-ide suffix (chemistry ft) (in nouns j&M^^il!) a compound of
•• • ItH#/: chloride
idea tHr/ai'dia; NAmE-' di:a/ noun
►
PLAN/THOUGHT MM; Jg *| 1 [C] ~ (for sth) | ~ (of sth) | - (of doing sth) a plan, thought or
suggestion, especially about what to do in a particular situation
± M.; It would be a good
idea to call before we leave, $10 0 I like the
idea of living on a boat. $S±)!§17l$ltisL 0 He
already had an idea for his
next novel.
-^nMnJnL 0 Her family expected her
to go to college, but she had other ideas. A# MftLh A^, 1MMAW
0 The surprise party was Jane’s idea. UP A#11 o 0 It might be an idea (= it would be
sensible) to try again later. fj§
)§ # ist ^ i7 BJ] ^ ^ 0 o We’ve been toying
with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog. $10 — o It
seemed like a good idea at
the time, and then it all went horribly wrong. UP£^ , f&j§ A
£P W A ft o 0 The latest big idea is to make women more
interested in sport. IkiTLWtfifr©^SdS^!&&&M17
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IMPRESSION £p % 2 [U, sing.] ~ (of sth) a picture or an
impression in your mind of what sb/sth is like Ep %.;
: The brochure should give you a good idea
of the hotel. £ A/l ffl ft0 01 had some idea
of what the job would be
like.
$/U T-i/ffrlftWT—® Tio 0 She doesn’t seem to have any idea of what
I’m talking about. Mxf$FJrift M¥—jkSi A
H o o I
don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea (= getting the wrong
impression about sth). ftAIHSl£faAWf^M£-o <> An evening at
home watching TV is not my idea of a good time. &*&%£#&&&
►
OPINION ;ti& 3 [C] ~ (about sth) an opinion or a belief
about sth HJE; He has some very
strange
ideas about education.
►
FEELING 4 [sing.] - (that ... ) a feeling that sth is
possible ( M What gave you
the idea that he’d be
here? MM & ftfe-zBitiA
M ?
0 I have a pretty good idea where I left
it—I hope I’m right, —{mwkm0
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AIM | ] +7 5 the idea [sing ] ~ of sth/of doing sth the aim
or purpose of sth g 17;
^cff]: You’ll
soon get the idea (= understand). 171§'IAffcABJ W PA o What’s the idea of the game? o note at
PURPOSE
M give sb i'deas I put i deas into sb’s head to give sb hopes about
sth that may not be possible or likely; to make sb act or think in an
unreasonable way fit^ A ) : Who’s been putting ideas into his head? Hit—have no i dea I not have the faintest, first,
etc. idea (informal) used to emphasize
that you do not know sth ‘What’s she talking about?’ ‘I’ve no idea.’ ft A? ” “$—j^WTio ” o He hasn’t the faintest idea how to
manage people. IffejUAAHt# A^ff Mo have the right i'dea to have found a very
good or successful way of living, doing sth, etc. $ 31 7j (
jJc W ) A ; $ XU 1$: He’s certainly got the right
idea—retiring at 55. fife $*1-7 fT
^ A 55
ii 'A o that’s an idea! (informal) used to reply in a
positive way to a suggestion that sb has made X. M! : Hey,
that’s an idea! And we could get a band, as well, m, M5.$f0&iSW$£&PAo
'that’s the
idea! (informal) used to encourage people and to tell them
that they are doing sth right -f- # ;
# 1# Xt:
That’s the idea! You’re doing fine. ! 17 M 1# A ft 0 you have no i’dea ... {informal) used to show that sth
is hard for sb else to imagine 17 )€W•
• • You’ve no idea how much traffic there was tonight. 17/tWlll*.4'$L — more at buck y.
ideal On/ai'diial/ adj., noun
»adj. 1 ~ (for sth) perfect; most suitable AH (ft; 3#, (0; This
beach is ideal for children.
