mind1 /maɪnd/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 ability to think and imagine 思考和想象的能力 [countableC, uncountableU]HBH your thoughts or your ability to think, feel, and imagine things 头脑;思想,思维 → mental It is impossible to understand the complex nature of the human mind. 要想了解人类思维复杂的特性是不可能的。
Mind and body are closely related. 思想和肉体紧密相连。
Meditation involves focussing the mind on a single object or word. 冥想需要把思想集中在一个物体或单词上。
in somebody’s mind There was no doubt in my mind that it was the right decision to make. 我内心决不怀疑这是正确的决定。
Do you have a clear picture in your mind of what you want? 你头脑里有没有一个明确的概念你想要什么?
A plan began to form in his mind. 一个计划开始在他的头脑里形成。
The event is still fresh in most people’s minds. 此事大多数人还记忆犹新。
independence/strength/flexibility of mind men who were chosen for their independence of mind 因有独立思维而被选中的人
2 change your mind to change your decision, plan, or opinion about something 改变主意 I was afraid that Liz would change her mind and take me back home. 我怕利兹会改变主意而把我带回家去。
change your mind about If you change your mind about the colour scheme, it’s easy to just paint over it. 如果你改变主意想换个颜色搭配,那很简单——重新刷一遍就是了。
mind about• She changed her mind about reading aloud to Irene, who was looking at her, she felt, skeptically.• He was convinced Jeopardy would hate him for ever, change his mind about the performance, change his mind about his prowess.• In Can Tho he was given a final chance to change his mind about volunteering.• Forza Italia has 110 seats, and Berlusconi has frequently changed his mind about whether Dini should stay in office.• When he is there, will he explain to the people of the north-west why he has changed his mind about borrowing?• However, he declined to comment on whether the council was likely to change its mind about the scheme.• But I can't say I'd changed my mind about Celebrity Golf.• A week later Takat Singh informed me that the women had changed their minds about letting me live with them. 3 make up your mind/make your mind up a) DECIDEto decide which of two or more choices you want, especially after thinking for a long time 作出决定,拿定主意 I wish he’d hurry up and make his mind up. 我希望他能快点拿定主意。
make up your mind/make your mind up about He couldn’t make up his mind about what to do with the money. 他拿不定主意该如何处理这笔钱。
make up your mind whether Karen couldn’t make up her mind whether to apply for membership or not. 卡伦对于是否要申请入会拿不定主意。
b) DECIDEto become very determined to do something, so that you will not change your decision 下定决心,决意 No more argument. My mind is made up. 别争了,我主意已定。
make up your mind to do something He had clearly made up his mind to end the affair. 他下定决心要结束这段暧昧关系。
make up your mind that I made up my mind there and then that I would never get married. 我当即下定决心永不结婚。
c) to decide what your opinion is about someone or something 确定〔对某事或某人的〕看法make up your mind/make your mind up about I could never really make my mind up about him. 我永远也没法了解他是个什么样的人。
You’re old enough to make your own mind up about smoking. 你已不小了,应该知道吸烟好不好。
make ... own mind up• They would be able to read the newspapers and make their own minds up about the corruption and deception going on.• I made my own mind up.• You will just have to make your own mind up on my views. 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) THINK ABOUTto have an idea about who or what you want for a particular purpose (对于某一目的)心里已有某人/某事物 It was a nice house, but it wasn’t quite what we had in mind. 这幢房子不错,但和我们心目中想要的不大一样。
Did you have anyone in mind for the job? 你心目中有做这份工作的合适人选吗?
Have you any particular colour in mind for the bedroom? 你想好把卧室刷成什么颜色了吗?
