make your mind busy and not bored) I started doing a crossword, in order to occupy my mind.mind + verbssb’s mind wanders/drifts (=someone starts to think of other things) Melissa looked out of the window and let her mind wander.sb’s mind works I really don’t understand how that man’s mind works.the mind boggles (=used when saying that something is so great or surprising that you cannot imagine what it is like) The mind boggles at how much this is costing the tax payer.phrasesthere is no doubt in sb’s mind (=used when someone feels completely sure about something) There was no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision to make.at the back of my mind (=used when you are aware of something, especially when you are not completely sure or clear about it) At the back of my mind I had the funny feeling that I’d met her somewhere before.sb’s state of mind (=how someone feels and whether he or she is upset, frightened etc) Her family became worried about her state of mind.sb’s frame of mind (=how someone feels – used especially about someone’s attitude to something they are going to do) You need to go into the exam in the right frame of mind.sb’s mind is on sth (=someone is thinking about or paying attention to something rather than other things) My mind is on my work.sth is on sb’s mind/preys on sb’s mind (=someone worries about something) Her father’s illness was on her mind.sb’s mind is full of sth (=someone thinks a lot about something) Her mind was full of big ideas about how she was going to change the world.sb’s mind is in turmoil (=someone is very worried or confused) She tried to stay calm, but her mind was in turmoil and she didn’t know what to do.sth is fresh in sb’s mind (=someone remembers it clearly) The event is still fresh in most people’s minds.have a picture/image in your mind Do you have a clear picture in your mind of what you want?know what’s going on in sb’s mind (=know what someone is thinking) I never know what’s going on in her mind.be out of your mind informal (=be crazy) He must have been out of his mind to do such a thing.THESAURUS: mind head the place where someone’s mind is – use this especially when talking about the thoughts that are in someone’s mind: I can’t get him out of my head. | You need to get it into your head that you’ve done nothing wrong. | To keep myself calm, I counted to ten in my head. | She’s so quiet – you never quite know what’s going on inside her head (=what she is thinking). subconscious the part of your mind that influences the way you think or behave, even though you may not realize this is happening, and which makes you have dreams: She suddenly remembered a traumatic incident that had been buried deep in her subconscious. | During the daytime our conscious minds are active, but during the night the subconscious takes over. psyche formal someone’s mind, especially their feelings and attitudes, and the way these influence their character – used especially when talking about people’s minds in general: Freud has provided an account of the human psyche's stages of development. | The need for love is deeply buried in our psyche. | The child is simply searching his psyche to find some past event that relates to his new experiences. mentality a particular way of thinking that a group of people have, especially one that you think is wrong or bad: I just don’t understand the mentality of these people. | They all seem to have a kind of victim mentality, which makes them think that the world is permanently against them. the ego formal the part of your mind that gives you your sense of who you are – used especially in Freudian psychology: Freud talked about the rational world of the ego and the irrational world of the unconscious. |
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