thinking
['θɪŋ.kɪŋ] noun uncountable
■when you use your mind to consider something 想，思考•I'll have to do some thinking about how best to arrange the books.我得想一想怎样摆放这些书最好。 ■someone's ideas or opinions 想法，看法；观点•What's the thinking behind the decision to combine the two departments?决定合并这两个部门是出于甚么考虑？ •The book discusses the impact of Christian thinking on western society.这本书探讨了基督教思想对西方社会的影响。
['θɪŋ.kɪŋ] noun uncountable
put your thinking cap on
■to think seriously about something 认真考虑•I'm in need of some interesting suggestions so if you can put your thinking cap on I'd be grateful.我需要一些有意思的建议，如果你能帮我好好想想，我会很感激。
['θɪŋ.kɪŋ] adjective [before noun]
■describes people who use their minds to consider things carefully 有思想的；认真思考的•All thinking people realise that we must stop wasting our natural resources.所有有头脑的人都意识到我们必须停止浪费自然资源。
['θɪŋ.kɪŋ] adjective [before noun]
the thinking woman's / man's crumpet UK humorous
■a way of describing a man or a woman who is popular with the opposite sex because they are intelligent as well as being physically attractive 女人／男人眼里的香饽饽；性感而有智慧的男人／女人•Paxman is surely the ultimate thinking woman's crumpet.毫无疑问，帕克斯曼是女人眼里最有智慧最性感的男人。 |