what ... had in mind• That's exactly what I had in mind.• But these over-the-air barings of the soul weren't exactly what we had in mind.• He suspected that such a development was exactly what MacArthur had in mind.• The expression on Vologsky's face was too serious and pensive for what he had in mind.• Langford tried to ask Hardwick what he had in mind.• This is what you had in mind for me, Robyn?• Its suffering would be as nothing compared to what he had in mind for Bernice.• In fact, for one crazy moment I thought this was what Rebus had in mind. 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind REMEMBERto remember or think about someone or something when you are doing something 把某人/某事放在心里,把某人/某事记在心上 It’s a good idea – I’ll keep it in mind. 这是个好主意——我会放在心上的。
You must always keep the reader in mind when writing a report. 写报道的时候你一定要考虑读者。
Floor tiles can be difficult to clean – worth keeping in mind when you choose a new floor. 地砖可能会很难清洗——选择新地板时要考虑到这一点。
bear/keep in mind that Bear in mind that the price does not include flights. 记住: 这个价格不包括机票。
More money should be given to housing, bearing in mind (=because of) the problem of homelessness. 考虑到无家可归者的问题,应该在住房上投入更多的资金。
6 with somebody/something in mind considering someone or something when doing something, and taking suitable action 〔做某事或采取适当行动时〕考虑到某人/某事 Most gardens designed with children in mind are safe but dull. 大多数在设计上考虑到儿童的花园都很安全,但却单调乏味。
With these aims in mind, the school operates a broad-based curriculum. 考虑到这些目标,学校设置的课程范围很广。
with somebody/something in mind• And with this in mind she returned to the reception desk to ask Stella if she could use the phone.• Choose your audience with that possibility in mind.• At any rate, should not the New Testament material be studied critically and carefully with these questions in mind?• Several new milk products are being developed with this goal in mind, and there are two notable entries in the field.• Everything she did she did with Peter in mind.• Our actions have meaning because we are responsible agents who carry them out with a purpose in mind.• We mention it particularly with Blackpool trippers in mind.• She said one homeowner recently purchased an extra large van with that in mind. 7 on your/somebody’s mind a) THINK ABOUTif something is on your mind, you keep thinking or worrying about it 挂在心上的,惦念的 He looked as though he had something on his mind. 他看起来仿佛有心事。
Sorry I forgot. I’ve got a lot on my mind (=a lot of problems to worry about) at the moment. 对不起,我忘了。我这阵子有很多烦心事。
b) if something is on your mind, that is what you are thinking about 某人心里所想的 She’s the type of person who just says what’s on her mind. 她是那种心里想什么就会说出来的人。
had something on ... mind• As if he had something on his mind.• She had the impression that he had something on his mind and was uncertain whether or not he should speak of it.• Shiona sensed that he knew she had something on her mind. 8 get/put somebody/something out of your mind (also put somebody/something to the back of your mind)THINK ABOUT to stop yourself thinking about someone or something 不再想某人/某事;有意忘记某人/某事 I just can’t seem to get her out of my mind. 我好像就是忘不掉她。
You’ve got to try and put him out of your mind. 你得想办法忘记他。
She put her disappointment to the back of her mind and concentrated on Dana. 她放下失望的心情,把注意力集中在达纳身上。
9 cross/enter somebody’s mind (also come into somebody’s mind) [not in progressive]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if something crosses your mind, you have a thought or idea 掠过/进入某人的脑海 It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying. 我从来没想过莉萨可能是在撒谎。
Suddenly a horrible thought came into my mind. 突然一个可怕的想法闯进我的脑海。
It ... crossed ... mind that• It even crossed my mind that she might blackmail some one.• It had crossed her mind that he was using her, but wasn't she using him?• It never crossed my mind that I might one day have to fight.• For some idiotic reason it had never crossed her mind that she might be doing something illegal.• Hasn't it crossed your mind that we will be missed, the others will be wondering what has happened?• Then it crossed my mind that there could have been an accident. 10 go/run/flash etc through somebody’s mind if something goes through your mind, you have a thought, especially for a short time 在某人头脑里突然闪现,在某人的头脑里一闪而过 She knew what was going through his mind. 她知道他想到了什么。
All kinds of questions ran through my mind. 在我的脑海里闪过各种各样的问题。
After the accident, one of the things that went through my mind was whether I would be able to drive again. 事故发生后,我脑子里闪过的一个念头就是我还能不能再开车。
go/run/flash etc through somebody’s mind• I began to wonder what might be going through her mind.• Over and over it ran through his mind.• The past twenty-two months flashed through my mind like film run at high speed, and suddenly I felt rather tired.• The thought ran through my mind I heard chaos outside.• Perhaps more mundane thoughts went through her mind.• Who lived there and what was going through their minds?• The one occasion which was flashing through Yanto's mind at this moment involved just three of the local water babies.• This was staggering new information, and all kinds of ideas were flashing through our minds. 11 come/spring to mind [not in progressive]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if something comes or springs to mind, you suddenly or immediately think of it 突然出现在脑海里,立即被想到 I just used the first excuse which sprang to mind. 我只是想到一个借口就说出来了。
A memory of last night came to mind, and he smiled. 回想起昨晚的事,他笑了。
Fatherhood doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think of James. 想到詹姆斯,你脑子里不会一下子跳出一个父亲的样子。
