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Definition of mind in English:

mind

noun mʌɪndmaɪnd

  • 1The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

    头脑

    a lot of thoughts ran through my mind
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cartesian dualism is, of course, traditionally associated with the view that animals lack minds.
    • My mind, your mind, and the minds of every other conscious being are particular, limited manifestations of this universal mind.
    • Dreams are highly personal communications between the subconscious and the conscious minds.
    • Live bodies have minds, and minds affect physiology.
    • This municipal resistance movement heralds a new growing consciousness in the minds of many Americans.
    • We tend to suppose that our conscious mind is in control most of the time.
    • The product of aeons of evolution has enabled our minds to model the world around us based on the information gathered by our senses.
    • In her view, the mind is autonomous - we are agents in our thinking and determine our own thoughts.
    • He said it might be that the mind or consciousness is independent of the brain.
    • The more people learn such skills, they more they develop an infrastructure for creativity in their own minds and in interpersonal and group relations.
    • But does the apparent fact that they don't mind settle the question in your mind?
    • For example, the agency instituting repression must be derived from the ego, the conscious part of the mind.
    • All consciousness is in individual minds, in individual brains.
    • What we can do is flow with them and see what happens in our bodies and minds… but be aware that by the time you sense it you've already transformed it into something else.
    • A question often on the minds of Cognitive Neuroscientists these days concerns the relation between perception and action.
    • If they are right, postulated processes that do not bear this relation to our experiential lives cannot be going on in our minds.
    • Our experience of how human minds work provides an analogy to how a primeval, creator mind probably worked.
    • However, I believe nightmares are a gift of our subconscious to our conscious minds.
    • I had no idea of the thoughts running through his mind or the feelings building up in him.
    • All consciousness and intentionality is in the minds of individuals.
    Synonyms
    sanity, mental balance, mental faculties, senses, wits, reason, reasoning, judgement, rationality
    informal marbles
    1. 1.1 A person's mental processes contrasted with physical action.
      思维
      I wrote a letter in my mind

      我打好了一封信的腹稿。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • After all, it is common knowledge that what goes on in the mind can have physical consequences.
      • She took a few moments to find the normal connections between her mind and her physical body.
      • She fought her mind and was determined that her husband was a good and caring man.
      • There ensued a process that in my mind took the form of picking teams for netball.
      • I had a conversation in my mind.

  • 2A person's ability to think and reason; the intellect.

    his keen mind

    他敏捷的头脑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Virgo-Virgos have keen intelligence and fine minds.
    • However, you will be expected to use your mind and exercise your sense of humour.
    • For those with good eyesight and for all with keen minds as well as palates, Biro's story is inspirational and his recipes complex and interesting.
    • Staff and faculty, books and projects are all helping us to master our intellects and expand our minds.
    • Bob has a keen mind and a wicked sense of humour so add it to your must-view list.
    • The mind or intellect seems to be enfeebled by sentiment as your head and heart tug you in different directions.
    • The mainstays of the children's bedrooms up and down the country were on display too: teddy bears in their hundreds, dolls in elaborate boxes and puzzles designed to stretch young minds.
    • These moves were designed to help us use our minds to overcome the physical pain of impending childbirth, and created a sense of accomplishment at the end of class.
    • An analytical mind and the ability to get on with people is essential.
    • We should apply our minds and reason rather than play with passion.
    • All that you need is a curious mind, and the ability to absorb various kinds of trivia.
    • His aides speak in hushed tones about his ferocious mind, acute attention to detail and a gimlet eye for a deal.
    • Like all people given to the life of the mind, Kant was in need of the discipline that he imposed on himself.
    • With an analytical mind and a photographic memory for names and dates, Brian Lane was a First Class detective.
    Synonyms
    brain, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, mental capacity, brains, brainpower, wits, wit, powers of reasoning, powers of comprehension, powers of thought, understanding, reasoning, judgement, sense, mentality, perception
    1. 2.1 A person's memory.
      记性，记忆力
      the company's name slips my mind

      我忘了那家公司的名字。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And eerie images linger in the minds and memories, making picture editing a challenging task.
      • All that the individual members have been asked to do is to cast their minds back to the reasons that actually motivated them to vote for the grant of planning permission.
      • Somewhere probably in the deepest recess of our minds is a memory we would rather forget, of a present we purchased that left us with egg on our face.
      • It stayed in my mind like his memory stayed in the minds of his family.
      • Driving through the town in the early morning so many thoughts and memories raced through my mind.
      • Yet somehow at the back of our minds will be the memory of not only the lost years but of the men who were lost with them.
      • How many films are retained in our minds as simply a memory of having seen them, of a reaction to them and perhaps a generalised sense of atmosphere, an emotional or aesthetic texture?
      • That line had come into your mind for no apparent reason and then you had the answer.
      • Some fans have spoken in rather distressing language about incidents of crushing that conjured up, in their own minds, memories of Hillsborough.
      • America, the case goes, has a duty to do this, and now, with September 11 still a hideous memory in many minds, is the moment when it can be done.
      • A few nights ago, just as I was going to bed, it popped into my mind for no apparent reason.
      • I probably would have hoped that famine was soon to become a fading memory in the minds of elderly people.
      • A very old memory flashed through my mind when, as a young boy, I was talking to an uncle just back from the war.
      • Cast your minds back, like mental fly fishers, to Monday and you might recall our report on a new book that listed the 100 most offensive UK place names.
      • Memories raced through his mind, thoughts of the joy Isaac had brought to his life.
      • The vividness of both names made it easy for them to be inscribed in locals' minds and memories.
      • The eve of St. Patrick's Day 2004 will not leave the minds, hearts and memories of so many people especially her family and her close school friends.
      • Before leaving, take a second look to engrave in your mind and heart the memories of this tranquil place.
      • Sadly, that memory rankles in my mind and dulls somewhat the great effort from Andy Bichel.
      • Nila is just a ghost of her past now; no more than a painful memory in the minds of many who have always turned to her for solace.
      Synonyms
      memory, recollection, powers of recall
    2. 2.2 A particular way of thinking, influenced by a person's profession or environment.
      he had a deep contempt for the bureaucratic mind
      Example sentencesExamples
      • David Cameron and his resurgent Conservatives now threaten to bring about a very different form of climate change to that which has preoccupied Liberal minds in recent years.
      • He reveals not only a wealth of detail about the individual fate of Gypsies, but also reminds us of the brutal methods and criminal minds of the Nazis.
      • Step inside, then and see for yourself the world of prisons and their guests, the working of the criminal and not so criminal minds.
      • Maybe she was only good at understanding criminal minds.
      • Only criminal or totally ignorant minds can have sympathy for those who steal the people's money - in fact their own money as well.
      • Added to that, there are still gaps in our knowledge of the way the criminal mind works.
      • All my time involved in this case he never struck me as having a criminal mind.
      • My warped little mind says they are all actors in the adult film business following a script.
      • Once can see the dim logic at work in their bureaucratic minds.
      • He is one of the country's leading experts on sex offenders, a man who has spent the past two decades delving into the warped minds of killers such as Robert Black and Fred West.
      • I don't think a daughter of mine should be influenced by such perverse minds.
      • So he heads to foreign lands, to study the mysteries of the criminal mind, and ends up in a Bhutanese prison.
      Synonyms
      opinion, way of thinking, outlook, attitude, view, viewpoint, point of view, belief, judgement, thoughts, feeling, sentiment, persuasion
    3. 2.3 A person identified with their intellectual faculties.
      有才智者
      he was one of the greatest minds of his time

      他是他那时代最伟大的智者之一。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • These are a few of the big ideas being vigorously researched and heatedly discussed by some of the brightest minds in academe.
      • In the competition for the minds that produce intellectual capital, they are at a distinct disadvantage.
      • Taken together, these two benefits will enable millions of minds to work together far more effectively than ever before.
      • The idea is to move the brightest minds in academia temporarily into these ‘lablets’ and focus on long-term projects.
      • On July 1, 2003, the faculty at the University of Waterloo will be joined by one of Canada's leading academics and brightest minds.
      • It's not confined to the books concentrating on improving young minds, bodies and spirits which are disappearing off the shelves.
      • When he launched into a diatribe about the influence of romance books on impressionable minds, one female member of the audience had had enough.
      • This loss of sharp and influential minds has left the physical and social sciences in a poorer state than they need be.
      • The idea of life long learning has always attracted the attention of outstanding minds.
      • Such an environment, Laflamme said, will attract leading minds in theoretical physics.
      • I'll leave that to the great intellectual minds to figure out.
      • Child-Ich aims to focus young minds on achieving goals and developing more positive mental attitudes.
      • It's safe to imagine that optimistic minds at Sun are hoping for an even larger share of the x86 market than their partner estimates indicate.
      • We need keen intellects and educated minds to weigh decisions that could mean life or death to millions and dictate the unforeseeable future.
      • The roar of the waves stirred many an emotion in the young minds and that childhood romance with the ocean led to the birth of some adventurism in them.
      • The creative minds behind building designs across York and North Yorkshire were celebrating today after scooping an armful of gongs for architectural excellence.
      • Parents and teachers can play a vital role in bringing a social consciousness to young minds.
      • They're not exactly the brightest minds in the ‘intelligence’ biz, are they?
      • I'd love to get the bright minds of the game together for a symposium to identify parts of the rulebook we can do without.
      • Suspicious minds can wonder if that was the strategic intent.
      Synonyms
      intellect, thinker, brain, scholar, academic, intellectual, sage

  • 3A person's attention.

