think tank

Word family adjectivethinkablenounthinkerthinkingthink tankadverbthinkinglyverbthink

Related topics: Organizations

ˈthink tank noun [countableC]

SSOSEa group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice 智囊团，智库〔就某方面问题出谋划策的专家小组〕

right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank

a leading member of a Tory think tank

保守党智囊团的一位领军人物

n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

Think tank is usually followed by a singular verb:

The think tank has suggested some major reforms.

In British English, you can also use a plural verb:

The think tank have suggested some major reforms.

Examples from the Corpus

think tank• That coterie would also act, as they did for the 1991 event, very much as a think tank.• The Cato Institute is a conservative think tank.• Such outright activism is not for every think tank.• This was not your familiar sighting at a Washington think tank on K Street here.• From 1989-1992, she was president of the Center for National Policy, a Washington think tank.

From Longman Business Dictionary

think-tankˈthink-tank (also think tank) noun [countableC]

a committee of people with special experience or knowledge in a particular area which is established by a government to produce ideas and advice on something

a government-sponsored think-tank

单词	think tank
释义	think tank Word family adjectivethinkablenounthinkerthinkingthink tankadverbthinkinglyverbthink Related topics: Organizations ˈthink tank noun [countableC] SSOSEa group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice 智囊团，智库〔就某方面问题出谋划策的专家小组〕 right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank a leading member of a Tory think tank 保守党智囊团的一位领军人物 n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb? Think tank is usually followed by a singular verb: The think tank has suggested some major reforms. In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The think tank have suggested some major reforms. Examples from the Corpus think tank• That coterie would also act, as they did for the 1991 event, very much as a think tank.• The Cato Institute is a conservative think tank.• Such outright activism is not for every think tank.• This was not your familiar sighting at a Washington think tank on K Street here.• From 1989-1992, she was president of the Center for National Policy, a Washington think tank. From Longman Business Dictionary think-tankˈthink-tank (also think tank) noun [countableC] a committee of people with special experience or knowledge in a particular area which is established by a government to produce ideas and advice on something a government-sponsored think-tank
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