thought·ful /ˈθɔːtfəl $ ˈθɒːt-/ ●○○ adjectiveadj 1 KINDalways thinking of the things you can do to make people happy or comfortable 想得周到的;体贴的,关心的 OPP thoughtless Paul is very thoughtful. 保罗非常体贴人。
it is thoughtful of somebody to do something It was really thoughtful of you to remember my birthday. 你真是细心,还记得我的生日。
► see thesaurus at kind 2 THINK ABOUTserious and quiet because you are thinking a lot 沉思的,深思的 a thoughtful look 若有所思的神情
a thoughtful silence 沉思不语
3 well planned and carefully thought about 周密的 a thoughtful analysis 周密的分析
—thoughtfully adverbadv
—thoughtfulness noun [uncountableU]