    智力，思维能力

    employees should keep their minds on the job

    我希望雇员们把心思都放在工作上。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reappearing behind the girl he focused his mind, determined to lift her up into the air.
    • Far from allowing alcohol on the wards, doctors are finding a four-legged friend expert at taking patients' minds off their aches and pains.
    • Knowing there are no second chances concentrates the mind wonderfully.
    • That gloomy thought ought to concentrate minds in western capitals.
    • An atmosphere of frenzied but good-natured co-operation prevails; with so much to get through, our minds are concentrated wonderfully.
    • She banished it from her mind and turned her attention on the man speaking to her.
    • Meanwhile, ‘hygiene audits’ designed to focus the minds of staff on the procedures they should be following are a welcome step in the right direction.
    • What concentrates the mind wonderfully is the knowledge that you must have it and you can't afford it.
    • It took heavyweights with an alternative on offer to take people's minds off Hegel, and then the effect was only partial, local, and temporary.
    • We have to turn our minds and attention to the serious challenge about what to do about social conditions.
    • It is Labour MPs from deprived constituencies, their minds now concentrated by reduced majorities, who will lead the charge.
    • As boss of these papers, such parlous statistics should be concentrating his mind wonderfully.
    • Now, Labour is sorely divided too, but success and power tend to concentrate minds, at least for a while.
    • Being fully engrossed in the creative process keeps the mind in the present moment.
    • Victor now turns his mind to the mysterious processes of decay and degeneration in animal tissue.
    • It was emblazoned on the front cover of a Vogue magazine that a thoughtful friend had brought to take her mind off the pain.
    • I tried to take my mind off the discomfort and occasional pain I was feeling.
    • She pushed it from her mind and focused her attention back on what Giriad was saying.
    • Downing Street hopes it will concentrate minds among the rebels, to instil in them the reality that inflicting defeat now would mean the end of Blair, not just this policy.
    • But yesterday belonged to the players who showed true professionalism to keep their minds focussed during the off-field turmoil.
    Synonyms
    attention, thoughts, concentration, thinking, attentiveness
    1. 3.1 A person's will or determination to achieve something.
      意愿，意向
      anyone can slim if they set their mind to it

      只要下决心，任何人都可变苗条。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It seems Oxford students really can achieve great things when they put their minds to it.
      • He set his mind on achieving black belt status in karate and he did just that in the months and years that were to follow.
      • It's a tall order but Jansen believes his team-mates can achieve their goal if they put their minds to it.
      Synonyms
      inclination, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, disposition, intention, intent, will, aim, purpose, design
verb mʌɪndmaɪnd
[with object]

  • 1often with negative Be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.

    介意，在乎

    I don't mind the rain

    我不在乎下雨。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If anything, the most touching relationship exists between Depp and Highmore - and herein might lie an answer as to whether Barrie minded being remembered only for Peter Pan.
    • She was covered in two jackets as I held her hand not even minding the drops of rain on my shoulders.
    • I didn't care I kept yelling and screaming, never minding the pain of my ankle.
    • Mayo never minded playing Galway in Pearse Stadium in Salthill.
    • Of course, I like to watch films with people who don't mind my evil cackles at inappropriate moments.
    • It was raining, something that Matt had never minded because, hell, it was a free car wash, and for a boy who had to save money to go to college, three bucks saved on a car wash helped.
    • I can speak for all A&R people when I say, nobody minds getting an email, but people can be obnoxious - emailing everyday, and such.
    • At various points the scratches were so numerous that it appeared to be raining during several scenes, never minding the fact that they might have been indoor scenes.
    • ‘You have to stop minding being teased,’ I said, ‘and no one will tease you.’
    • Not that he minded her being so worried, it was actually very sweet of her, but it was unhealthy to worry so much.
    • The golden lab bounds over, not minding the rain against his water repellant coat, and gladly enters Frank's tent.
    • It was a lovely damp grey Cornish morning, lovely if you don't mind rain, which I don't.
    • I don't mind when it rains but I hate that thin film drizzle that seems only to be in the air but manages to soak you in next to no time.
    • I'm a gambler per se, one who enjoys winning much more than he minds losing.
    • ‘You know, I never really minded losing to England,’ Wood's friend had said, ‘so long as we gave you a good kicking.’
    • Finally I ask him if he minds his nickname - ‘Moonbat’?
    • I was feeling quite pleased with myself for being in the right place at the right time and for not minding getting dirty.
    • As for the weather, you don't mind if it stays raining all day but we were putting the rain gear on and taking it off all the time.
    • Perhaps he minds being constantly seen as Mr Nice Guy?
    • Bingol Boswell never minded taking a pratfall if it could inspire a laugh, or better yet a scrap of wit, however offensive, for him to snap up and record in his entertaining, indiscreet journal.
    1. 1.1 Object to.
      what does that mean, if you don't mind my asking?

      如果你不反对我问一下，那是什么意思？

      with clause do you mind if I have a cigarette?

      我抽烟你介意吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So true Hindus should not mind if some such local rituals are not observed everywhere else.
      • The twists and turns of a complicated plot allow the Coens to have enormous fun with the high-flying LA scene, and no one minds very much if the proceedings are at times yards over the top.
      • Not minding being the occasional butt of their jokes, I went along with their ribbing, and during social gatherings would adopt a typical Meldrew pose, throw in an ‘I don't believe it’ and carry on at length about some trivial irritation.
      • If you don't mind, you can stay and watch, bring a book or something in case you get bored.
      • She didn't mind, she just watched him and hoped that he'd come and say something to her.
      • She was always getting stuck watching them, not that she minded much, but it seemed like it consumed her life.
      • I do indeed care that he's pro-Europe, although I mind more about his position in BAT.
      • Hoeven said he would not mind Canadian observers observing the water-testing process and checking the data, although he said he opposed allowing Canadian officials to set up their own monitoring stations in North Dakota.
      • Snaith suggested there was a clear difference between comedians - many of whom would not mind their blunders going on public view - and actors.
      • They asked me several times if I minded, but I told them I really did not care at all.
      • At present, even though 70% of the population tell opinion polls they would not mind their organs being transplanted, only about 20% either carry cards or are registered on the organ donor database, according to BMA statistics.
      • If the people I am visiting really care about my family's health then they do not mind this one small favour.
      • I wondered if he minded me reading them, and decided I didn't care.
      • She hadn't said anything to make him think that she minded him being there, but he was quietly concerned as to what she thought his reasons were.
      • At one point Burge asked if Patrick minded being put on hold while he made dinner reservations for his son's 30th birthday celebration.
      • And I wouldn't have minded doing a ‘thesis defense’ of my book in front of a bunch of people if, at least, it had been done in a friendly or collegial atmosphere.
      • She didn't care who saw, and no one minded anyway.
      • I didn't really mind cause I got to watch all the people running around getting ready for the show.
      Synonyms
      care, object, be bothered/troubled/annoyed, be upset, be offended, take offence, be affronted, be resentful, disapprove, resent it, dislike it, look askance
      informal give/care a damn, give/care a toss, give/care a hoot, give a monkey's, give/care a rap, give a tinker's curse/damn
      vulgar slang give a shit
    2. 1.2mind doing somethingwith negative or in questions Be reluctant to do something.
      很想做，意欲
      I don't mind admitting I was worried

      我愿承认我当时很担心。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Don Brash wouldn't have minded paying the dry cleaning bill to get the mud out of his suit, because that particular assault just gave him public sympathy towards his message.
      • I don't think people minded deleting a lot of e-mails.
      • Nobody minds putting in the time when the time is justified but there are too many days when it comes to 7pm, the caretaker has gone and you still end up taking work home.
      • No one minds throwing these items away once the seams start to fray, but what if you're buying the real deal?
      • The text asking me if I minded putting back the start time by an hour to allow for an ‘eyebrow shaping’ to be completed was, I think, the point when I saw the shape of things to come.
      • You must not have minded doing the second part of that scene for real.
      • This scenario constitutes an excellent example of the reason I've not minded scaling back the hardware aspect of my consulting business.
      • Tumhari Amrita is a play every socialite, theatre goer, artiste never minds watching again.
      • What I don't accept is that players are over-worked nowadays, I would not have minded playing every Saturday and Wednesday on the good quality pitches they have nowadays.
      • One would not mind eating bugs if the camera was on us.
      • It takes a lot to rattle Ms Garrett, but she doesn't mind admitting she's worried.
      • Not that Alliance Trust, the venerable investment trust company, minds keeping its head below the parapet.
      • I have never minded accepting justified criticism, but I cannot accept it when people cannot even be bothered to get their facts straight before putting pen to paper.
      • We are the poor relations in the county, and yet are still asked to pay more by way of council tax rises; nobody minds paying, providing the goods are delivered.
      • No one minds paying to park but if you are working here in the town, you have no place to park in the morning.
      • I would not have minded explaining what the WTO stands for and giving intelligent critiques of the problems associated with some of the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
      • Our dog never minds going for his boosters there.
      • If the fans want interleague play, I think it would be interesting and would not mind playing games against the other league.
      Synonyms
      flinch, demur, recoil, hang back
    3. 1.3would not mind somethinginformal Used to express one's strong enthusiasm for something.
      〈非正式〉渴求，很想要
      I wouldn't mind some coaching from him!