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come/spring to mind• Three possible explanations come to mind.• Multiple calamities had come to mind.• Dell and Elonex immediately spring to mind.• As I thought about this, two questions kept coming to mind.• Faded was the word that sprang to mind - everything had a rather tired quality about it.• All of this comes to mind because of the movies.• He waited for something to come to mind. 12 character 性格 [countableC] used to talk about the way that someone thinks and the type of thoughts they have 思维方式,思考方式 He has a very devious mind. 他生性狡诈。
My naturally suspicious mind thought he might be lying. 我生性爱怀疑,认为他可能在撒谎。
13 intelligence 智力 [countableC usually singular]INTELLIGENT your intelligence and ability to think, rather than your emotions 思维能力;智能,心智 a mind trained to react with split-second accuracy 受过训练、能分毫不差地准确作出反应的头脑
a brilliant/enquiring/logical etc mind a bright child with an enquiring mind 求知欲强的聪明孩子
14 intelligent person 有智慧的人 [countableC] someone who is very intelligent, especially in a particular subject or activity 〔尤指在某一研究或活动领域〕有才智的人 SYN brain This is one of the issues that has most interested military minds. 这是军事专家最感兴趣的问题之一。
Some of the finest minds in the country are working on the project. 国内一些最杰出的人士正致力于这个项目。
15 state/frame of mind the way someone is thinking and feeling at a particular time 心情;心态 What happened had a lot to do with my state of mind at the time. 发生的这一切和我当时的心情有很大关系。
in a good/positive/relaxed etc frame of mind She returned from lunch in a happier frame of mind. 她吃完午饭回来后心情好些了。
in the right/wrong frame of mind You have to be in the right frame of mind to play well. 你必须有正确的心态才能打好比赛。
in the right/wrong frame of mind• This in turn puts him in the right frame of mind to be helped to overcome the problem once and for all.• If you do you will approach the next interview in the wrong frame of mind and it will make you less effective.• That's the caddie's duty, to let the player keep in the right frame of mind.• Get them in the right frame of mind - keep atmosphere relaxed and friendly 2. 16 to/in my mind used to show you are giving your opinion about something 照我的意见;依我看来 SYN in my opinion The Internet, to my mind, represents information exchange at its best. 因特网在我看来是最好的信息交换方式。
to/in my mind• They are horribly expensive but to my mind they are the best.• But in my mind I suffered.• But not quickly enough to my mind.• With Amantani fresh in my mind it seemed to me that more than the cattle were tethered here.• One boy, , really sticks out in my mind.• As I took in the traffic thundering by beneath me and relived in my mind my alarming experience, my trepidation returned.• I always had something like this in my mind, that something like that was going to happen.• Stark Nude had been an angelic sprite of a girl who in my mind will for ever be 6 and eating jelly beans. 17 go/turn over something in your mind THINK ABOUTto keep thinking about something because you are trying to understand it or solve a problem 〔因为想理解某事或解决某问题而〕反复思考某事 Corbett rode along, turning over in his mind what Bruce had said. 科比特骑着车,反复思考布鲁斯的话。
18 be the last thing on somebody’s mind (also be the furthest thing from somebody’s mind)THINK ABOUT# to be the thing that someone is least likely to be thinking about 是某人最不可能想到的事 Insurance was the last thing on my mind when we set off that day. 我们那天动身的时候,我压根儿没想到要买保险。
be the last thing on somebody’s mind• Marriage is the last thing on my mind right now. 19 take/keep/get somebody’s mind off something FORGETto make someone stop thinking and worrying about something 使某人不再去想[担忧]某事 Going back to work helped take my mind off Ian’s death. 回去上班让我不再去想伊恩的死。
Want a game? It might take your mind off things. 要不要来一局?也许会让你忘记烦恼。
take ... mind off things• My dad suggested a walk, to take our minds off things.• The war took people's minds off things.• It will take my mind off things - with no limit on the autobahn. 20 set/put somebody’s mind at rest (also set/put somebody’s mind at ease)WORRIED to make someone feel less worried or anxious 使某人放心,使某人安心 If you’re worried, see a doctor to set your mind at rest. 你要是担心,就去看看医生好让自己放心。
set/put somebody’s mind at rest• Just to put your mind at ease, we will get a second opinion from a cardiac specialist.• But she'd like to see him, to try and set her mind at rest.• I wish I could put their minds at rest.• The doctor set my mind at rest by explaining exactly what effect the drug would have on me.• It puts my mind at rest.• But let me set your mind at rest.• He must set their minds at rest about the Freddie affair, because they knew of Freddie.• He's been very kind to me and Lily, as regards putting our minds at rest about Stella.• He's unlikely to know how you feel, and until he does, he can't put your mind at rest.• Quite often, all that is required is a friendly chat to put your mind at rest. 21. it/that is a load/weight off somebody’s mind informalWORRIED# used to say that someone does not have to worry about something anymore 某人不再需要担心,某人心上的石头落了地 22 prey on somebody’s mind (also play on somebody’s mind)THINK ABOUT if a problem preys on your mind, you cannot stop thinking about it 使某人苦恼,紧紧压在某人心头 Finally, she broached the subject that had been playing on her mind for days. 最后,她终于开口说起压在她心头多日的那个话题。
23 no one in their right mind ... (also who in their right mind ...?) informalCRAZY used to say that someone must be stupid or crazy to do something 没有正常的人会…,正常的人谁会…? Who in their right mind would want to do that job? 正常的人谁会想做那份工作?
