think

1. V-T/V-I If you think that something is the case, you believe that it is the case. 认为[no cont]

I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising. 我确实认为应该禁止香烟广告。

A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive. 在上一代以前，人们认为这么小的新生儿是没法存活的。

Tell me, what do you think of my theory?

告诉我，你认为我的理论怎么样？

2. V-T If you say that you think that something is true or will happen, you mean that you have the impression that it is true or will happen, although you are not certain of the facts. 觉得[no cont]

Nora thought he was seventeen years old. 诺拉觉得他有17岁。

The storm is thought to be responsible for as many as four deaths. 这场暴风雨据信造成多达4人死亡。

3. V-T/V-I If you think in a particular way, you have those general opinions or attitudes. 考虑[no cont, no passive]

You were probably brought up to think like that. 你可能从小就被教成那样来考虑问题的。

If you think as I do, vote as I do. 如果你考虑问题和我一样，就和我投一样的票。

I don't blame you for thinking that way. 我不怪你那样想。

4. V-I When you think about ideas or problems, you make a mental effort to consider them. 思考

She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to think. 她闭了一会儿眼，想好好思考一下。

I have often thought about this problem. 我经常思考这个问题。

5. N-SING Think is also a noun. 思考[英国英语] ['a' N]

I'll have a think about that. 我会就那件事有所考虑。

6. V-T/V-I If you think in a particular way, you consider things, solve problems, or make decisions in this way, for example, because of your job or your background. (以某种方式) 考虑[no passive]

To make the computer work at full capacity, the programmer has to think like the machine. 为了使计算机能充分发挥作用，程序员必须像机器那样思考。

Why do they think the way they do?

为什么他们这么想？

7. V-T/V-I If you think of something, it comes into your mind or you remember it. 想到[no cont]

Nobody could think of anything to say. 谁也想不出什么话说。

I was trying to think what else we had to do. 我在努力想我们还得做些什么。

8. V-I If you think of an idea, you make a mental effort and use your imagination and intelligence to create it or develop it. 想出

He thought of another way of making electricity. 他想出另一种发电的方法。

9. V-T If you are thinking something at a particular moment, you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud. 心想[no passive]

She must be sick, Tatiana thought. 她一定是病了，塔蒂亚娜心想。

I remember thinking how lovely he looked. 我记得曾在心里想过他看起来有多么可爱。

10. V-T/V-I If you think of someone or something as having a particular quality or purpose, you regard them as having this quality or purpose. 认为 (某人或某物具有某种特性或功能)[no cont]

We all thought of him as a father. 我们都当他是一位父亲。

He thinks of it as his home. 他把这儿当作自己的家。

I wouldn't have thought him capable of it. 我不会想到他能干这事。

11. V-T/V-I If you think a lot of someone or something, you admire them very much or think they are very good. 对…评价 (高)[no cont]

To tell the truth, I don't think much of psychiatrists. 说实话，我认为精神病医生不怎么样。

Everyone in my family thought very highly of him. 我们家的所有人都非常钦佩他。

12. V-I If you think of someone or about someone, you show consideration for them and pay attention to their needs. 为…着想

I'm only thinking of you. 我只是在为你着想。

13. V-I If you are thinking of or are thinking about taking a particular course of action, you are considering it as a possible course of action. 考虑 (采取某行动)

Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman. 马丁正考虑起诉朱克曼。

14. V-I You can say that you are thinking of a particular aspect or subject, in order to introduce an example or explain more exactly what you are talking about. 所指的是 (用于引出例子或进一步解释)[usu cont]

The parts of the enterprise which are scientifically the most exciting are unlikely to be militarily useful. I am thinking here of the development of new kinds of lasers. 这份计划中，从科学角度看最让人兴奋的部分在军事上却可能无用。我指的是新型激光开发。

15. V-I You use think in questions where you are expressing your anger or shock at someone's behaviour. 想 (用于问句，表示生气或震惊)[only interrog] [表不满]

What were you thinking of? You shouldn't steal. 你当时在想什么？你不该偷东西。

16. V-T/V-I You use think when you are commenting on something which you did or experienced in the past and which now seems surprising, foolish, or shocking to you. 想想看 (用于评论过去做过或经历的事，现在看来令人惊讶、愚蠢或荒唐)[no cont, no passive]

To think I left you alone in a strange place. 想想我居然把你留在一个陌生的地方。

When I think of how you've behaved and the trouble you've caused!

想想你的行为，还有你惹的麻烦！

17. →see also thinking , thought

V-T/V-I

1. PHRASE You use expressions such as come to think of it, when you think about it, or thinking about it, when you mention something that you have suddenly remembered or realized. 想起来了

He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it. 想起来了，他和岛上的其他人一样都是她的远亲。

2. PHRASE You use "I think" as a way of being polite when you are explaining or suggesting to someone what you want to do, or when you are accepting or refusing an offer. 我想 (用于委婉地表达想法或表示接受或拒绝)[礼貌]

I think I'll go home and have a shower. 我想我要回家冲澡了。

3. PHRASE You use "I think" in conversations or speeches to make your statements and opinions sound less forceful, rude, or direct. 我认为 (用于对话或演说中，使陈述听起来委婉些)[含糊]

Thanks, but I think I can handle it. 谢谢，不过我认为我能处理这件事。

4. PHRASE You say just think when you feel excited, fascinated, or shocked by something, and you want the listener to feel the same. 想像一下 (用于表示兴奋、着迷或震惊，并想将这种感觉传给听者)

Just think; tomorrow we shall walk out of this place and leave it all behind us forever. 想像一下，明天我们就要走出这地方，并且永远地离开。

5. PHRASE If you think again about an action or decision, you consider it very carefully, often with the result that you change your mind and decide to do things differently. 重新考虑

It has forced politicians to think again about the wisdom of trying to evacuate refugees. 这已迫使政客们重新考虑试图疏散难民是否明智。

6. PHRASE If you think nothing of doing something that other people might consider difficult, strange, or wrong, you consider it to be easy or normal. 觉得…没什么了不起

I thought nothing of betting $1,000 on a horse. 我觉得在一匹马上花$1000的赌注没什么了不起的。

7. PHRASE If something happens and you think nothing of it, you do not pay much attention to it or think of it as strange or important, although later you realise that it is. 对…不在意; 不觉得…奇怪

When she went off to see her parents for the weekend I thought nothing of it. 她周末去看她的父母时，我没觉得有什么奇怪的。

8. you can't hear yourself think→see hear

9. to think better of it→see better

10. to think big→see big

11. to think twice→see twice