      我渴望他给我一些指导！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the meantime, however, he would not mind a little help from his team-mates.
      • The current generation would not mind the chance to use a little bit of them, and in that respect I want to pay a passing tribute to the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary here in Wellington, which is striking that balance properly.
      • I'm sure our people would not mind a few million dollars spent on tracking down and liquidating these outstanding professionals.
      • Despite a range of food experts claiming that the new product is nothing more than a gimmick, most said they would not mind a spoonful or two.
      • ‘Well, maybe I would not mind a day off,’ she said, leaning toward the ringleader, putting her free hand gently on the arm that held her captive.
      • Yet, I am guessing that you would not mind changing clothes or taking a shower.
      • Executives of Namport could not be reached for comment on the project as they are in Europe, but a senior manager of the ports authority said that Namport would not mind a private port on the Walvis Bay coastline.
      • Already a veteran of the so-called ‘Juvenile Jinx’ - no Juvenile winner has gone on to win the Kentucky Derby - Byrne would not mind another crack at it.
      • I would not mind a fling in the wilderness with said co-worker.
      • Interesting reading; I enjoyed Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto's approach very much, but I wouldn't have minded seeing Chabon's script too.
      • Moreover, the benevolent Rama would not mind a temple in the adjacent street in Ayodhya instead of the disputed spot, would he?
      • Although she loved Nick with all her heart, she certainly would not mind a little flirtation with this captain!
      • While I suspect this may be either fictitious or lost in translation, I wouldn't have minded adopting that custom this morning - although it's by no means really cold.
      • I wonder whether the Hon Peter Dunne was right in his interpretation of Standing Orders, and I would not mind some guidance on it.

  • 2often with negative Regard as important; feel concern about.

    never mind the opinion polls

    别把那些民意测验当回事。

    no object why should she mind about a few snubs from people she disliked?

    为什么她要在意那些她不喜欢的人对她的几次冷落呢？

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He hates the 30 pages of documentation he has to keep to abide by the state regulations, but he doesn't mind the manure injection itself.
    • If anyone else said the kind of things he said, they would have been regarded as arrogant, but you didn't mind it from him.
    • We work hard and don't mind the long hours.
    • If you're friends, why do you mind the possibility of her dating Seth so much?
    • Peeled garlic is popular with restaurants and consumers too lazy to shuck the small cloves of garlic - and they don't seem to mind the canned flavor.
    Synonyms
    pay attention to, take heed of, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note of, take notice of, be heedful of, note, mark, concentrate on, listen to, observe, have regard for, respect, be mindful of

  • 3with clause, in imperative Used to urge someone to remember or take care to do something.

    小心，当心

    mind you look after the children

    小心照看好小孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am absolutely knackered, and I suppose I should write this; mind you it's quarter to ten!
    • And mind you lock your door.
    • Another hot day is on the way, mind you, it's doing wonders for my fruit garden, anyone want to come round and see my mango's?
    • Mind you look where she ended up!
    • Now mind you, that's good for the American economy and for that matter good for the world economy.
    Synonyms
    be/make sure (that), see (that), take care that
    remember to, be/make sure to, don't forget to, take care to
    1. 3.1in imperative Used to warn someone to avoid injury or an accident.
      小心，当心
      mind your head on that cupboard!

      当心你的头碰到橱！

      no object mind out—there's a step missing

      小心，缺了个台阶。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The tape warned me to mind my head, as during these times people had been smaller.
      • Just mind out, there's an ants' nest there, just move over.
      Synonyms
      be careful of, watch out for, look out for, beware of, take care with, be on one's guard for, be cautious of, be wary of, be watchful of, keep one's eyes open for
      take care, be careful, watch out, look out, beware, be on one's guard, be wary, be watchful, keep one's eyes open, be cautious
    2. 3.2informal no object, in imperative Used to emphasize a command.
      be early to bed tonight, mind

      今晚一定要早睡。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You best be nice to her, mind, or you'll be having me to deal with!
    3. 3.3in imperative Be careful about the quality or nature of.
      注意，小心
      mind your manners!

      注意礼貌！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have no social plans for this weekend, I'm eating more simply, I got lots of sleep last night and so that just leaves minding my manners and everything should go swimmingly.
      • However, I minded my manners and offered her a drink.
      • In the absence of a creed, he cannot qualify as a heretic, but he can be found guilty of not minding his manners about the church's values.
      • Now, you mind your manners young man, or there'll be no meatloaf leftovers for supper.
      • He would have been swiftly told to mind his manners had he tried to.
      • He had been so preoccupied with observing each of the players, minding his actions, and most importantly playing the cards, that he had no idea that it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
      • Divers have spent the past three months with the sharks, teaching them to mind their manners.
      • I got up from my seat and ran toward the door, not even minding my manners.
      • This time Jedidah took care to eat slowly and neatly this time and minded her posture.
      • Bringing a set of darts to an interview could be viewed as a warning to lairy journalists to mind their manners, but not with Meadows.
      • In fact, they'd even had several discussions with her about being civil and minding her manners.
      • Genevieve had promised McDonalds if he was on his best behavior and minded his manners.
      • But once again I minded my manners and just shrugged and left.
      • Every parent experiences that moment when their children, instead of minding their manners, appear to have misplaced them.
      • Then at the restaurant one has to mind one's manners, no slurping, grunting, farting or burping.
      • Well, I think you would probably look better when you keep your mouth shut and mind your manners.
      • Most importantly, mind the language that you choose to use when speaking with others.
    4. 3.4also mind youno object, in imperative Used to introduce a qualification to a previous statement.
      不过；尽管如此
      we've got some decorations up—not a lot, mind you

      我们已经准备了一些饰件——不过，不多。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I didn't want to eat any of them, mind you, I just wanted to gobble up the display with my eyes.
      • Not in a lot of detail, mind you, because it was just like every other year we spend here.
      • Not, mind you, that this duo are the only ones we will have to worry about.
      • Nothing strenuous, mind you, but he is expected to pick up the opposition defenders when they come forward.
      • The Radiator represents suicide, not death mind you, but the actual act of suicide.
      • Not that it bears any resemblance to the original television series, mind you.
      • Not because I'm a purist, mind you, but because it's beginning to seem really tired.
      • Not that all of us corgis get along like strawberries and cream, mind you.
      • Not that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a one star movie, mind you.
      • That's not to say I won't forgive a lacking in one where the other is outstanding, mind you.
      • The ocean also has its secrets which it is rapidly giving up, mind you, thanks to the ingenuity of the human race.
      • It's not a gift to you, mind you, but rather a gift to those who will be there to tell you what to do.
      • Not, mind you, that Ken and Paul can reasonably be expected to do it all over the seventy minutes.
      • Only Alice and Dubey, mind you, are admitted to the inner circle, not the others.
      • I decided to take Rock out, and put some toys, quiet toys mind you, on the floor for him.
      • Not his thing, mind you, but he thinks it's time to reconsider the marijuana laws just the same.
      • She certainly doesn't seem overly concerned about it, mind you, even if most of her friends are hooked up.
      • Not just cute samples, mind you, but a thorough fusion of hip hop technique and Havana tradition.
      • The same, mind you, was said of the national side when they beat Holland at Hampden, and we know what happened after that.
      • Nothing that's very exciting, mind you, but I think you've come to expect that.
    5. 3.5North American, Irish with object Pay attention to; obey.
      you think about how much Cal does for you, and you mind her, you hear?

      想一想卡尔为你付出了多少，你要听她的话，听见了吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You need to mind me because I love you and know what is best for you.
      • ‘When your mother returns,’ he said, ‘make sure that you mind her better’.
      Synonyms
      pay attention to, take heed of, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note/notice of, be heedful of, note, mark, concentrate on, listen to, observe, have regard for, respect, be mindful of
      obey, follow, comply with, adhere to
      archaic regard
    6. 3.6Scottish Remember.
      〈苏格兰〉记得
      I mind the time when he lost his false teeth

      我记得他掉假牙的时间。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • 'I mind the time,' said the first speaker, 'when she would have done the same, and made rare fun of it afterwards.'
      • Do you mind the time you dyed your hair?"
      Synonyms
      recall, call to mind, recollect, think of

  • 4Take care of temporarily.

    （暂时）照料，照看；看管

    we left our husbands to mind the children while we went out

    外出时，我们就让丈夫照看小孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Director of photography Richard Lannaman minds the camera, leaving Danielle free to direct, though she takes full charge of the smaller and pick-up shoots.
    • ‘Within 13 weeks of starting training, and while I was still a rookie warder, I was the sole guard minding Huntley,’ he wrote.
    • In other words, the husband stays home to mind the kids while his wife earns the bacon.
    • This allegation concerned a child who had been minded by Mrs LM.
    • Honestly, he's so kind and if you got held up on your way to pick up the kids he would take special care to mind them till you got there.
    • Charlie, for example, might have alerted a source that the letter existed to show that he was on the ball with regard to minding our money.
    • He motioned for his apprentice to mind the front as he disappeared into the back.
    • The member on duty minds a ‘kit’, which includes oxygen, a defibrillator for heart-attack victims, bandages, radio and pager for callouts.
    • It was for a very long time the only new female occupation that did not represent an extension of women's traditional work - taking care of children, tending the sick, or minding the home.
    • The old rooks are left behind to watch the young and mind the house during the day.
    • One thing is recommended is to leave the husband at home to mind the children!
    • Seamus stayed at home to mind his mother and also to take care of the land.
    Synonyms
    look after, take care of, keep an eye on, attend to, care for, tend, watch, have/take charge of, guard, protect

  • 5be mindedwith infinitive Be inclined to do something.

    很想做，意欲

    he was minded to reject the application

    他有拒绝这一申请之意。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Harrogate planners at a subsequent meeting determined that they were minded to reject the plan anyway.
    • I'm not particularly minded to watch whales myself, but I suppose it beats working for a living.
    • He was entertaining, too, if he was so minded.

