aforethought /ə'fɔ:θɔ:t/as if though Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a penny for your thoughts
collect my thoughts
food for thought
lose my train of thought
penny for your thoughts
second thought
train of thought
as if/though
He behaves as if he were mad．他的举动好像发了疯似的。
She looks as though she had seen a ghost．她那样子看上去就像见了鬼似的。
He talks as if he knew all about it．他说话的口气好像他全部已经知道了。
as though
He behaves as if he were mad．他的举动好像发了疯似的。
She looks as though she had seen a ghost．她那样子看上去就像见了鬼似的。
He talks as if he knew all about it．他说话的口气好像他全部已经知道了。
even if/though
I won't mind even if he doesn't come．即使他不来，我也不介意。
I won't lose heart even if I don't succeed．即使是失败，我也不灰心。
even though
I won't mind even if he doesn't come．即使他不来，我也不介意。
I won't lose heart even if I don't succeed．即使是失败，我也不灰心。
give thought to
The plan is good，and I've given no thought to change．计划很好，我并没有想到要改变它。
on second thoughts
On second thoughts they decided to leave London．经仔细考虑，他们决定离开伦敦。
second thoughts
At first Mary agreed to marry John，but soon she was having sec ond thoughts．起初玛丽同意和约翰结婚，但是很快她就改变了主意。
The brave soldier had no second thoughts as he attacked the enemy．这位勇敢的战士进攻敌人时毫不犹豫。
On second thoughts，I'll do the ex periment at once at any cost．再次考虑后，我决定将不惜任何代价立即做实验。
upon a thought
The teacher stood up upon a thought and went out of the class room．老师立即站起来走出了教室。
Perish the thought
Idiom(s): Perish the thoughtTheme: IGNORE - DISREGARD
Do not even consider thinking of something. (Formal.)
• If you should become ill—perish the thought—I'd take care of you.
• I'm afraid that we need a new car. Perish the thought.
on second thought
Idiom(s): on second thoughtTheme: CONSIDER
having given something more thought; having reconsidered something.
• On second thought, maybe you should sell your house and move into an apartment.
• On second thought, let's not go to a movie.
lost in thought
Idiom(s): lost in thoughtTheme: THOUGHT
busy thinking.
• I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said. I was lost in thought.
• Bill—lost in thought as always—went into the wrong room.
lose one's train of thought
Idiom(s): lose one's train of thoughtTheme: THOUGHT
to forget what one was talking or thinking about.
• Excuse me, I lost my train of thought. What was I talking about?
• You made the speaker lose her train of thought.
The wish is father to the thought.
You think that something is true because you want it to be so.as if|as though
conj. 1. As (he, she, it) would if; in the same way one would if seeing to show. The baby laughed as if he understood what Mother said. The book looked as though it had been out in the rain. The waves dashed on the rocks as if in anger. 2. That. It seems as if you are the first one here.food for thought|food|thought
n. phr. Something to think about or worth thinking about; something that makes you think. The teacher told John that she wanted to talk to his father, and that gave John food for thought. There is much food for thought in this book.give it some thought|give|thought
v. phr. To wait and see; consider something after some time has elapsed. "Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me give it some thought," Jim answered.Antonym: SLEEP ON.
give thought to|give|thought
v. phr. To consider; think about. Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa's old house?Antonym: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.
penny for one's thoughts|penny|thought|thoughts
Please tell me what you are thinking about; what's your daydream. "A penny for your thoughts!" he exclaimed.perish the thought|perish|thought
v. phr. Let us not even think of it; may it never come true.
Used as an exclamation. If John fails the college entrance exam perish the thought he will go back to high school for one more year. Perish the thought that Mary should have cancer. Compare: GOD FORBID.
second thought|second|thought
n. A change of ideas or opinions resulting from more thought or study. Your second thoughts are very often wiser than your first ideas. We decided to climb the mountain, but on second thought realized that it was too dangerous.Compare: THINK BETTER OF.
penny for your thoughts, a
penny for your thoughts, aWhat are you thinking about? For example, You've been awfully quiet—a penny for your thoughts. This expression dates from the 1500s and was in John Heywood's 1546 collection of proverbs.
though
thoughsee as if.
thought
thoughtsee food for thought; lost in thought; on second thought; penny for your thoughts, a; perish the thought; train of thought. Also see under think.