O She’s the ideal candidate for the job. Ai&o 0 The trip to
be an ideal
opportunity to practise my French. JGi 2 [only before
noun] existing only in your imagination or as an idea; not likely to be real it
(ft; A fB H P71$ : the search for ideal love ASS 7 (ft (ft A A o In
an ideal world there would be no poverty and disease. f£
M
S (ft tft # M #
A& A o ► ideal ly /ai’dirali/ adv.: She’s ideally suited
for this job. 0 Ideally, I’d like
to live in
noun 1 [C] an idea or
standard that seems perfect, and worth trying to achieve or obtain Si;
#IWAH(ftS S ( ) : political ideals l^li o She found it
hard to live up to his
high ideals.
2 [C, usually sing.] ~ (of sth) a person or thing that
you think is perfect A^WA ( ) : It’s my
ideal of what a family home
should be. j&|!|ic'iC' g
ideal-ism /ai’diializam/ noun [U] 1 the belief that
a perfect life, situation, etc. can be achieved, even when this is not very
likely IS±A: He was full of youthful idealism. ltklij®7#ii¥$£A^SS^Co
2 (philosophy
the
belief that our ideas are the only things that are real and that we can know
about p£A±X; t*!Hife; 2J2, &
i£ ; M
& Ife
— compare materialism, realism
►
ideal ist noun : He’s too much
of an idealist for this
government, , life#l&jhtjSfillII±
ideal is tic /.aidia’listik/ adj. having a strong belief in perfect
standards and trying to achieve them, even when this is not realistic M S ± X ; $ S ^ : She’s still young and
idealistic. M A $£ # JL % 7 $ S> o
►
ideal-is-tic-al-ly/.aidia’listikli/ adv.
idealize {BrE also -ise) /ai’diialaiz/ verb [VN] to consider or represent sb/sth as
being perfect or better than they really are If •••IIASi®; It•••Jllllt: It is tempting to
idealize the past. Af&MlEMA (ft 0 A Hlff 0 o
an idealized view of
married life AISTUISEIG
►idealization, -isation/ai.dhalai'zeij'n; NAmE -la’z-/ noun [U, C]
ide ate /’aidieit/ verb (formal) 1 [VN] to form an
idea of sth; to imagine sth Xt •• • ?£JGK#E;
ill# 2 [V] to form ideas; to think J® Hf ^ ; W, ► idea-tion /.aidi’eijn/ noun [U]
idee fixe/.kdei ’fi:ks/ noun (pi. idees fixes /,i:dei ’fiiks/) (from
French) an idea or desire
that is so strong you cannot think about anything else M fill i®
idem /’idem/ adv. (from Latin) from the same book, article, author, etc. as the one
that has just been mentioned ( £§tB g [WH4$, XM. .###•) l^lu, Pit
iden ti cal /ai’dentikl/ adj. 1 ~ (to/with sb/sth) similar in every
detail AA[W]#7j; l|[W]7l: a row of identical houses ,AA—— Wfelr 0 Her dress is almost
identical to mine. — #o 0 The
number on the card should be
identical with the one on the chequebook. A± <>
The two pictures are similar, although not identical.
2 the identical [only before noun] the
same |f[—7j: This is the identical
room we stayed in last year. & Ji UHll A ¥ ft $JliP A I'h] 0
►
iden ti cally /-kli/ adv. : The children were
dressed identically. STHOMWA^—#»
i dentical ‘twin (also technical A ill monozy.gotic ’twini)
noun either of two
children or animals born from the same mother at the same time who have
developed from a single egg. Identical twins are of the same sex and look very
similar. A— ( MJffilW],
) — compare dizygotic
twin, fraternal twin
iden-ti-fi-able /ai.denti'faiabl/ adj. that can be recognized A iH 7j; 7T1$ iA
: identifiable
characteristics A iR $1 PlJ # ffi 0 The house is easily
identifiable by the large tree outside. tBAo EOa unidentifiable
iden ti fi ca tion /ai.dentifi'keijn/ noun 1 [u, C] (abbr. ID) the process of showing, proving or
recognizing who or what sb/sth is ; DfiA: The identification of
the crash victims was a long and difficult task. [j^ijl£7jl;lc^h