Phrases

  • bear something in mind

    • Remember a fact or circumstance and take it into account.

      people also need to bear the same warnings in mind if they use mobile phones and email
      with clause bear in mind that the figures vary from place to place
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Keep in mind that rates for personal jewelry insurance may vary according to your state or country.
      • Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
      Synonyms
      take into account, be mindful, remember, consider, mind, mark, heed, take into consideration, not forget

  • be in two minds

    • Be unable to decide between alternatives.

      三心二意，拿不定主意

      I'm in two minds whether to go back
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I was in two minds whether to go banging on doors to ask people why they were opposed to the location.
      • I was in two minds whether to write this blog or not.
      • The government clearly seems to be of two minds about how quickly it wants to move and how much it wants to move.
      • I was in two minds about whether I should go or not.
      • When I was at York School of Art, I was in two minds about whether to go into graphics or theatre design.
      • He also studied law at the Bar and was in two minds whether to practice or not when he was promoted to the position of assistant principal after qualifying.
      • Of course, the president has always appeared to be of two minds about reading.
      • Ever since then, Republicans have been of two minds about how to respond.
      • Since being asked to join the new government last week, Tzeng has been of two minds whether to take accept Chen's offer or stay at the university.
      • After the tsunami, they were in two minds about the trip, but finally decided to not only undertake the journey but also make common cause with the victims.
      Synonyms
      be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be hesitant, be ambivalent, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither, be on the horns of a dilemma

  • be of one (or a different) mind

    • Share the same (or hold a different) opinion.

      意见相同（或不同）

      the Council and the government are of one mind on the long-term objective
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I don't think we have to be of one mind to be of one faith.
      • In such a polarized atmosphere, I cannot imagine how long or how difficult it would be to get the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to be of one mind about the film.
      • Yoroku, however, was of a different mind and opposed the idea.
      • The Cabinet must be of one mind, and it could be of one mind only when all the members come through the Prime Minister and look up to him and not to the House for their sanction.
      • Why should people in the Maori community all be of one mind?
      • He believed that they were of one mind when it came to dealing forthrightly with the news media.
      • There is no reason why Catholics must be of one mind on all matters of public policy.
      • The scientific community really is of one mind that evolution took place, that we are descended with modifications from earlier organisms and so is everything else on this planet.
      • We may not be of one mind on several issues, but we share one faith, one baptism, one Lord and Savior of us all.
      • It is great to stand up in Parliament and note that everyone is of one mind on this bill, and it will be passed rapidly.

  • close (or shut) one's mind to (or against)

    • Refuse to consider or acknowledge.

      对…不予考虑，对…置若罔闻

      she closed her mind against his disapproval
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I don't think you should ever close your mind to what people can offer.
      • Perhaps my scepticism closes my mind to the possibility of ghosts and that's why I am among the 20 per cent of the population who cannot use divining rods.
      • Margaret admitted to being sick with nerves throughout Sunday and tried to close her mind to the speculation around her.
      • He closed his mind to the dreams, rejected them, pushed them out of memory with all his strength, yet still they plagued him, laughing at his efforts to outrun them.
      • I shut my mind to the terrible sights all around me.
      • If I close my mind to such valuable guidance simply because I have a resentment against organized religion, then I am guilty of close-mindedness and arrogance, both dangerous attitudes along the way.
      • It s too easy to close your mind to the day the payments will start.
      • What this means is that he has chosen to ignore or shut his mind to information which should have led him to believe (not merely suspect) that the allegation is false.
      • If we were to succeed, no one could suspect that I was up to something, and I had to close my mind to Raoul at all costs.
      • Maybe this closes their mind to other forms of violence.
      Synonyms
      disregard, pay no heed to, take no account of, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to, discount, ignore, ride roughshod over, trample on

  • come (or spring) to mind

    • (of a thought) occur to someone.

      （意见、想法）被想起，被想到

      the idea of global warming comes to mind when we see what's happening
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you were to have an idea to base a cafe around one particular foodstuff, then eggs probably wouldn't be the first thing in the fridge that springs to mind.
      • But as I thought, an even more wicked idea sprang to mind.
      • In fact, new ideas come to mind so fast that I have to write them down in order not to forget them.
      • These days, whenever we think of an archeologist, that whip-cracking adventurer Indiana Jones springs to mind.
      • The Thai fish cakes are an example that springs to mind.
      • The idea of a fundraising walk sprang to mind readily and the friends set about canvassing family and friends for sponsorship.
      • It's where I find ideas coming to mind in an uncluttered, unhurried way, without pressure or contrivance.
      • There isn't any music that springs to mind when I think of it.
      • Carry a notebook so you can jot down ideas that spring to mind.
      • Mind you, the thought does spring to mind that perhaps they should not have been paid this increase if they did not sign up to the full deal.
      Synonyms
      occur to one, come to one, come to mind, spring to mind, enter one's head, enter one's mind, strike one, hit one, dawn on one, come into one's consciousness, suggest itself

  • (I) don't mind if I do

    • informal Used to accept an invitation.

      〈非正式〉（用于接受邀请）好的

      ‘Have some breakfast.’ ‘Ta very much—don't mind if I do.’

      “吃早餐吧。”“多谢啦——我就不客气了。”

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Patrice handed them to me in a bag with ‘Uncork New York!’ written loudly across its belly, and you know, I don't mind if I do.
      • Suddenly a grenade landed next to him, ‘Oh, don't mind if I do.’
      • ‘Thank you, don't mind if I do,’ and Francis took a seat in one of the two chairs in front of Henry's desk.
      • ‘In that case, don't mind if I do,’ and the blonde dived towards Sato.

  • give someone a piece of one's mind

    • informal Rebuke someone.

      some youths were making a noise and she went out to give them a piece of her mind
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They should be very lucky I've worked tech support before because I am so ready to give them a piece of my mind.
      • Josh, however, wasn't finished giving me a piece of his mind.
      • But after they criticised Natalie's performance her sister decided to give them a piece of her mind.
      • I have wanted to climb out of my car numerous times and give them a piece of my mind.
      • That Lila, always giving me a piece of her mind.
      • And as if that wasn't enough, the house the other side of us was broken into by kids and Karen apprehended one of them in our garden and gave him a piece of her mind.
      • Marissa, broken by the death of her mother, sits silently with her pet dog, clutching her recorder, while a passer-by pauses to give her a piece of his mind.
      • I rang her up, gave her a piece of my mind and we haven't spoken since.
      • He got all the young apprentices in his office and gave us a piece of his mind!
      • I've often felt like marching into various offices and singling out the culprits and giving them a piece of my mind.
      Synonyms
      reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, chastise, castigate, upbraid, berate, read someone the riot act, haul over the coals
      reprimand, rebuke, scold, admonish, reprove, upbraid, chastise, chide, censure, castigate, lambaste, berate, lecture, criticize, take to task, read the riot act to, haul over the coals

  • great minds think alike

    • humorous Said when two people have the same opinion or make the same choice.

      looks like me and Jackie were posting simultaneously; great minds think alike!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Still, all excellent choices - and further proof that great minds think alike.
      • You know what they say: great minds think alike.
      • You may notice some similarities, but that's only because great minds think alike.
      • From the great minds think alike files, th newspaper posted this story tonight on the same subject.
      • You weren't there, so, great minds think alike.
      • Well you know what they say, great minds think alike.
      • Great minds think alike - but some are a little more on the ball than others.
      • If great minds think alike, then offering such a comparison would surely have been a good way of demonstrating that fact.
      • And you know they say great minds think alike.
      • I would've said that great minds think alike, but Connor was hardly great.

  • have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something

    • Be very much inclined to do something.

      很想做，意欲

      I've a good mind to write to the manager to complain

      我很想写信向经理投诉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Bring that beast to me, for I have a mind to harness him like a horse, and make him work.
      • I am going through the selection process to become a foster carer, as this is something I have had a mind to do for some years.
      • I have a good mind to drag management out here so they can see for themselves.
      • I have a good mind to go over there and rip out every single nail that was noisily hammered into boards today.
      • I have half a mind to suggest to the tourist people that they should designate our roadworks as visitor attractions.
      • I have a mind to complain to the Royal Opera, because I bought my ticket online and the website states ‘All seats bookable online have a clear view of the stage.’
      • I have half a mind to go ahead and quit my day job, sell everything I own for a one-way ticket to the Middle East, and hold out for the Grand Prize.
      • I have half a mind to ring Marwell Zoo and ask if they're missing anything.
      • Good lord, I have half a mind to send this to your boss.
      • I have half a mind to turn up in court on the scheduled date with the bank statements proving that they have fouled up, and then invoicing them for my time.
      Synonyms
      inclination, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, disposition, intention, intent, will, aim, purpose, design

  • have someone/something in mind

    • 1Be thinking of someone or something.

