词组 | thinking |
释义 | thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ noun 1. the act of using your mind to produce ideas or thoughtsadjectivesquick thinking He was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.hard thinking Over the next two days a lot of hard thinking went into the campaign.serious thinking Your mother and I have been doing some serious thinking.clear/logical thinking Above 24,000 feet, the lack of oxygen makes clear thinking almost impossible.critical thinking (=when you make careful judgments about how good or bad something is) The course gives students the chance to practise critical thinking.creative thinking (=when you use your imagination to produce new ideas or things) Her solution to the problem was an example of good creative thinking.positive thinking (=thinking in which you feel sure that good things will happen, which helps you to be successful) What we need is positive thinking.joined-up thinking BrE (=when all the different parts of a plan or situation are considered together, with better results) The media has criticized the lack of joined-up thinking in the government’s plan.phrasesdo some/a lot of/a little thinking I’ve had a chance to do some thinking. | We’ve done a lot of thinking and we’ve decided to say no.2. an opinion or ideaadjectivesnew/fresh thinking There is a need for fresh thinking to solve these problems.current thinking also contemporary thinking formal What is the current thinking on the use of these drugs?the latest thinking The latest thinking is that the mother’s own milk is best for a baby.good thinking (=used for saying that an idea is good) “We’d better lock the door.” “Good thinking.”original thinking The best students demonstrate original thinking on the subject.philosophical/political etc thinking Modern political thinking sees the issue differently.verbsexplain/outline your thinking The article explains our thinking on this issue.clarify your thinking Would the minister clarify her thinking on the question of arms sales?dominate sb’s thinking (=be the main thing someone thinks about) This principle has dominated academic thinking for decades.prepositionsthinking on/about sth This is the latest government thinking on student fees.the thinking behind sth I don’t understand the thinking behind this decision. |
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