No woman in her right mind would go out with a man like him. 脑子正常的女人是不会和他那样的男人约会的。
24 be out of your mind informal to be stupid or crazy 愚蠢;犯傻;疯狂 He must have been out of his mind to employ her. 他准是疯了,竟会雇用她。
be out of your mind• Are you out of your mind?• Coronado, who thought him to be out of his mind, reluctantly saw the men off.• You'd be out of your mind to sell it now.• The fans were out of their minds, and the din was deafening.• In fact, I am out of my mind, because she's in it!• He said I was out of my mind.• You must be out of your mind. 25 be out of your mind with worry/grief etc (also be worried/bored etc out of your mind) to be extremely worried, bored etc 极其忧虑/悲伤等 It was getting late and I was out of my mind with worry. 天晚了,我担心极了。
26 go out of your mind (also lose your mind) informalMPCRAZY to become mentally ill or very worried, bored etc 精神失常;极为担心;非常无聊 SYN go crazy Nicole looked at him as if he’d gone out of his mind. 妮科尔看着他,好像他精神失常了似的。
go out of your mind• I'm with the kids all day, and I'm starting to feel like I'm losing my mind.• If I have to wait in one more line, I'm going to go out of my mind.• She said she was going out of her mind in California. 27 somebody’s mind goes blank (also somebody’s mind is a blank) informalFORGET if your mind goes blank, you suddenly cannot remember something 某人脑子里突然一片空白,某人突然什么也想不起来 For some inexplicable reason, her mind went completely blank. 说不清楚为什么,她脑子里突然一片空白。
His heart was thumping and his mind was a complete blank. 他的心怦怦直跳,脑子里一片空白。
28 go (right/clean) out of somebody’s mind (also slip somebody’s mind)FORGET if something goes out of your mind, you forget it, especially because you are very busy 〔尤指因很忙碌〕(完全)被某人忘记 I’m sorry. So much has been happening, it went clean out of my mind. 我很抱歉。 发生了这么多的事,我把它忘得一干二净了。
It had completely slipped her mind that Dave still had a key to the house. 她完全忘了戴夫还有一把房子的钥匙。
It had ... slipped ... mind that• He had seemed thrown for a moment, as though it had genuinely slipped his mind that he was about to be married. 29 bring/call something to mind a) to make you think of someone or something 使想起某人[某事物] SYN remind somebody of something The wine’s sweet nutty taste calls to mind roasted chestnuts. 这酒甜甜的坚果味使人想起烤栗子。
b) formal to remember something 回想起某事 The only thing I could call to mind was something my mother once said. 我唯一能想起来的就是母亲曾说过的话。
bring/call something to mind• For some reason, the book brings Don Quixote to mind, charging in from the right.• Weiss' comment brings several thoughts to mind, about a subject on which little thinking has been done.• But they were shocked that just over one in ten could bring the day to mind.• Red and green, of course, bring the holidays to mind.• Wiesel's speech called to mind the victims of the Holocaust.• I can still bring it to mind, with lines of people coming off the hillsides and on to the road.• Remembering them brought back to mind the Wainfleet item.• But whose ministry is it to bring things to mind and to convict?• Each ornament on their Christmas tree brings to mind the friend or relative that gave it.• What brings this all to mind is something that happened recently at the convenience store. 30 put somebody in mind of somebody/something [not in progressive] formal to remind someone of someone or something 使某人想起某人/某事 The girl put me in mind of my own daughter. 这个女孩使我想起了我自己的女儿。
31 stick/stay in somebody’s mind REMEMBERif a name, fact etc sticks in your mind, you remember it for a long time 〔名字、事实等〕被牢记在某人心里 For some reason, the name really stuck in Joe’s mind. 不知为什么,这个名字深深地印在了乔的脑海里。
One line from the poem had stayed in her mind. 诗中有一行诗句一直印在她的脑海里。
stick/stay in somebody’s mind• One incident that has always stuck in my mind was when I dove for my foxhole at the opening mortar round.• Yet the one small doubt stuck in her mind like a burr in tweed.• It must have stuck in her mind, that an honest person might act out of character when severely threatened.• But it stuck in my mind.• It is not surprising that phrases do not stick in the mind.• Last year, 7-21, that stays in your mind.• There are, as always with the work of Ralph Gibson, images that stick in the mind.• I think those types of things stick in children's minds, so I didn't want her there. 32 be of one mind/of the same mind/of like mind formalAGREE to have the same opinions as someone else 意见一致,看法相似 It can be difficult to meet others of like mind. 有时很难遇到心意相合的人。
