- [countable] a plan, thought or suggestion, especially about what to do in a particular situation
可数] 计划、想法或建议，尤其是在特定情况下该怎么做的计划、想法或建议- It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
出发前打个电话是个好主意。 - That's a great idea! 这是个好主意！
- I’ve had a brilliant idea!
我有一个绝妙的主意！ - I knew this was a bad idea.
我就知道这不是个好主意。 - The party's latest big idea is to create a Centre for Teaching Excellence.
党的最新大创意是创建卓越教学中心。 - The surprise party was Jane's idea.
惊喜派对是简的主意。 - idea for something He already had an idea for his next novel.
他已经有了下一部小说的构思。 - We’re having a meeting to try to come up with ideas for fundraising.
我们正在开会，为筹款出谋划策。 - idea of something The idea of a new museum was first discussed two years ago.
建立新博物馆的想法是两年前开始讨论的。 - idea of doing something I like the idea of living on a boat.
我喜欢住在船上的想法。 - We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog.
我们一直在考虑养一条狗。 - Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas.
她的家人希望她上大学，但她有其他想法。 - I don't know what to do, but I'm open to ideas.
我不知道该怎么办，但我愿意接受各种想法。 - It might be an idea (= it would be sensible) to try again later.
以后再试一次也许是个好主意（=这是明智之举）。 - It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong.
当时这似乎是个好主意，但后来却出了大问题。 - Ben is the ideas man and the others do the day-to-day work.
本是出主意的人，其他人负责日常工作。 - (North American English usually) Ben is the idea man.
(北美英语通常）本是出主意的人。
Extra Examples 额外示例Topics Suggestions and advicea1- Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
- We're always looking for new ideas.
- Do you have any ideas for a present for Lara?
- Family therapy is used as an alternative idea to medication.
- Give careful thought to how to structure your ideas in the essay.
- Group counselling is used as an alternative idea to punishment.
- He joined the company as an office assistant with big ideas.
- She kept turning the idea of resigning over in her mind.
- He's obsessed with the idea of getting a motorbike.
- Her ideas are drawn mainly from Chinese art.
- His ideas flowed faster than he could express them.
- How could we translate the idea into business reality?
- I have an idea about how to tackle the problem.
- I hope he's not still harbouring ideas about asking me out.
- I met up with a designer to bounce a few ideas around.
- I think the whole idea is ridiculous.
- I wanted to put the idea out there.
- I wanted to take the week off, but my boss had other ideas.
- I'm toying with the idea of leaving my job.
- It might be an idea to leave a note on the door for Marcos.
- It was a struggle to get our ideas across.
- It's useful to have someone to bounce ideas off.
- The study found that 47 per cent of Britons would not welcome the idea of a cashless society.
- She accused the company of stealing her idea.
- He had the idea of advertising on social media.
- Some people started recycling, and the idea caught on.
- Some students started wearing denim, and the idea caught on.
- That idea didn't work out so well.
- The book introduces the key ideas of sociology.
- The book puts across complex ideas in a way anyone can understand.
- The germ of his idea came from watching a bird make a nest.
- The idea behind the ceremony is to keep the gods happy to ensure a good crop.
- The idea eventually led to the invention of the telephone.
- The idea for the Olympics originated with Pierre de Coubertin.
- The idea for the invention came to him in the bath.
- The idea had long been mooted but nothing had been done to put it into practice.
- The idea has now blossomed into a successful mail-order business.
- The movie is based on a simple idea, but a powerful one.
- They managed to push the idea of expanding through the committee.
- We were asked to suggest ideas for improving efficiency.
- What gave you the idea to go freelance?
- a system of decision-making that stifles original ideas
- He's definitely an ideas person.
- I'd like to explore this idea in a bit more detail.
- I've got a good idea.
- It seemed like a good idea at the time.
- My original idea was to use amateur actors.
- She's always full of bright ideas.
- That's a brilliant idea!
- The basic idea is that we all meet up in London.
- We need to have a meeting in order to bounce a few ideas around.
- Who on earth came up with that idea?
- It's a great forum for sharing ideas.
- You need to support your ideas with concrete examples.
- Let's develop this idea a little further.
- The conference is an opportunity for an exchange of ideas.
主题 建议和意见A1Oxford Collocations Dictionary
牛津搭配词典adjective- bright
- brilliant
- clever
- …
- have
- come up with
- dream up
- …
- come into somebody’s brain
- come into somebody’s head
- come into somebody’s mind
- …
- idea about
- idea for
- idea of
- …
- be open to ideas
- the germ of an idea
- have other ideas
- …
- It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
- [uncountable, singular] idea (of something) a picture or an impression in your mind of what somebody/something is like
[不可数，单数] idea (of something)（对某事的想法） 在你头脑中关于某人/某事是什么样子的图画或印象- The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.
这本小册子应该能让你对酒店有一个很好的印象。 - I had some idea of what the job would be like.
我对这份工作有了一些概念。 - This film changed the very idea of what an outer space movie could be.
这部电影改变了人们对外太空电影的看法。 - An evening at home watching TV is not my idea of a good time.
晚上在家看电视可不是我想要的好时光。 - If this is your idea of a joke, then I don’t find it very funny.
如果这是你的玩笑话，那我觉得一点也不好笑。 - I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea (= getting the wrong impression about something).
我不想让任何人产生误解（=对某事产生错误印象）。
Extra Examples 额外示例- I had an idea of where it might be.
