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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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mind

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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。

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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。

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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？

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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

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bearing in mind• However such applications must be looked at carefully bearing in mind the whole environmental question.• This is to be expected, bearing in mind the way in which insertion is handled.• This was an incredible result bearing in mind the general statistics of 98 percent failure rates reported for most dieting attempts.• It is also worth bearing in mind that the experience curve does not apply only to single products.

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

15 state/frame of mind the way someone is thinking and feeling at a particular time 心情；心态

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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prey on somebody’s mind• Important items which are left have a habit of preying on the mind.• It was Tatiana preying on his mind.• It began to prey on my mind so much that I went to the casualty department of Charing Cross Hospital.• But his main preoccupation was with the unfinished Requiem, which had begun to prey on his mind.

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…？

24 be out of your mind informal to be stupid or crazy 愚蠢；犯傻；疯狂

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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put somebody in mind of somebody/something• The fried bean curd put one in mind of oriental griddle cakes and needed the hot sauces to extract their inscrutable flavour.• The Professor couldn't help thinking that he put him in mind of a young Jack Palance.• What it put me in mind of was a very bad joke that once ran in my family.• It put Luce in mind of a corrupt and rotting corpse.• But they put me in mind of trees in November.

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

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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

33 have a mind of your own

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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

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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

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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

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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〕

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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〕

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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 THESAURUS

mind what you use to think and imagine things

My 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 mind

I 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 dreams

She 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 general

The 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 bad

I 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 psychology

the rational world of the ego and the irrational world of the unconscious

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mind• O'Rourke has a very devious mind.• Peacher has an incredibly good mind.• Grandma's body is wearing out, but her mind is as sharp as ever.• She had a picture of him in her mind - tall, blond and handsome.• I never know what's going on in her mind.• It was an interesting idea. Jeff turned it over in his mind on the way to work.• In his mind, Jim could vividly picture the red bulb of the thermometer in the relaxation exercise Miller had given him.• Dave struggled hard to push these worries out of his mind.• At night, while he slept, his mind was still full of music.• His mind was full of big ideas for developing the company.• Keep that in mind because without it all the fine planning in the world will never be translated into action.• He is reputed to have been an able administrator with a keen mind for commerce.• The teacher talked on and on and my mind began to wander.• 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.• I made up my mind I was going to retire.• Then, since the reality of my situation could hardly be worse, my mind turned once again to philosophy.• We can not see them or turn our minds from them.• Cuomo is one of our foremost political minds.• It's hard to understand what's going on in Susanna's mind.• I don't really have a scientific mind.• But those wines give only momentary pleasure and thereafter the senses are dulled and the mind is clouded.• But planners changed their mind as they realized the channels would have to be bigger and bigger.

independence/strength/flexibility of mind• It is an independence of mind reflected in her choice of films as well.• Her rudeness was seen as a charming independence of mind by her familya necessary training in stubbornness.• If the present set of essays exhibits independence of mind, this is no less than she would wish or expect.• But he has more than once shown great independence of mind.• Agnes E lived alone, had reached her ninetieth year and had retained her independence of mind.• I wish she could obtain a little more strength of mind.• It might be thought that the hon. Gentleman's independence of mind and spirit owe something to his background.• If I could have departed then, never reentered the house, it would have been with some strength of mind.

mind2 S1 W2 verb

1 feel annoyed 感到不快 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually in questions and negatives]UPSET to feel annoyed or upset about something 介意，在意 → object

2 not mind doing something WILLINGto be willing to do something 愿意做某事

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not mind doing something• I don't mind driving if you're tired.• The world was giving to him, he did not mind giving back.• If you don't mind waiting a few minutes, we can check our records for you.• San Diego's nice, I wouldn't mind living there.• He did not mind being flippant about New York, but disliked to hear any one else take the same tone.• He might not mind being placeless, but I mind.• It had been worse than she had expected, but she had not minded it.• It was remarkable the way people sought her out, often not minding that their conversation was public.• Just as long, that is, as the masses do not mind interminable delays.• The girls were late at breakfast, but Mrs Roberts did not mind.

3 NOT CARE WHICH ONE 不在乎哪一个not mind [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrEDON'T CARE if you do not mind what someone does or what happens, you do not have a strong opinion about it 不在乎，无所谓

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not mind what/who/where etc• Ursula wanted her daughter free at any price and did not mind what risks Maurice had to run to bring that about.

4 mind your own business INTERFERE informal to not ask questions about a situation that does not involve you 管你自己的事，别管闲事

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mind your own business• I wish you'd stop interfering and mind your own business.• He also fired his lawyer and told civil libertarians to mind their own business.• His life had been well-ordered and reasonably happy, he thought, by minding his own business.• I asked her if he'd returned home and she told me to mind my own business.• She hoped he didn't interpret them as telling him to mind his own business.• Then I felt a fool and decided to leave it and mind my own business.• He had not minded his own business as a man of seventy in New York should do.• Folks in Montana tend to value their privacy, to the point that minding your own business is considered a virtue.• I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.

