effectively without any preparation
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.think out of the box to think about sth, or
how to do sth, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination m m 2® % 'think straight to
think in a clear or logical
way ©]&i#Wr think twice about
sth/about doing sth to think carefully before deciding to do
sth H © ifff; tit S% ft ft ff iA &: You should think twice about
employing someone you’ve never met. It ^ ffl iR'W A J& HS'ffi fr o think the
world, highly, a lot, not
much, poorly, little, etc. of sb/sth to have a very good,
poor, etc. opinion of sb/sth M ■■ ) : He
thinks the world of his
daughter,
fife ^ £>)L i o I don’t think much of her
idea. to think (that ...) used
to show that you are
surprised or shocked by sth ( ^ ^ isi i# ) 2® © #, © © • • • »E: To think that my mother wrote all those
books and I never knew! © -fif
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adj., great adj., ill adv., let v., like v., own v.
'think about/of sb/sth 1 to consider sb/sth when
you are doing or planning sth # f |J;
A >6;
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• • • If ©: Don’t you ever think about other
people?
Mifc ft/A 3^$ff % #J A ? 2 to consider doing sth
) Hd CONTEMPLATE: [+ -ing]
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thinking of changing her job. X
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.think a'head (to sth) to think about a future
event or situation and plan for it 5fc # ft; S ©; ffl 9c it £ij .think 'back (to
sth) to
think about sth that happened in the past If©; I keep thinking back to the day
I
arrived here. fA
.think for your'self to form your own
opinions and make decisions without depending on others 3Aal©
think
of sth/sb 1 to have an image or idea of sth/sb in your
mind © % 3\; ^ ©IA: When
I
said that I wasn’t thinking of anyone in particular. ©HPiSltt, A-A©f
<Jiff5I2 to create an idea in your imagination © /±J; © £tj: Can anybody
think of a way to raise money?
0 Have you thought of a name for the
baby yet? #©
3 [no passive] (used especially with can A Ai; can *£©) to remember sth/sb ;
© ® : I can think of at least three
occasions when he arrived late. 0I can’t think of
her name at the moment, ffc — W © T' M ^ think of sb/sth as
sb/sth to
consider sb/sth in a particular way JE ••• #; JE ■ • • Al: I think of this place as my home. A A ^ 0 She is
thought of as a possible director. ACliAAM^ f t&J® Al —see also well thought of 'think of sth to imagine an actual or
a possible situation © - © ;
© %: Just think of the expense! © © M 3f48 ftS! <> [+
-ing] I couldn’t
think of letting you take the blame (= I would not allow
that to happen).
\i o .think sth^'out to consider or plan sth
carefully iAJC^? £§; : It’s a very well thought out plan.
.think sth~'over to consider sth
carefully, especially before reaching a decision ( X £f£#tb<A;Ei?ij ) «g©#: He’d like more
time to think things over, ffe# g W W ifJElf M# .think sth—through to consider a problem or
a possible course of action fully
© j§ .think sth^ up (informal) to create sth in your
mind © ft ;
% Bj] ETiTl devise, invent : Can’t you think up a better excuse than
that? X
■ noun [sing] fTiTTl
have a think (about sth) (informal) to think carefully about sth in order to make a
decision about it ©—*©, T
( ) : I’ll have a
think and let you know tomorrow. $£ || $?$? ©—*©,
BA A
^ ijf # o you’ve
got another think coming (informal) used to tell sb that they are wrong about
sth and must change their plans or opinions %2#® —
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i )
think-able /‘Oirjkabl/ adj. [not before noun] that you can imagine as
a possibility nj ® 0 (ft; & & $:
Such
an idea was scarcely thinkable ten years ago. , jA
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thinker /'0n)ka(r)/ noun 1 a person who thinks seriously, and often
writes about important things, such as philosophy or science JSi®^: Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers
of the 20th century. ^ ® $r ifi II 20 2 a person who thinks in
a particular way 2® - • 'A: a c^ear thinker S if
think ing b-w /'0ir)kir)/ noun, adj. m noun [U] 1 the process of
thinking about sth © 2®; © ©£f£: I had to do some quick thinking.
© #— # o — see also lateral thinking, wishful thinking 2 ideas or opinions
about sth ©?&; JEM: What is the current thinking on
this question? g Htf &X fa ££ ^ Ji ft" ? 0 She explained the thinking
behind the campaign. WSfe«
ITiTOl see way n.
■
adj. [only before noun] intelligent and able
to think seriously about things ©2®IHJ;
the thinking woman’s magazine 'thinking cap noun IT>771 put your 'thinking cap on (,informal) to try to solve a
problem by thinking about it
'think
tank noun a group of experts who
provide advice and ideas on political, social or economic issues
(jkm\
<m\m®)
thin ly /'0inli/ adv. 1 in a way that
produces a thin piece or layer of sth ; ft: M : Slice the potatoes thinly, ± a tU it 0
2 with only a few things or people spread over a place so that there is a lot
of space between them # ; M'X \ a. thinly populated
area AJ8# 3 in a way that is not
sincere or
enthusiastic ^^: She smiled thinly. —
%a 4 in a way that does
not hide the truth very well $1liRftEW; H771 barely: Thenovelisa
thinly disguised autobiography. fiSP/hiftihA—
thin ner /‘0ma(r)/ noun [U, C] a substance
that is added to paint, varnish,
etc. to make it less thick ( fit
mm) mm, mmm
.thin-1 skinned adj. 1 easily upset by criticism or insults
2 (of fruity)
having a thin skin ram thick-skinned
third ch* /03id ; NAmE 03:rd/ ordinal number, noun m ordinal number 3rd % H lildl J There are examples of
how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. ffc
fifth ITTm third time 'lucky (US also third time is the
'charm) used
when you have failed to do sth twice and hope that you will succeed the third
time (im )
■
noun 1 each of three equal parts of sth 2
~ (in
sth) a level of university
degree at British universities, that is lower than average
) — compare first
n.(4), second1 n.(7) the .third 'age noun [sing.] (BrE) the period of your
life between middle age and old age, when you are still active )
.third 'class noun 1 [U, sing.] (especially in the past) the cheapest and least comfortable
part of a train, ship, etc. ( AtalBBAA^, nmM Hli 2 [u] (in the
US)
the class of mail used for sending advertisements, etc. mEimm ( ) 3 [U, sing.]
the
lowest standard of degree
given by a British university
'third-class
adj. 1 (especially in the past) connected with
the cheapest and least comfortable way of travelling on a train, ship, etc.
)
2 (in the
AP#M ) 3 [only before noun] used to describe the
lowest standard of degree given by a British university ( ^BA^^fv ) 4 (disapproving) (of people A) less
important than other people % H
M They are
treated as third-class citizens.
►
.third 'class adv.: to travel third class ^
.third de'gree noun [sing] IffTTTI give sb the .third de'gree
(informal) to question sb for a
long time and in