plan/thought 计划/想法
- [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- 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.
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