be of one mind/of the same mind/of like mind on/about The council and the government are of one mind on the long-term objective. 市政会和政府在长期目标上是一致的。
33 have a mind of your own a) to have strong opinions about things, and make your own decisions without being influenced by other people 有主见,能自主决定 She’s a woman without fear, with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks. 她是个大胆、有主见、有话直说的女人。
b) if an object has a mind of its own, it seems to control itself and does not work or move in the way you want it to 〔物品〕好像长了心眼似的,不听使唤 The bicycle seemed to have a mind of its own and I couldn’t steer it straight. 这辆自行车好像有自己的主意似的,我没法让它直行。
have a mind of your own• She's a woman with a mind of her own, who says what she thinks.• Joey's only two, but he has a mind of his own.• I have a mind of my own.• But Mansell has a mind of his own, and he was adamant he would make racing his career.• They have minds of their own and will form their own views on what is put before them.• My hair seems to have a mind of its own today. 34 put/set/turn your mind to something TRY TO DO OR GET somethingto decide that you want to achieve something and try very hard to do it 下定决心做某事 I think anyone can lose weight if they set their mind to it. 我认为任何人只要下定决心都能减肥。
put/set/turn your mind to something• But he can turn his mind to detailed needs, like pensions, if he has to.• A second glance put my mind to rest, but for a moment there it gave me a turn.• I turned my mind to Archie.• Across the table, Lalage put her mind to the subjugation of Dada.• When Medea knew the deed was done she turned her mind to one still more dreadful.• Anybody could do what I do if they put their mind to it.• He would put his mind to other issues, one of which was sobering in its own right.• Whatever you set your mind to, your personal total obsession, this is what kills you. 35 somebody’s mind is not on something ATTENTIONif your mind is not on what you are doing, you are not thinking much about it because you are thinking or worrying about something else 某人的心思不在某事上 His mind didn’t seem to be on the game at all. 他的心思好像根本不在比赛上。
somebody’s mind is not on something• I was trying to study, but my mind just wasn't on it. 36 keep your mind on something ATTENTIONto keep paying attention to something, even though it is difficult 专心于某事,把注意力集中于某事 He could hardly keep his mind on what she was saying. 他无法集中心思听她说话。
keep your mind on the job/task in/at hand Making notes is the best way of keeping your mind on the task at hand. 记笔记是集中思想于手头工作的最好方法。
keep your mind on something• He was numbed by the thought of this imaginary food and could hardly keep his mind on what the Padre was saying.• But I can not keep my mind on the movie, which now seems false and cloying.• Let's keep our mind on the job at hand.• On Friday, the day of the fair, I had a dreadful time keeping my mind on my work.• You are going to be hard pushed to keep your mind on whatever you're doing Tuesday.• All good nurses were trained to keep their minds on their jobs, but even good nurses were human.• Primo has been trying to keep his mind on what they are doing in this moment.• With all the talk of job losses, I was having trouble keeping my mind on my work. 37 somebody’s mind wanders ATTENTIONif your mind wanders, you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored 某人心不在焉,某人走神〔尤因厌烦〕 Her mind was beginning to wander. 她开始走神了。
somebody’s mind wanders• I'm sorry, my mind was wandering. What did you say? 38 somebody’s mind is racing if your mind is racing, you are thinking very quickly and hard about something because you are excited, frightened etc 〔由于兴奋、害怕等〕某人心绪不宁 He tried to reassure her, but Carrie’s mind was racing. 他想叫卡丽安心,但是她仍平静不下来。
39 it’s all in the mind IMAGINEused to tell someone that they have imagined something and it does not really exist 都是自己想象出来的 He’s one of those doctors who say you’re not really sick and it’s all in the mind. 他是那种医生,会说你其实没有病,一切都是你自己癔想出来的。