      把（某人或事）忘掉；把（某人或事）置于脑后

      the speaker did not have any particular person in mind
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Everyone is thought to be after something, everyone is thought to have some particular goal in mind, independent of the goal that he or she happens to articulate.
      • India on the other hand do not seem to have any particular plan in mind - and this is why the opposition sometimes dictates terms.
      • I had this kid in mind, Romen, who is unable to participate in this male rite of passage and is ashamed of the fact that he is unable to do it.
      • If you don't have a school in mind but still would like to participate, let us know that too.
      • ‘Sometimes a group will have a topic in mind, or other times they will contact the speaker to talk about their needs,’ says Wyngaard.
      • He has no particular destination in mind but is hoping to take in some interesting sites before returning to his nine-to-five job.
      • If you have a weekend date in mind, particularly a Saturday, advance booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.
      • He drove mindlessly for about fifteen minutes because he had no particular destination in mind.
      • He obviously had this particular project in mind for some time, and had given a great deal of thought to what he wanted to accomplish.
      • I'm leaning towards some kind of biography but I have no particular subject in mind.
      Synonyms
      think of, contemplate
      1. 1.1Intend to do something.
        很想做，意欲
        I had it in mind to ask you to work for me

        我想请您为我工作。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • He was bottling things up, had it in mind to do something to himself.
        • She had, however, by means of getting the earlier claim form had it in mind to claim.
        • Even so, it was a bit of a blow to be dropped for the Scottish match, though Eddie probably had it in mind to give Johnny O'Connor a game.
        • Both Jasper and Ratanaporn had it in mind to vacate the area, and the Dane, measuring a muscular 190 cm, was a little much for the police to handle.
        • He did speak about himself - I thought he would be far more modest than that - but I had it in mind to congratulate him.
        • From before all time, God had it in mind to bring her into existence and to entrust to her the conception and rearing of his eternal Son.
        • He had it in mind to do himself an injury, or the court, and he decided to come to this place where his action would be more constructively directed towards those who make the law.
        • When he was finished he had it in mind to take the instructions and make umbrellas at home, as he saw that the various equipment needed for the process from the beginning to the end would not be difficult to obtain.
        • William simply wanted to know, and as he gave chase, leaving Lisa behind, calling after him, he had it in mind to make the stranger give him that answer.
        • Anyway, I've looked and if you had it in mind to bring down Big Ben you'd be better off with an aircraft.
        Synonyms
        intend, mean, aim, plan, design, have the intention, have in mind, have a mind

  • have a mind of one's own

    • 1Be capable of independent opinion or action.

      有独立看法；能独立行动

      he has a mind of his own and does not accept cant
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But she has a mind of her own and believes women need to walk along with men and not behind.
      • The lawyer suggested that her resilience under police questioning showed that she had a mind of her own.
      • You know, he - I've known him since Vietnam, a very brave reporter there, and he has a mind of his own.
      • This gutsy, dusky, ebullient star has a mind of her own.
      • It is not enough to have a mind of your own, for you need to have a bank account of your own too.
      • Just cause he's my brother doesn't mean he doesn't have a mind of his own and isn't entitled to his own opinions.
      • ‘From the very beginning, Jennifer had a mind of her own,’ Mr. Lendor said.
      • Yes, but she has a mind of her own and is too independent for most men's taste.
      • You have a mind of your own and don't like to do what you're told to do.
      • Why should I be punished for having a mind of my own, and the will to express it?
      1. 1.1(of an inanimate object) seem capable of thought and independent action.
        the trolley had a mind of its own

        这辆电车好像有自己的想法。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • Just like supermarket trolleys, baggage trolleys have a mind of their own.
        • As he speaks the lights in the room, as if they have a mind of their own, suddenly turn themselves on.
        • You have to get your mind in synch with your fingers - and sometimes your fingers have a mind of their own!
        • His arms seemed to have a mind of their own and embraced her.
        • I swiftly walked over to the phone, picking it up and dialing her number, not even thinking as my fingers just seemed to have a mind of their own.
        • Storm is a very emotive word for the viewer and they tend to have a mind of their own anyway.
        • Fabric is notorious for misbehaving and props have a mind of their own.
        • It doesn't take much wind for them to seem like they have a mind of their own.
        • Her shoulder-length locks seem to have a mind of their own - black at the back with sprinkles of grey at the front.
        • The cost wasn't prohibitive but Italian websites have a mind of their own.

  • in one's mind's eye

    • In one's imagination.

      在想像中，在头脑中

      his face was very clear in her mind's eye
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Then he employed his tactics in his mind's eye, imagining various scenarios which would call for certain actions.
      • You don't know what's really there and what's in your mind's eye.
      • Victims testify to the pain they endured; experts speak to the effects of these injuries; lawyers furnish evidence of the damage so that the judges or jury can see it literally or imagine it in their mind's eye.
      • Although I'm not in the habit of remembering most of my dreams, I do retain surprisingly clear memories of all of these people in my mind's eye, along with a few of the events which surrounded them.
      • I can imagine, in my mind's eye, the process of how Excoffon may have developed a final pictograph.
      • He took another, and pictured a crystal clear pool in his mind's eye.
      • He shut his eyes and tried to imagine the scene in his mind's eye as he knew it ought to look.
      • I have watched a coconut sapling slowly grow into a tree and imagined it ever so often in my mind's eye before going to sleep.
      • She imagined it in her mind's eye as she sat on a chair on the balcony and looked out onto the city.
      • He tried, in his mind's eye, to imagine a way out of this situation, but the more he thought about it, the more he believed that there was no way!

  • mind over matter

    • The use of willpower to overcome physical problems.

      利用精神力量战胜具体问题

      I don't know if it's the pills or mind over matter, but I feel different
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Quality over quantity, skill over strength, mind over matter - the comparisons just don't end for Cherwell's heroic 4-2 victory against all the odds.
      • Later she preferred to see it as her first experiment in mind over matter, a parlour trick in which she had asserted a dominance that never materialised on the sports field or in the classroom.
      • Someone once told me that it was just mind over matter and I shouldn't be on drugs, and that if I were strong-minded enough, I wouldn't need them.
      • Your article on mind over matter was interesting, but what a pity that people will not believe things without scientific proof.
      • Exhaustion, heat rash and blisters, yet on she walked, exerting mind over matter, through the bleak and desolate Sahara Desert.
      • Call it mind over matter, call it compelling self assured confidence, call it what you like, but I won, and I knew I would.
      • In this concrete sense, the starving cult members assert the pre-eminence of mind over matter, wreaking catastrophe in their emaciated wake when the novel's various strands converge climactically in 1960s-style student riots.
      • From all indications, and I don't think it's mind over matter, the leg is now starting to feel a better.
      • They go to extraordinary lengths - literally - to demonstrate the achievement of mind over matter.
      • And there is also his enduring philosophy - dating back to his playing days - of the power of mind over matter.

  • mind one's Ps & Qs

    • Be careful to behave well and avoid giving offence.

      注意自己举止，避免冒犯他人

      she remembered the warning to mind her Ps and Qs and kept quiet
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a little girl, I was told to ‘mind your p's and q's’ and ‘be a lady’ because I was quite the tomboy.
      • As such, the stealth stingers tell the bipeds to buzz off and mind their Ps & Qs before the bees make 'em R.I.P.
      • He's normally a quiet, sensitive little thing (just like his mum) who minds his Ps and Qs and keeps himself to himself.
      Synonyms
      act correctly, act properly, conduct oneself well, act in a polite way, show good manners, mind one's manners, mind one's ps and qs

  • mind the shop

    • informal Have charge of something temporarily.

      （暂时）照料，照看；看管

      I can't go—I have to mind the shop here
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Cowdery brushes that aside, saying he will concentrate on scouting out new acquisitions, while Thompson minds the shop.
      • Of that, Jason Sniderman, who is now minding the shop, says $6.5 million was owed to record companies.
      • It makes sense, of course, for the SNP to send an experienced hand to mind the shop in the Commons.
      • Instead some of Christopher's friends and admirers will be minding the shop in his absence.
      • When I look at Brazil and see Lucio or Edmilson breaking from defence and Gilberto Silva dropping in to mind the shop, I see the variation we miss.
      • And who is minding the shop while all this is happening?
      • You have drawn our attention to a whole raft of issues which your inspection has brought to light, and I can only conclude that minding the shop, from whatever perspective you accommodate, needs greater attention.
      • As Ansett Airlines, then one of Australia's best-known companies, slid inexorably into insolvency, no one, apparently, was even minding the shop.
      • After all, someone has to mind the shop and ensure that the people's will is the basis of government.
      • What Labour fears is that contentment has bred complacency; voters perceive prosperity as the natural order of things and decide that it will continue no matter who is minding the shop.

  • never mind

    • 1Used to urge someone not to worry.

      没关系，不要紧

      never mind—it's all right now

      没关系，现在一切都好了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hoping N, R and A will still come, but never mind, the important thing is that It will be the Return of £1 a pint Night and me and MH's nights at the pub watching the Football!
      • But never mind, we are not worrying about the logic as we work through all of this.
      Synonyms
      don't apologize, forget it, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, don't mention it, it's unimportant
      don't bother about, pay no attention to, don't worry about, don't concern yourself with, disregard, forget, don't take into consideration, don't give a second thought to, don't think twice about

    • 2Used in refusing to answer a question.

      用于拒绝回答问题不关你的事

      never mind where I'm going

      我要去哪儿不关你的事。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He's got his own problems, never you mind.
      • I am now starting my second summer in Waco, doing well, never you mind what I'm doing.
      • And I didn't want to go to the pokey for - well, never you mind what I could go to the pokey for.
      • My husband and I have been voluntarily using them to set a germ-free example, and it's not all that bad, especially if you use the kind with the oh, never you mind!

    • 3Used to indicate that what has been said of one thing applies even more to another.

      更不用说，更谈不上

      he found it hard to think, never mind talk

      他累得都无法思考，更不用说谈话了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hazarding a look up, I forget to breathe, never mind the coffee thing.
      • I've floated back and forth between my computer and the television for nearing three hours now and I still haven't thought of anything coherent, never mind intelligent, to say.
      • What would have been appropriate for a 1960s flower-power couple is probably not what a Victorian family would have had in mind, never mind a child of the 21st century.
      • But he has now gone seven years without the world championship and has not indicated a serious intention to wind down, never mind quit.
      • As it happens, in the essays on my work and on Vatican II, there is not the slightest indication that the author wishes to be corrected, never mind to be proved wrong.
      • I can barely pick up the courage to speak to other students, never mind a £4m rated football player.
      • On Saturday, though, an impatient Stade de France crowd realised there was still work to be done if Les Bleus were to become Six Nations - never mind world - champions.
      • Have we really forgotten that domestic consumption can fluctuate, never mind that there might be such a phenomenon as an economic cycle?
      • With barely 4% of our population in Scotland going broadband, we are already slipping well behind south-east England, never mind the rest of Europe.
      • Pushing ahead with any such plans would have led the health minister into direct conflict with thousands of parents - never mind the Catholic Church, which provides a third of the schooling in Scotland.

