IDEA1 something that you think of2 a good idea3 an idea or set of ideas that explains something4 to think of an idea5 good at thinking of new ideas6 containing interesting or new ideasRELATED WORDSsee alsoTHINKOPINIONINVENTIMAGINEINTELLIGENTSUGGESTLOGICAL1 something that you think of 想到的某事idea /aɪˈdɪə/ [countable noun]something that you think of, such as a plan or suggestion 主意，想法；意见have an idea ‘I have an idea,’ she said. ‘Why don't you come with us?’ “我有个主意，”她说，“你和我们一起去，好吗？” We're trying to think of a name for the book. Does anyone have any ideas? 我们在设法为这本书想个书名。谁有好主意？idea for Here are some new ideas for quick meals that taste great. 这里有几个快速煮出可口饭菜的新想法。 an idea for a new TV game show 有关一个新的电视游戏节目的主意it was somebody's ideathey thought of it 是某人的主意 I never wanted to go to Spain. It was Sue's idea. 我从来没想要去西班牙，那是休的主意。idea to do something Who's idea was it to ask him to the party? 请他来参加聚会是谁的主意？the idea of (doing) something The idea of an underground garage in the park has provoked a lot of anger. 在公园里造个地下车库的想法引发了广泛的愤怒情绪。idea that Nobody seemed very keen on the idea that we should all dress up for the party. 大家似乎对我们盛装参加此次聚会的想法都不热心。thought /θɔːt/ [countable noun]an idea - use this especially when you have not yet considered it carefully 想法；意见〔尤指尚未仔细考虑〕 That's an interesting thought. Let's discuss it at the meeting. 那个想法很有意思。我们在会上来讨论一下吧。have a thought I've just had a thought - it might be quicker to go by bus. 我刚刚想到一个主意：乘公共汽车去可能更快些。thoughts on something If you have any thoughts on the matter, let me know. 如果你对这事有什么意见，请告诉我。somebody's thoughts about something I'd like you to begin by writing down your thoughts about the play. 我希望你先把对这部戏的意见写下来。it was (just/only) a thoughtspokensay this when someone seems to disagree with your idea 【口】仅仅是个想法〔用于别人仿佛反对你的意见时〕 ‘That's not a very good time of year to travel.’ ‘Perhaps not. It was just a thought.’ “一年里那时候去旅行不太合适。”“也许是这样，还仅仅是个想法。”2 a good idea 好主意good/great/fantastic etc idea /ˌgʊd aɪˈdɪə/ [countable noun]especially spoken ‘We could go and see a movie.’ ‘Good idea!’ “我们可以去看场电影。”“好主意！” I think a skiing holiday is a brilliant idea. 我觉得滑雪度假是个好主意。 That's a great idea! Let's call Madge and see if she can come too. 那主意太妙了！我们打电话给玛奇，看她是否也能够去。bright idea /ˌbraɪt aɪˈdɪə/ [countable noun]a very good idea that you think of suddenly. This is sometimes also used when you think that someone's idea is not good 〔突然想到的〕绝好的主意，聪明主意〔有时也表示你认为某人的主意不好〕 Why not ask Sylvia? She's always full of bright ideas. 为何不去问西尔维娅？她总有许多绝妙的主意。whose bright idea was it ...used when you think something is a bad idea 是谁想出的好主意〔反话〕 Whose bright idea was it to start major road repairs right at the start of the holiday season? 度假季节刚开始就开始大规模翻修马路，这聪明主意是谁想出来的？brainwaveBritish/brainstormAmerican /ˈbreɪnweɪv, ˈbreɪnstɔːʳm/ [countable noun]informala sudden, very good idea 【非正式】突然想到的好主意 Unless someone comes up with a brainwave soon, I can't see how we can possibly get out of this mess. 除非有人马上想出个好办法，否则的话我不知道我们怎样收拾这烂摊子。have a brainwave Then Mo had a brainstorm. She would start her own coffee bar for teenagers. 后来莫突然想出了个好主意，她要为青少年开家自己的小咖啡店。inspiration /ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən, ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/ [countable/uncountable noun]a sudden good idea about what to do or say, that seems to come to you from nowhere 灵感；忽然想出的好主意 Of course! If he thinks it was his idea in the first place, he's bound to agree. What an inspiration! 那当然了！如果他认为这想法首先是他提出来的，他肯定会同意。多妙的主意啊！inspiration for Where exactly did you get the inspiration for the movie? 这部影片的灵感你是哪儿来的？inspiration comes to somebody Inspiration came to him as he started to write for the second time. 他第二次开始写的时候突然有了灵感。flash of inspirationa sudden good idea 突如其来的好主意 In that instant, he had a flash of inspiration: he and Tom would try and rescue Frankie themselves. 就在那时他灵机一动：他和汤姆可以试试自己去救弗朗姬。stroke of genius /ˌstrəʊk əv ˈdʒiːniəs/ [noun phrase]informala very good and original idea about what to do or how to deal with a problem 【非正式】绝妙的主意 They named the new car ‘Thunderbird.’ It was a stroke of genius. 他们给那款新车起名“雷鸟”，真是神来之笔。 At first, the manager's appointment of talented but inexperienced players seemed like a stroke of genius. 起初，经理人选拔天赋高但缺乏比赛经验的队员似乎是个绝妙的主意。3 an idea or set of ideas that explains something 对某物作出解释的一个或一套观点theory /ˈθɪəri/ [countable/uncountable noun]an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something, especially in science 理论〔尤用于科学〕 This theory helps to explain how animals communicate with each other. 这理论有助于解释动物是如何彼此沟通的。theory that It's my theory that the murderer knew his victim quite well. 我的看法是凶手对被害人非常了解。 There's a theory that Kennedy was killed by the CIA. 有一种观点认为肯尼迪是被中央情报局杀害的。theory about There have been a lot of theories about the meaning of dreams. 关于梦的含义有许多理论。somebody's theory of something Darwin's Theory of Evolution 达尔文的进化论 Einstein's theory of relativity 爱因斯坦的相对论economic/political etc theory Atkin taught political theory at Hunter College. 阿特金在亨特学院教政治理论。hypothesis /haɪˈpɒθɪsəs, haɪˈpɒθəsəsǁ-ˈpɑː-/pluralhypotheses /-siːz/ [countable noun]formalan idea that is based on very few facts and that you cannot be sure is right 【正式】假设，假说 Various hypotheses are possible regarding the nature and structure of the world. 有关世界的本质和结构，有许多种假设是可能的。 The results of our experiment confirmed this hypothesis. 我们的实验结果证实了这一假设。premise /ˈpremɪs, ˈpreməs/ [countable noun]a statement or idea that you accept as being true and use as a base for developing other ideas 前提 American justice works on the premise that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty. 美国司法的前提是被告在被证明有罪之前是无罪的。 I believe his whole argument is based on a false premise. 我相信他的所有论据都基于错误的前提之上。idea /aɪˈdɪə/ [countable noun]a way of explaining something about life, society, etc 〔对生命、社会等的〕看法；观点 Ideas and customs used to be passed on intact down the generations. 以前，观念和习俗原封不动地代代相传。 Do you agree generally with Marx's ideas? 从整体上讲你同意马克思的观点吗？idea about medieval ideas about the origins of the universe 中世纪对于宇宙起源的观点idea that How old is the idea that there is life after death? 死后有来生的说法由来多久?idea of Ideas of how society should function have changed dramatically in the last 200 years. 在过去200年中，有关社会应当怎样运作的观点有了很大变化。notion /ˈnəʊʃən/ [countable noun]a way of explaining something about life, society, etc, that people often think is a little stupid or old-fashioned 〔对生命、社会等的〕看法；观念〔常被认为有些愚昧或过时〕 Many widely-held notions about crime have come from the cinema, magazines, or novels. 许多对于犯罪的普遍看法源自电影、杂志或小说。notion of Modern society does not always correspond to classical notions of democracy. 现代社会并不始终与传统的民主观念相一致。a vague/absurd/fanciful etc notion Humans still hold on to the absurd notion that we are the only intelligent beings in the Universe. 人类至今还死抱住那个荒唐的观念不放，即我们是宇宙中唯一有智慧的生物。concept /ˈkɒnseptǁˈkɑːn-/ [countable noun]someone's idea of how something is done, or how it should be done 概念；观念 She thinks that marriage is an old-fashioned concept. 她认为婚姻是个陈旧的观念。concept of What's your concept of an ideal society? 你对理想社会的概念是什么？4 to think of an idea 想出一个主意have an idea /ˌhæv ən aɪˈdɪə/ [verb phrase] I've had an idea. What do you think about going to Greece this summer? 我有主意了。你认为今年夏天去希腊怎么样？ That's the best idea you've had all day. 那是你一整天里想出的最好办法。have an idea for Do you have any ideas for a birthday present for Mum? 送什么生日礼物给妈妈，你有主意吗？have the idea of doing something He had the idea of hiding Ali's shoes. 他想出了一个主意，准备把阿里的鞋藏起来。get an idea /ˌget ən aɪˈdɪə/ [verb phrase]to think of an idea - use this especially to say what made you think of it or to ask someone what made them think of it 想到一个主意〔尤用于说明或询问如何想到时〕 Where on earth did you get that idea? 你到底是如何想出那个主意来的？get the idea for something Mark got the idea for the novel when he was in Boston in 1969. 1969年马克在波士顿时想出了写这本小说的主意。get an idea from It wasn't my own idea. I got it from a TV movie. 这主意不是我自己想出来的，那是我从一部电视里播的电影中看来的。get the idea of doing something She first got the idea of working with elderly people after the death of her mother. 她最早产生照顾老年人的想法是在她母亲去世后。