- He gave me a rough idea of what was wanted.
- Swimming in an icy river is not my idea of fun.
- The idea of going to his rescue amused her.
- They seem to have got the idea that we will be giving them a lift.
- I don't relish the idea of sharing an office with Tony.
- People have a romantic idea of the police force.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
牛津搭配词典adjective- clear
- concrete
- precise
- …
- get
- espouse
- have
- …
- amuse somebody
- appeal to somebody
- please somebody
- …
- idea about
- idea behind
- idea of
- …
- The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.
- [countable] an opinion or a belief about something
可数]对某事的看法或信念- the experiences that shaped her ideas
影响她想法的经历 - ideas about something He has some very strange ideas about education.
他对教育有一些非常奇怪的想法。 - ideas on something Her ideas on the family are pretty old-fashioned.
她对家庭的观念非常陈旧。 - ideas of something These photographs challenge conventional ideas of beauty.
这些照片挑战了传统的审美观念。 - idea that… She rejects the idea that product quality has suffered.
想法...... 她拒绝接受产品质量下降的想法。
Extra Examples 额外示例Topics Opinion and argumenta2- They had to reconsider their ideas in the light of new evidence.
- He has some funny ideas about how to motivate staff.
- She has very definite ideas about what kind of a job she wants.
- He holds very different ideas to mine about discipline.
- She always tries to impose her own ideas on the rest of the team.
主题 意见和论据A2Oxford Collocations Dictionary
牛津搭配词典adjective- clear
- concrete
- precise
- …
- get
- espouse
- have
- …
- amuse somebody
- appeal to somebody
- please somebody
- …
- idea about
- idea behind
- idea of
- …
- the experiences that shaped her ideas
- [singular] a feeling that something is possible or is true
单数]一种感觉，认为某事是可能的或真实的- Where on earth did you get that idea?
你到底是怎么想到的？ - idea that… What gave you the idea that he'd be here?
想法......是什么让你想到他会在这里？ - idea where, who, etc… I have a pretty good idea where I left it—I hope I'm right.
想法在哪里，是谁，等等......我有一个很好的想法，我希望我是对的。
Extra Examples 额外示例- I have a pretty good idea who might have said that.
- The idea never crossed my mind.
- The idea that I was only interested in making money is ludicrous.
- The idea that she was involved in any way is absolutely ridiculous.
- Whatever gave you that idea?
- Where on earth did you get that idea?
- the idea[singular] the aim or purpose of something
想法[单数] 某事的目的或宗旨- You'll soon get the idea (= understand).
你很快就会明白的（=理解）。 - idea of something What's the idea of the game?
想法[单数] 某事的目的或宗旨，你很快就会明白的。 - idea of doing something The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.
我们去的目的就是为了见见她的新男友。 - with the idea of doing something They buy other people's tickets with the idea of reselling them.
他们买别人的票是为了转卖。
Synonyms purpose 同义词 目的purposeaim ▪ intention ▪ plan ▪ point ▪ ideaThese are all words for talking about what somebody/something intends to do or achieve.purpose what something is supposed to achieve; what somebody is trying to achieve:- Our campaign’s main purpose is to raise money.
- She went to London with the aim of finding a job.
- Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe.
- I have no intention of going to the wedding.
- She’s full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
- There are no plans to build new offices.
- What’s the point of all this violence?
- The point of the lesson is to compare the two countries.
- The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.
- What’s the idea behind this?
- with the purpose/aim/intention/idea of doing something
- somebody’s intention/plan to do something
- to have a(n) purpose/aim/intention/plan/point
- to achieve/fulfil a(n) purpose/aim
- You'll soon get the idea (= understand).
plan/thought 计划/想法
impression 印象
opinion 意见
feeling 感觉
aim 目的
Word Origin 词源late Middle English (as a term in Platonic philosophy): via Latin from Greek idea ‘form, pattern’, from the base of idein ‘to see’.
Idioms 成语
See idea in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybuck your ideas up
提高你的想法
提高你的想法
give somebody ideas | put ideas into somebody’s head
把想法灌输给别人
把想法灌输给别人
have no idea | not have the faintest, first, etc. idea
没有想法｜没有最模糊、最初步等想法
没有想法｜没有最模糊、最初步等想法
- (informal) used to emphasize that you do not know something
非正式）用来强调你不知道某事- ‘What's she talking about?’ ‘I've no idea.’
"她在说什么？""我不知道。 - He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people.
他根本不知道怎么管理别人。 - I had no idea she’d had such a difficult life.
我不知道她过得这么艰难。 - I don’t have any idea where he is.
我不知道他在哪儿。 - She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about.
她似乎不知道我在说什么 - I haven't got the faintest idea what she meant.
我完全不明白她的意思。 - He hadn't had the slightest idea about what had been going on.
他根本不知道发生了什么事。
- ‘What's she talking about?’ ‘I've no idea.’
have the right idea
有正确的想法
有正确的想法
- to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing something, etc.
找到了很好或很成功的生活方式、做事方法等。- He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55.
他当然有正确的想法--55 岁退休。 - The party had the right idea, but failed to win over the voters.
该党的想法是正确的，但却未能赢得选民的支持。
- He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55.
that’s an idea! 这是个好主意！
that’s the idea! 就是这个主意！
you have no idea…
你不知道...
你不知道...
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