a penny for your thoughts
as if/though
He behaves as if he were mad．他的举动好像发了疯似的。
She looks as admitting she had apparent a ghost．她那样子看上去就像见了鬼似的。
He talks as if he knew all about it．他说话的口气好像他全部已经知道了。
as if|as though
conj. 1. As (he, she, it) would if; in the aforementioned way one would if seeing to show. The babyish laughed as if he accepted what Mother said. The book looked as admitting it had been out in the rain. The after-effects abject on the rocks as if in anger. 2. That. It seems as if you are the aboriginal one here.as though
He behaves as if he were mad．他的举动好像发了疯似的。
She looks as admitting she had apparent a ghost．她那样子看上去就像见了鬼似的。
He talks as if he knew all about it．他说话的口气好像他全部已经知道了。
collect my thoughts
even if/though
I won't apperception alike if he doesn't come．即使他不来，我也不介意。
I won't lose affection alike if I don't succeed．即使是失败，我也不灰心。
even though
I won't apperception alike if he doesn't come．即使他不来，我也不介意。
I won't lose affection alike if I don't succeed．即使是失败，我也不灰心。
food for thought
food for thought|food|thought
n. phr. Article to anticipate about or account cerebration about; article that makes you think. The abecedary told John that she capital to allocution to his father, and that gave John aliment for thought. There is abundant aliment for anticipation in this book.give it some thought|give|thought
v. phr. To delay and see; accede article afterwards some time has elapsed. "Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me accord it some thought," Jim answered.Antonym: SLEEP ON.
give anticipation to
The plan is good，and I've accustomed no anticipation to change．计划很好，我并没有想到要改变它。
give anticipation to|give|thought
v. phr. To consider; anticipate about. Have you accustomed any anticipation to the catechism of how to advertise Grandpa's old house?Antonym: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.
lose my alternation of thought
lose one's alternation of thought
Idiom(s): lose one's alternation of thoughtTheme: THOUGHT
to balloon what one was talking or cerebration about.
• Excuse me, I absent my alternation of thought. What was I talking about?
• You fabricated the apostle lose her alternation of thought.
lost in thought
Idiom(s): lost in thoughtTheme: THOUGHT
busy thinking.
• I'm sorry, I didn't apprehend what you said. I was absent in thought.
• Bill—lost in anticipation as always—went into the amiss room.
on additional thought
Idiom(s): on additional thoughtTheme: CONSIDER
having accustomed article added thought; accepting reconsidered something.
• On additional thought, maybe you should advertise your abode and move into an apartment.
• On additional thought, let's not go to a movie.
on additional thoughts
On additional thoughts they absitively to leave London．经仔细考虑，他们决定离开伦敦。
penny for one's thoughts|penny|thought|thoughts
Please acquaint me what you are cerebration about; what's your daydream. "A penny for your thoughts!" he exclaimed.penny for your thoughts
penny for your thoughts, a
penny for your thoughts, aWhat are you cerebration about? For example, You've been clumsily quiet—a penny for your thoughts. This announcement dates from the 1500s and was in John Heywood's 1546 accumulating of proverbs.
Perish the thought
Idiom(s): Perish the thoughtTheme: IGNORE - DISREGARD
Do not alike accede cerebration of something. (Formal.)
• If you should become ill—perish the thought—I'd booty affliction of you.
• I'm abashed that we charge a new car. Perish the thought.
perish the thought|perish|thought
v. phr. Let us not alike anticipate of it; may it never appear true. Used as an exclamation. If John fails the academy access assay perish the anticipation he will go aback to aerial academy for one added year. Perish the anticipation that Mary should accept cancer. Compare: GOD FORBID.
second thought
second thought|second|thought
n. A change of account or opinions consistent from added anticipation or study. Your additional thoughts are actual generally wiser than your aboriginal ideas. We absitively to ascend the mountain, but on additional anticipation accomplished that it was too dangerous.Compare: THINK BETTER OF.
second thoughts
At aboriginal Mary agreed to ally John，but anon she was accepting sec ond thoughts．起初玛丽同意和约翰结婚，但是很快她就改变了主意。
The adventurous soldier had no additional thoughts as he attacked the enemy．这位勇敢的战士进攻敌人时毫不犹豫。
On additional thoughts，I'll do the ex periment at already at any cost．再次考虑后，我决定将不惜任何代价立即做实验。
The ambition is ancestor to the thought.
You anticipate that article is accurate because you appetite it to be so.though
thoughsee as if.
thought
thoughtsee food for thought; lost in thought; on additional thought; penny for your thoughts, a; perish the thought; train of thought. Also Learn added think.
train of thought
upon a thought
The abecedary stood up aloft a anticipation and went out of the chic room．老师立即站起来走出了教室。
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