think·ing1 /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU] 1 OPINIONyour opinion or ideas about something, or your attitude towards it 想法,看法;态度 The Administration’s thinking changed as the war progressed. 随着战事的发展,政府的态度改变了。
Well, to my way of thinking (=in my opinion), they should have done that years ago. 唉,依我看来,他们早就应该做那件事了。
He laughed and accused me of wishful thinking (=falsely believing that something will happen just because I want it to). 他笑着骂我是一厢情愿。
the rich countries’ current thinking on aid 富裕国家目前对于援助的看法
thinking behind the thinking behind the company’s new public relations campaign 公司这一次新的公关活动背后的理念
2 when you think about something 思想,思考,思维 If it weren’t for Jeff’s quick thinking, Tillie could have been badly hurt. 要不是杰夫反应快,蒂莉就可能要受重伤了。
I really needed to do some thinking. 我真得好好考虑考虑了。
clear/critical/analytical etc thinking (=a particular way of thinking about things) 清晰的/批判性的/分析性的等思维
3. put on your thinking cap informal to try to think seriously about a problem in order to solve it 动脑筋,通过思考解决问题 → lateral thinkingn COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when you think about somethingverbsdo some thinkingI’ve had a chance to do some thinking.
adjectivesquick thinkingHe was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.
hard thinkingOver the next two days a lot of hard thinking went into the campaign.
serious thinkingYour mother and I have been doing some serious thinking.
clear/logical thinkingAbove 24,000 feet, the lack of oxygen makes clear thinking almost impossible.
critical thinking (=when you make careful judgments about how good or bad something is)Rudi wanted them to practice critical thinking by analysing the world they lived in.
creative thinking (=when you use your imagination to produce new ideas or things)Her solution to the problem was an example of good creative thinking.
joined-up thinking British EnglishBrE (=when all the different parts of a plan or situation are considered together, so that it has better results)The media has criticized the lack of joined-up thinking in the government’s plans for dealing with a terrorist attack.
good thinking (=used to say that an idea is good)‘We’d better lock the door.’ ‘Good thinking.’