  • not pay someone any mind

    • Not pay someone any attention.

      〈北美〉不注意；不在乎；不理睬

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She didn't pay them any mind and went to the inn keeper and asked for a room.
      • They're only doing it to get under your fur, so please, don't pay them any mind.
      • Folks were reaching out to me, attempting to give me sound advice, but I just didn't pay them any mind.
      • My opponent had already entered the ring but I didn't pay him any mind.
      • Oh come on I can see that it bothers you that he doesn't pay you any mind anymore.
      • They didn't pay me any mind until after Rich and I performed live on stage (we DJ on the floor, so we're out of view).
      • While we were alighting a police car turned onto the road ahead of us, and the driver tried to get its attention, but the police either didn't hear him or didn't pay him any mind.
      • Tasha had gotten really scared when Buster came walking out the door but he didn't pay them any mind.
      • He didn't pay them any mind as they were no longer a threat.
      • Faintly in the back of my mind I recall hearing the sound of horses about a quarter of a mile away, but I didn't pay them any mind.

  • on someone's mind

    • Preoccupying someone.

      new parents have many worries on their minds

      初为父母者心头总是忧虑重重。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Well, now, if that's what you got on your mind, well, you're going about it all wrong.
      • This worry has been on my mind all the time, it's a shame I did not say no right at the start.
      • It is on his mind, it is also on my mind, and I am reviewing the findings about the restructuring of our steel industry.
      • And I was asking the soldiers, you know, what was on your mind - what was on their mind.
      • Tell me everything that's on your mind, everything you're afraid of, and everything you want to do about it.'
      • Maybe you are tired, got troubles on your mind, dry patches on your face, a little pain in your heart.
      • And as is inevitable my mind drifts to the topic that has been on my mind for the past two months or so.
      • You don't buy that sort of thing if you haven't got something… ahem… on your mind.
      • She still looked worried though, like she had troubled thoughts on her mind that she wasn't sure she could talk about.
      • Mind that you know what's on your mind, even if you never speak the truth of it to anyone.

  • open one's mind to

    • Be receptive to.

      向…敞开思想，愿意接受

      she had opened her mind to new things
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's not necessarily that I understand all of it or believe all of it for sure, but it's opening my mind to so many more possibilities.
      • You just get to taste everything, and it really opens your mind to what's out there.
      • You've opened your mind to certain things, and you've learned how to treat yourself better.
      • He opened my mind to a whole world of knowledge that I hadn't really explored before.
      • The only thing one has to do to find it is open his mind to new and previously ‘unheard’ of ideas.
      • ‘I thought there had to be more to life than that and opened my mind to the opportunity of finding an alternative source of income,’ he said.
      • Your magazine has surely opened my mind to more reasons.
      • Just unleash your creativity and open your mind to new and memorable ideas for unique baby shower centerpieces.
      • She feels that what she's learned about prisons has opened her mind to much more about ‘the social problems that plague our society.’
      • David's talk had opened her mind to what sort of horrible things could be in the things she was eating; quite contrary, she supposed, to his intention.

  • out of one's mind

    • 1Having lost control of one's mental faculties.

      精神错乱

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you thought differently you were out of your mind.
      • I think there's something in that cup besides tea because you're out of your mind!
      • And it's like you're mad, you're out of your mind.
      • The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one's mind, is the condition of the normal man.
      • As time goes by, the community simply sees Mala as a crazy old woman: not only out of touch but out of her mind.
      • The truck driver, in a green shirt, paced the cordoned off area, obviously distraught and somewhat out of his mind.
      • I met with the Director General of Operations and he, being an honest guy, looked at me: ‘Shelley Ann, are you out of your mind?’
      • As much as I had grown fond of these three people in these few days, I still believed they were all crazy out of their mind.
      • If I'm gonna get mad and be bitter about hearing my name in a trade rumor, then I gotta be crazy and out of my mind.
      • Yesterday morning, if you told me I'd be in the state of Vermont, buying pencils today, I'd have said you were out of your mind.
      Synonyms
      mad, insane, deranged, demented, not in one's right mind, non compos mentis, unbalanced, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare, away with the fairies
      1. 1.1informal Suffering from a particular condition to a very high degree.
        〈非正式〉很，极度
        she was bored out of her mind

        她感到极度厌烦。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • How often have you sat in an English class buried in some dusty tome, bored out of your mind?
        • Then you'd think you were in some enchanted forest that you get to go into everyday and be bored out of your mind.
        • I giggled - insanely nervous out of my mind - as the boys went over last minute music stuff.
        • Some of what I see at first hand among young people in the disco and night club scene would frighten you out of your mind,’ he added.
        • It is amazing how difficult it is to find them out when you are half out of your mind with worry and embarrassed/scared to talk to the people you need to help you.
        • Besides the fact that you're scared out of your mind that this plot will come crashing down upon your ears?
        • Totally bored out of your mind, here are some games you can play in the field.
        • Well you always say no, even though its obvious you're bored out of your mind.
        • What makes you hide under the covers at night, makes you want to call for your mother, and scream so loud that everyone in the world will know that you are frightened out of your mind?!
        • Or maybe just bored out of your mind not listening to a lecture that you do not care for.
        Synonyms
        frantic, beside oneself, berserk, distraught, in a frenzy

  • put someone in mind of

    • Resemble and so remind someone of.

      he was a small, well-dressed man who put her in mind of a jockey

      他个头矮小，衣着光鲜，令她想起职业赛马师。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He puts me in mind of the banker in Flaubert's ‘L' Education Sentimentale’: a man so habituated to corruption that he would happily pay for the pleasure of selling himself.
      • It puts me in mind of the time when an Australian conservative Prime Minister voted himself out of office.
      • It puts me in mind of when I spent time in Ulster a few years ago.
      • The phenomenon puts me in mind of that famous Palestinian pastime of coming up with a magical solution to the ‘Palestinian problem’, as though it were a riddle that required a single original answer.
      • I know absolutely nothing about The Delays, except that this is a sturdy piece of lilting power-pop of the classic school, which puts me in mind of The Tourists, The Pretenders, The Bangles and their ilk.
      • It puts me in mind of a New Zealander who boxed a young Chinese woman's ears at a metro station because of some slight inconvenience she might have caused him while boarding the train.
      • Her situation puts me in mind of the hassles I had trying to close my bank account upon leaving the UK (as Meg can attest to), but in a much more hair-tearing and utterly exhausting way.
      • But it put me in mind of how essentially childish these office parties are.
      • It also puts me in mind of the intro to Bowie's Modern Love - it's those two piano chords, I think.
      • During another number she actually descends from the ceiling, angel-like, in a manner that puts me in mind of those nymphs that populate the paintings of pre-Raphaelite artists, only less demure.
      Synonyms
      remind of, cause to remember, recall, conjure up, suggest, evoke, summon up, call up

  • put (or give or set) one's mind to

    • Direct all one's attention to (achieving something)

      意愿，意向

      she'd have made an excellent dancer, if she'd have put her mind to it

      假如她能够专心致志，她早就成为优秀舞蹈家了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But I'm not surprised - everything Carol has set her mind to achieving, she's accomplished.
      • This story proves that you can do anything you put your mind to.
      • From that experience, I learned that I could do anything I put my mind to and that I'd always have the support of my peers at camp.
      • She showed them what they could achieve if they just put their mind to it, pulled themselves out of the gutter and developed incredibly arrogant and over entitled attitudes.
      • Do you ever feel like you just need a jolt of energy and then you'd be able to do anything you set your mind to?
      • Still, I'm a smart girl and can do just about anything I put my mind to, and for the first time I started thinking about my potential for getting involved in social justice.
      • Bill had the special ability to do anything he set his mind to from cooking to woodworking to fishing, golfing, winemaking, gardening and more.
      • If you put your mind to what you want out of life, and focus your energy on it, she says, there's no reason why good things shouldn't happen.
      • Or maybe you wish you could be as smart as her or as intelligent as all those people who seem to have a photographic memory and can ace any topic or thing they set their mind to?
      • It really is pretty easy, once you set your mind to really giving readers the whole picture.
      Synonyms
      focus one's attention on, focus on, pay attention to, keep one's mind on, apply oneself to, address oneself to, devote oneself to, get down to, put one's mind to

  • put someone/something out of one's mind

    • Deliberately forget someone or something.

      把（某人或事）忘掉；把（某人或事）置于脑后

      she tried to put him out of her mind as she drove
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I simply put the pain out of my mind and forgot about it.
      • Robert shrugged and put the goblins out of his mind.
      • People experience different things but within weeks of the accident I went back to work and tried to put the experience out of my mind.
      • So she put the elections out of her mind and prepared some milky tea and nan bread wrapped in a cloth for her son to take through an archway to the men's area.
      • The trepidation makes me feel queasy, so I cope by putting it out of my mind so that's enough about that.
      • Even so, I had a hard time putting him out of my mind as I sat munching the cold turkey-loaf my wife had made into a sandwich from last night's dinner.
      • Then maybe it would have been easier to put it out of my mind and just get on with life; to forget what I was waiting for and be able to enjoy it when it eventually came along.
      • But I still couldn't put the question out of my mind.
      • Once I leave tomorrow you can put me out of your mind and you'll have forgotten about me completely in a week or two.
      • It is highly unlikely that the person who drove off with Stephanie will have been able to put this situation out of his mind.
      Synonyms
      banish, put away, set aside, lay aside, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off, forget, think no more of, pay no heed to, put out of one's mind

  • to my mind

    • In my opinion.