5 be minding your own business to be doing something ordinary on your own when something unexpected happens to you 〔意外发生时〕正好好地做着自己的事

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be minding your own business• It's a bit disconcerting to be minding your own business.• I was minding my own business, sleeping, when I heard something.

SPOKEN PHRASES

21 take care of STH/SB 照料某事/某人 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrE

22. mind the shop British EnglishBrE, mind the store American EnglishAmE informalIN CHARGE OF to be in charge of something, while the person who is usually in charge is not there 临时代管

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mind the shop• Carrie had been minding the shop.• I have to mind the shop here.• Emily and Maudie can mind the shop quite well without me, so I can look after Josh and the boys.

23 mind your manners/language/p’s and q’s POLITEto be careful about what you say or how you behave so that you do not offend anyone 注意你的举止/语言/礼貌

24 obey 服从 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmEOBEY to obey someone’s instructions or advice 听从，服从

25 mind out phrasal verbphr v [always in imperative or infinitive] British EnglishBrE used to warn someone to be careful 当心，小心 SYN be careful

Examples from the Corpus

mind out• Mind out -- there's a snowball coming towards you!

n Grammar

Using the progressive

In most of its meanings, mind is not used in the progressive.

One common exception is the expression be minding your own business (sense 5).

Mind can also be used in the progressive when it means ‘take care of’ (senses 21 and 22):

I’m just minding the shop while she’s having lunch.

Using the passive

In most of its meanings, mind is not used in the passive.

Mind can only be used in the passive when it means ‘take care of’ (senses 21 and 22):

The children are being minded by a neighbour.

Examples from the Corpus

mind• Are you sure your mother doesn't mind?• When you only used to do four or five a year - never mind five in one weekend.• You might not mind fur on blankets and bedspreads, but the next guest could be allergic to animals.• Of course I don't mind if you bring a few friends over.• Owen knew this and didn't mind it.• Never mind love, never mind passion.• Never mind opponents lacking the bottle to take on the Old Trafford stars.• Though whether he minded or not I'd no idea.• Mothers who work part-time are able to mind other people's children when they are not working.• The woman who minds Pip and Emma collects them from school and gives them an evening meal.• Nobody seems to mind that much.• He spends as much time as his wife minding the children.

mind that• Bear in mind that all sections must add up to the overall length measurement.• David says his parents don't mind that he spends so much time on his computer.• Never mind that I hadn't remembered my birthday either.• We made up our minds that, if business didn't get better by June, we'd sell it.• In assessing their contribution it should be borne in mind that many parish roads were improved while many turnpikes were neglected.• Never mind that philosophical training in logic is another source of critical thinking skills.• But it was not with this intervention level in mind that the rule of law and various protective judicial principles were formulated.• The moment it becomes unprofitable to do so, there is no doubt in my mind that the tree-farmers will abandon these forests.• But as was stated above, it must always be borne in mind that these models are ideal types.• But keep in mind that this is fiction.

mind!

1 British EnglishBrEWARN used to warn someone to be careful because they might hurt themselves or someone else, or damage something 当心！小心！

Mind that bike, James!

小心那辆自行车，詹姆斯！

Mind you don’t fall!

小心别摔倒！

mind your head/fingers etc

Mind your head – the ceiling’s a bit low.

小心头——天花板有点低。

mind how/where/who etc

It’s slippery, so mind where you’re walking!

有点滑，要小心脚下！

WARNING 提醒 → mind

Examples from the Corpus

mind how/where/who etc• With Dad around, the Sowerby girls have to mind how as well as what they eat.• The Bible is no academic tome with an esoteric appeal to those with scholarly minds who can handle abstract concepts.• I don't mind how many men you've slept with.• Never mind how silly they are.• Michael came to mountaineering through its literature and found some one of a like mind who was also keen to start.• You have to resolve in your own mind who you want to owe this money to.• Step 9 Be quite clear in your mind how your child must change in order for the situation to improve.

MINDn /maɪnd/

n1.a British charity organization which gives advice and practical help to people who are mentally ill and to their families, and which tries to make people in general understand more about mental illness

From Longman Business Dictionary

mindmind /maɪnd/ nounMARKETING

1front of mind if a brand or company is front of mind, people think of it as a possible choice when buying a particular type of product

An email newsletter will keep your brand front of mind.

Pirelli is trying to establish itself as a front-of-mind brand when it comes to buying tyres.

2share of mind (also mind share) how many people recognize and think of a particular brand or company compared with its competitors

The marketing battle is for share of mind.

Origin mind1

Old English gemynd

mind1 noun

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