get an idea that I don't know how she got the idea that she was too fat. 我不懂她怎么会觉得自己太胖了。think of /ˈθɪŋk ɒv/ [transitive phrasal verb not in progressive]to have an idea about what to do, how to do something etc 想出，想到 At first, we couldn't think of a name for the band. 一开始我们想不出给乐队起个什么名字。 Seth decided to go home. He couldn't think of anything else to do. 塞思决定回家了。他实在想不出有别的事可干。 Ask Dad. He might be able to think of a solution. 去问爸爸，他可能会想出个解决办法。come to /ˈkʌm tuː/ [transitive phrasal verb]if an ideacomes to someone, they have the idea suddenly and without trying hard to think of it 不经意地突然想到〔一个主意〕 The idea for the new advertising campaign came to me while I was visiting Thailand. 我在泰国时忽然想到开展新的广告宣传活动的主意。it came to somebody that It suddenly came to me that I'd seen her somewhere before. 我突然想起以前曾在哪里见过她。come to somebody in a flashvery suddenly 很突然地想到 It came to Blake in a flash that the man was really a detective. 布莱克突然想到那人实际上是个侦探。hit on/upon /ˈhɪt ɒn, əpɒn/ [transitive phrasal verb not in progressive]informalto have a good idea after thinking about or working on a problem for a long time 【非正式】〔长时间思考或努力后〕想出〔一个好主意〕 At last we hit on a way of getting Tom and Marcia to meet. 最后我们想出了一个让汤姆和马西娅见面的办法。 The architects finally hit upon a design that seemed to please everyone. 建筑师最终想出了一个似乎令人人都满意的设计方案。be inspired by /biː ɪnˈspaɪəʳd baɪ/ [verb phrase]if someone's plan, work of art, action etcis inspired by something, that is what gave them the idea to do it 〔计划、艺术作品、行动等〕受到…的启发 The novel was inspired by her own experiences in India. 这部小说是她受到了自己在印度的生活经历的启发而写成的。 Some of Picasso's work was inspired by African art. 毕加索的有些作品是受了非洲艺术的启发而创作的。 The 1911 strike was inspired by the revolutionary ideas flooding out of Europe at that time. 1911年的罢工是受到了当时从欧洲涌出的革命思想激发而发生的。5 good at thinking of new ideas 擅长想出新意creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ [adjective]good at using your imagination to think of new ideas or to produce new things 有创造力的 Tarantino is one of Hollywood's most creative directors. 塔伦蒂诺是好莱坞最具创造性的导演之一。 We need someone creative and enthusiastic to take this project forward. 我们需要个富于创造力和富有热情的人来推行这项计划。creative abilities/faculties Children should be allowed to develop their creative as well as their academic abilities. 除了培养儿童的学术能力，还应该允许培养他们的创造力。creatively [adverb] The aim of the course is to teach students to write creatively. 这门课程的目的是教会学生创作。creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti, ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti/ [uncountable noun] Her latest work displays tremendous skill and creativity. 她最新的作品展示了过人的技巧和创造力。imaginative/inventive /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv, ɪˈmædʒənətɪv, ɪnˈventɪv/ [adjective]use this about someone who is very good at thinking of new and unusual ways of doing things 极富想象力的，富有创造力的〔指善于想出做事的新方法〕 He was one of the most original and imaginative writers of his time. 他是那个时代最具独创性与想象力的作家之一。 Marr had a brilliant inventive mind. 马尔聪明绝顶，极具独创性。 the most inventive sculptor since Picasso 自毕加索之后最富创造性的雕塑家full of ideas /biː ˌfʊl əv aɪˈdɪəz/ []informalto have a lot of new ideas and to want to tell people all about them 【非正式】满脑子新想法 Ron was full of ideas and seemed very enthusiastic about the show. 罗恩满脑子都是新想法，并且似乎对演出充满了热情。 I don't know what's the matter. She's usually so bright and full of clever ideas. 我不知道是怎么回事。她平常是多么头脑敏锐，而且满脑子好主意。6 containing interesting or new ideas 包含有趣的或新颖的想法imaginative/inventive /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv, ɪˈmædʒənətɪv, ɪnˈventɪv/ [adjective]containing new ideas that are used in interesting and original ways 富于想象力的，创造力强的 The film uses computer graphics in an unusual and highly imaginative way. 这部影片以不同寻常的、极富想象力的方式运用了电脑制图技术。 an imaginative solution to the city's crime problem 解决该市犯罪问题的富于创造性的办法 These figures are some of the most inventive of all African tribal sculptures. 这些雕像是所有非洲部落雕塑中最富于创造力的几件。 Inside the magazine you will find plenty of inventive ideas for redecorating your home. 这本杂志中你可以看到大量重新装饰你的家的创新想法。