40 in your mind’s eye IMAGINEif you see something in your mind’s eye, you imagine or remember clearly what it looks like 在你脑海里的 She paused, imagining the scene in her mind’s eye. 她停顿下来,脑子里想象着这个场面。
in your mind’s eye• I can't remember her name, but I can clearly see her in my mind's eye. 41 have it in mind INTEND formal to intend to do something 打算做某事have it in mind to do something For a long time I had it in mind to write a book about my experiences. 很久以来,我一直想写一本讲述自己经历的书。
have it in mind that I had it in mind that one day I might move to Spain. 我想有一天我可能会移居到西班牙去。
have it in mind that• I still have it in mind that barbers take Mondays off. 42 have half a mind to do something spoken a) INTEND (also have a good mind to do something) used to say that you might do something to show that you disapprove of something someone has done 有点想做某事〔来表达对某人的行为不赞同〕 I’ve a good mind to tell him exactly what I think. 我真想告诉他我的确切想法。
I’ve half a mind to stop him seeing her altogether. 我有点想干脆禁止他去见她。
b) used to say that you may decide to do something 有点想做某事 〔表示也许会决定做某事〕 I’ve half a mind to come with you tomorrow. 我有点想明天和你一起去。
have half a mind to do something• I have half a mind to make you take this right back.
43 mind over matter CONTROLused to say that you can use your thoughts to control physical feelings or an unpleasant situation 精神胜过物质〔指用意志战胜感情或困境〕 I’m scared, yes, but it’s a case of mind over matter. 没错,我是害怕了,但最后意志力占了上风。
mind over matter• But mind over matter, I can do it if I really want to, and I will.• He says it's just a case of mind over matter.• There are limits, in other words, to mind over matter. → in/at the back of your mind at back2(6), → blow somebody’s mind at blow1(15), → cast your mind back at cast1(9), → a closed mind at closed(4), → be in/at/to the forefront of somebody’s mind/attention at forefront(2), → give somebody a piece of your mind at piece1(13), → great minds think alike at great1(15), → know your own mind at know1(50), → the mind boggles at boggle, → meeting of minds at meeting(5), → one-track mind, → an open mind at open1(16), → out of sight, out of mind at sight1(8), → peace of mind at peace(3), presence of mind, → read somebody’s mind at read1(15), → set your heart/mind/sights on (doing) something at set1(13), → be of sound mind at sound3(5), → speak your mind at speak(7), → be in two minds at two(9)n THESAURUSmind what you use to think and imagine thingsMy mind was full of big ideas.
I never know what’s going on in her mind.
At the back of my mind I had the funny feeling that I’d met her somewhere before.
The same thoughts kept going through my mind and I couldn’t get to sleep.
head the place where someone’s mind is – use this especially when talking about the thoughts that are in someone’s mindI can’t get him out of my head.
You need to get it into your head that you’ve done nothing wrong.
To keep myself calm, I counted to ten in my head.
She’s so quiet – you never quite know what’s going on inside her head (=what she is thinking).
subconscious the part of your mind that influences the way you think or behave, even though you may not realize this is happening, and which makes you have dreamsShe suddenly remembered a traumatic incident that had been buried deep in her subconscious.
During the daytime our conscious minds are active, but during the night the subconscious takes over.
psyche formal someone’s mind, especially their feelings and attitudes, and the way these influence their character – used especially when talking about people’s minds in generalThe need for love is deeply buried in our psyche.
Freud has provided an account of the human psyche’s stages of development.
The child is simply searching his psyche to find some past event that relates to his new experiences.
mentality a particular way of thinking that a group of people have, especially one that you think is wrong or badI just don’t understand the mentality of these people.
They all seem to have a kind of victim mentality, which makes them think that the world is permanently against them.
the ego technical the part of your mind that gives you your sense of who you are – used especially in Freudian psychologythe rational world of the ego and the irrational world of the unconscious