      据我所见，在我看来

      this story is, to my mind, a masterpiece

      在我看来，这故事是一篇杰作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Worst of all, to my mind, is the appalling waste of natural fish stocks required to feed the farmed industry.
      • I don't want to ruin it for anyone else who still hasn't got round to watching it, but to my mind, it was amazing.
      • This, to my mind, was exactly what was needed in the Tory party if they were to stand a realistic chance of being elected.
      • So the practical position seems, to my mind, to be clear: such a programme should not at present go ahead.
      • It's been a predictable hot-ticket and, to my mind, a rather more surprising critical rave.
      • In so doing, Dr Joseph has, to my mind, devalued the currency of his doctoral robes.
      • Anyway, to my mind there's a very simple solution to the problem of drug addicts.
      • There is a curious sub-group of our species that, to my mind, is as puzzling as plane-spotters.
      • In the whole of my life I have only ever seen three people who, to my mind, moved with true freedom and grace on stage.
      • To call a person a liar, is, to my mind, the most serious and damning thing that a person can do.
      Synonyms
      in my opinion, in my view, as i see it, to my way of thinking, according to my way of thinking, from my standpoint, personally, in my estimation, in my judgement, in my book, for my money, if you ask me

Origin

Old English gemynd 'memory, thought', of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root meaning 'revolve in the mind, think', shared by Sanskrit manas and Latin mens 'mind'.

  • English mind shares its ancient root with Latin mens ‘mind’, from which demented (mid 17th century), mental (Late Middle English), and mention derive. The mind can do many wonderful things, including ‘boggling’. The phrase the mind boggles, meaning that someone becomes astonished or overwhelmed at the thought of something, is first recorded in the 1890s. Boggle itself is probably a dialect word related to bogle ‘a phantom or goblin’ and bogey ‘an evil or mischievous spirit’. Someone may have warned you to mind your Ps and Qs, ‘be careful to behave well and avoid giving offence’. The expression has been known since the 1770s, but its exact origins are uncertain. One obvious suggestion is that it comes from a child's early days of learning to read and write, when they might find it difficult to distinguish between the two tailed letters p and q. Another idea suggests that printers had to be very careful to avoid confusing the two letters when setting metal type. Mind how you go!, meaning ‘be careful, look after yourself’, has been common in Britain since the 1940s. It was popularized by the long-running BBC TV series Dixon of Dock Green (1955–76), in which it was a catchphrase of the avuncular PC George Dixon, along with evening all.

Rhymes

affined, behind, bind, blind, find, hind, humankind, interwind, kind, mankind, nonaligned, resigned, rind, unaligned, unassigned, unconfined, undefined, undersigned, undesigned, unlined, unrefined, unsigned, wynd
noun.1
phr.

Definition of mind in US English:

mind

nounmaɪndmīnd

  • 1The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.

    头脑

    as the thoughts ran through his mind, he came to a conclusion

    随着这些想法掠过脑海，他得出了结论。

    people have the price they are prepared to pay settled in their minds

    人们对愿付多少心中有数。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All consciousness and intentionality is in the minds of individuals.
    • My mind, your mind, and the minds of every other conscious being are particular, limited manifestations of this universal mind.
    • What we can do is flow with them and see what happens in our bodies and minds… but be aware that by the time you sense it you've already transformed it into something else.
    • He said it might be that the mind or consciousness is independent of the brain.
    • We tend to suppose that our conscious mind is in control most of the time.
    • If they are right, postulated processes that do not bear this relation to our experiential lives cannot be going on in our minds.
    • Dreams are highly personal communications between the subconscious and the conscious minds.
    • For example, the agency instituting repression must be derived from the ego, the conscious part of the mind.
    • A question often on the minds of Cognitive Neuroscientists these days concerns the relation between perception and action.
    • The product of aeons of evolution has enabled our minds to model the world around us based on the information gathered by our senses.
    • The more people learn such skills, they more they develop an infrastructure for creativity in their own minds and in interpersonal and group relations.
    • In her view, the mind is autonomous - we are agents in our thinking and determine our own thoughts.
    • I had no idea of the thoughts running through his mind or the feelings building up in him.
    • Our experience of how human minds work provides an analogy to how a primeval, creator mind probably worked.
    • However, I believe nightmares are a gift of our subconscious to our conscious minds.
    • All consciousness is in individual minds, in individual brains.
    • Live bodies have minds, and minds affect physiology.
    • But does the apparent fact that they don't mind settle the question in your mind?
    • Cartesian dualism is, of course, traditionally associated with the view that animals lack minds.
    • This municipal resistance movement heralds a new growing consciousness in the minds of many Americans.
    Synonyms
    brain, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, mental capacity, brains, brainpower, wits, wit, powers of reasoning, powers of comprehension, powers of thought, understanding, reasoning, judgement, sense, mentality, perception
    sanity, mental balance, mental faculties, senses, wits, reason, reasoning, judgement, rationality
    1. 1.1 A person's mental processes contrasted with physical action.
      思维
      I wrote a letter in my mind

      我打好了一封信的腹稿。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I had a conversation in my mind.
      • There ensued a process that in my mind took the form of picking teams for netball.
      • She fought her mind and was determined that her husband was a good and caring man.
      • She took a few moments to find the normal connections between her mind and her physical body.
      • After all, it is common knowledge that what goes on in the mind can have physical consequences.

  • 2A person's intellect.

    智力，思维能力

    his keen mind

    他敏捷的头脑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Staff and faculty, books and projects are all helping us to master our intellects and expand our minds.
    • The mind or intellect seems to be enfeebled by sentiment as your head and heart tug you in different directions.
    • However, you will be expected to use your mind and exercise your sense of humour.
    • The Virgo-Virgos have keen intelligence and fine minds.
    • Like all people given to the life of the mind, Kant was in need of the discipline that he imposed on himself.
    • Bob has a keen mind and a wicked sense of humour so add it to your must-view list.
    • An analytical mind and the ability to get on with people is essential.
    • These moves were designed to help us use our minds to overcome the physical pain of impending childbirth, and created a sense of accomplishment at the end of class.
    • With an analytical mind and a photographic memory for names and dates, Brian Lane was a First Class detective.
    • His aides speak in hushed tones about his ferocious mind, acute attention to detail and a gimlet eye for a deal.
    • The mainstays of the children's bedrooms up and down the country were on display too: teddy bears in their hundreds, dolls in elaborate boxes and puzzles designed to stretch young minds.
    • We should apply our minds and reason rather than play with passion.
    • For those with good eyesight and for all with keen minds as well as palates, Biro's story is inspirational and his recipes complex and interesting.
    • All that you need is a curious mind, and the ability to absorb various kinds of trivia.
    Synonyms
    brain, intelligence, intellect, intellectual capabilities, mental capacity, brains, brainpower, wits, wit, powers of reasoning, powers of comprehension, powers of thought, understanding, reasoning, judgement, sense, mentality, perception
    1. 2.1 A person's memory.
      记性，记忆力
      the company's name slips my mind

      我忘了那家公司的名字。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It stayed in my mind like his memory stayed in the minds of his family.
      • Nila is just a ghost of her past now; no more than a painful memory in the minds of many who have always turned to her for solace.
      • Sadly, that memory rankles in my mind and dulls somewhat the great effort from Andy Bichel.
      • The eve of St. Patrick's Day 2004 will not leave the minds, hearts and memories of so many people especially her family and her close school friends.
      • Yet somehow at the back of our minds will be the memory of not only the lost years but of the men who were lost with them.
      • Before leaving, take a second look to engrave in your mind and heart the memories of this tranquil place.
      • Driving through the town in the early morning so many thoughts and memories raced through my mind.
      • A few nights ago, just as I was going to bed, it popped into my mind for no apparent reason.
      • Some fans have spoken in rather distressing language about incidents of crushing that conjured up, in their own minds, memories of Hillsborough.
      • Somewhere probably in the deepest recess of our minds is a memory we would rather forget, of a present we purchased that left us with egg on our face.
      • Memories raced through his mind, thoughts of the joy Isaac had brought to his life.
      • A very old memory flashed through my mind when, as a young boy, I was talking to an uncle just back from the war.
      • And eerie images linger in the minds and memories, making picture editing a challenging task.
      • America, the case goes, has a duty to do this, and now, with September 11 still a hideous memory in many minds, is the moment when it can be done.
      • I probably would have hoped that famine was soon to become a fading memory in the minds of elderly people.
      • All that the individual members have been asked to do is to cast their minds back to the reasons that actually motivated them to vote for the grant of planning permission.
      • That line had come into your mind for no apparent reason and then you had the answer.
      • Cast your minds back, like mental fly fishers, to Monday and you might recall our report on a new book that listed the 100 most offensive UK place names.
      • The vividness of both names made it easy for them to be inscribed in locals' minds and memories.
      • How many films are retained in our minds as simply a memory of having seen them, of a reaction to them and perhaps a generalised sense of atmosphere, an emotional or aesthetic texture?
      Synonyms
      memory, recollection, powers of recall
    2. 2.2 A person identified with their intellectual faculties.
      有才智者
      he was one of the greatest minds of his time

      他是他那时代最伟大的智者之一。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'll leave that to the great intellectual minds to figure out.
      • The creative minds behind building designs across York and North Yorkshire were celebrating today after scooping an armful of gongs for architectural excellence.
      • Suspicious minds can wonder if that was the strategic intent.
      • It's safe to imagine that optimistic minds at Sun are hoping for an even larger share of the x86 market than their partner estimates indicate.
      • Child-Ich aims to focus young minds on achieving goals and developing more positive mental attitudes.
      • We need keen intellects and educated minds to weigh decisions that could mean life or death to millions and dictate the unforeseeable future.
      • The roar of the waves stirred many an emotion in the young minds and that childhood romance with the ocean led to the birth of some adventurism in them.
      • These are a few of the big ideas being vigorously researched and heatedly discussed by some of the brightest minds in academe.
      • Such an environment, Laflamme said, will attract leading minds in theoretical physics.
      • They're not exactly the brightest minds in the ‘intelligence’ biz, are they?
      • Parents and teachers can play a vital role in bringing a social consciousness to young minds.
      • It's not confined to the books concentrating on improving young minds, bodies and spirits which are disappearing off the shelves.
      • In the competition for the minds that produce intellectual capital, they are at a distinct disadvantage.
      • On July 1, 2003, the faculty at the University of Waterloo will be joined by one of Canada's leading academics and brightest minds.
      • The idea is to move the brightest minds in academia temporarily into these ‘lablets’ and focus on long-term projects.
      • I'd love to get the bright minds of the game together for a symposium to identify parts of the rulebook we can do without.
      • The idea of life long learning has always attracted the attention of outstanding minds.
      • When he launched into a diatribe about the influence of romance books on impressionable minds, one female member of the audience had had enough.
      • Taken together, these two benefits will enable millions of minds to work together far more effectively than ever before.
      • This loss of sharp and influential minds has left the physical and social sciences in a poorer state than they need be.
      Synonyms
      intellect, thinker, brain, scholar, academic, intellectual, sage

  • 3A person's attention.

    智力，思维能力

    I expect my employees to keep their minds on the job

    我希望雇员们把心思都放在工作上。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That gloomy thought ought to concentrate minds in western capitals.
    • We have to turn our minds and attention to the serious challenge about what to do about social conditions.
    • Knowing there are no second chances concentrates the mind wonderfully.
    • An atmosphere of frenzied but good-natured co-operation prevails; with so much to get through, our minds are concentrated wonderfully.
    • It was emblazoned on the front cover of a Vogue magazine that a thoughtful friend had brought to take her mind off the pain.
    • Meanwhile, ‘hygiene audits’ designed to focus the minds of staff on the procedures they should be following are a welcome step in the right direction.
    • What concentrates the mind wonderfully is the knowledge that you must have it and you can't afford it.
    • As boss of these papers, such parlous statistics should be concentrating his mind wonderfully.
    • It took heavyweights with an alternative on offer to take people's minds off Hegel, and then the effect was only partial, local, and temporary.
    • Being fully engrossed in the creative process keeps the mind in the present moment.
    • Reappearing behind the girl he focused his mind, determined to lift her up into the air.
    • Downing Street hopes it will concentrate minds among the rebels, to instil in them the reality that inflicting defeat now would mean the end of Blair, not just this policy.
    • It is Labour MPs from deprived constituencies, their minds now concentrated by reduced majorities, who will lead the charge.
    • I tried to take my mind off the discomfort and occasional pain I was feeling.
    • Victor now turns his mind to the mysterious processes of decay and degeneration in animal tissue.
    • Now, Labour is sorely divided too, but success and power tend to concentrate minds, at least for a while.
    • She pushed it from her mind and focused her attention back on what Giriad was saying.
    • But yesterday belonged to the players who showed true professionalism to keep their minds focussed during the off-field turmoil.
    • She banished it from her mind and turned her attention on the man speaking to her.
    • Far from allowing alcohol on the wards, doctors are finding a four-legged friend expert at taking patients' minds off their aches and pains.
    Synonyms
    attention, thoughts, concentration, thinking, attentiveness
    1. 3.1 The will or determination to achieve something.
      意愿，意向
      anyone can lose weight if they set their mind to it

      只要下决心，任何人都可变苗条。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's a tall order but Jansen believes his team-mates can achieve their goal if they put their minds to it.
      • He set his mind on achieving black belt status in karate and he did just that in the months and years that were to follow.
      • It seems Oxford students really can achieve great things when they put their minds to it.
      Synonyms
      inclination, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, disposition, intention, intent, will, aim, purpose, design
verbmaɪndmīnd
[with object]

  • 1often with negative Be distressed, annoyed, or worried by.

    介意，在乎

    I don't mind the rain

    我不在乎下雨。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘You have to stop minding being teased,’ I said, ‘and no one will tease you.’
    • I was feeling quite pleased with myself for being in the right place at the right time and for not minding getting dirty.
    • She was covered in two jackets as I held her hand not even minding the drops of rain on my shoulders.
    • It was a lovely damp grey Cornish morning, lovely if you don't mind rain, which I don't.
    • As for the weather, you don't mind if it stays raining all day but we were putting the rain gear on and taking it off all the time.
    • I didn't care I kept yelling and screaming, never minding the pain of my ankle.
    • I'm a gambler per se, one who enjoys winning much more than he minds losing.
    • ‘You know, I never really minded losing to England,’ Wood's friend had said, ‘so long as we gave you a good kicking.’
    • Not that he minded her being so worried, it was actually very sweet of her, but it was unhealthy to worry so much.
    • I can speak for all A&R people when I say, nobody minds getting an email, but people can be obnoxious - emailing everyday, and such.
    • Of course, I like to watch films with people who don't mind my evil cackles at inappropriate moments.
    • It was raining, something that Matt had never minded because, hell, it was a free car wash, and for a boy who had to save money to go to college, three bucks saved on a car wash helped.
    • The golden lab bounds over, not minding the rain against his water repellant coat, and gladly enters Frank's tent.
    • Finally I ask him if he minds his nickname - ‘Moonbat’?
    • Bingol Boswell never minded taking a pratfall if it could inspire a laugh, or better yet a scrap of wit, however offensive, for him to snap up and record in his entertaining, indiscreet journal.
    • At various points the scratches were so numerous that it appeared to be raining during several scenes, never minding the fact that they might have been indoor scenes.
    • If anything, the most touching relationship exists between Depp and Highmore - and herein might lie an answer as to whether Barrie minded being remembered only for Peter Pan.
    • I don't mind when it rains but I hate that thin film drizzle that seems only to be in the air but manages to soak you in next to no time.
    • Perhaps he minds being constantly seen as Mr Nice Guy?
    • Mayo never minded playing Galway in Pearse Stadium in Salthill.
    1. 1.1 Have an objection to.
      反对
      what does that mean, if you don't mind my asking?

      如果你不反对我问一下，那是什么意思？

      with clause do you mind if I have a cigarette?

      我抽烟你介意吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • So true Hindus should not mind if some such local rituals are not observed everywhere else.
      • Not minding being the occasional butt of their jokes, I went along with their ribbing, and during social gatherings would adopt a typical Meldrew pose, throw in an ‘I don't believe it’ and carry on at length about some trivial irritation.
      • She didn't mind, she just watched him and hoped that he'd come and say something to her.
      • I didn't really mind cause I got to watch all the people running around getting ready for the show.
      • If the people I am visiting really care about my family's health then they do not mind this one small favour.
      • She was always getting stuck watching them, not that she minded much, but it seemed like it consumed her life.
      • Hoeven said he would not mind Canadian observers observing the water-testing process and checking the data, although he said he opposed allowing Canadian officials to set up their own monitoring stations in North Dakota.
      • At one point Burge asked if Patrick minded being put on hold while he made dinner reservations for his son's 30th birthday celebration.
      • I do indeed care that he's pro-Europe, although I mind more about his position in BAT.
      • I wondered if he minded me reading them, and decided I didn't care.
      • And I wouldn't have minded doing a ‘thesis defense’ of my book in front of a bunch of people if, at least, it had been done in a friendly or collegial atmosphere.
      • Snaith suggested there was a clear difference between comedians - many of whom would not mind their blunders going on public view - and actors.
      • At present, even though 70% of the population tell opinion polls they would not mind their organs being transplanted, only about 20% either carry cards or are registered on the organ donor database, according to BMA statistics.
      • She hadn't said anything to make him think that she minded him being there, but he was quietly concerned as to what she thought his reasons were.
      • The twists and turns of a complicated plot allow the Coens to have enormous fun with the high-flying LA scene, and no one minds very much if the proceedings are at times yards over the top.
      • If you don't mind, you can stay and watch, bring a book or something in case you get bored.
      • They asked me several times if I minded, but I told them I really did not care at all.
      • She didn't care who saw, and no one minded anyway.
      Synonyms
      care, object, be annoyed, be bothered, be troubled, be upset, be offended, take offence, be affronted, be resentful, disapprove, resent it, dislike it, look askance
    2. 1.2mind doing somethingwith negative or in questions Be reluctant to do something (often used in polite requests)
      常用于礼貌请求不愿（做）
      I don't mind admitting I was worried

      我愿承认我当时很担心。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • No one minds throwing these items away once the seams start to fray, but what if you're buying the real deal?
      • I would not have minded explaining what the WTO stands for and giving intelligent critiques of the problems associated with some of the policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
      • It takes a lot to rattle Ms Garrett, but she doesn't mind admitting she's worried.
      • Not that Alliance Trust, the venerable investment trust company, minds keeping its head below the parapet.
      • I have never minded accepting justified criticism, but I cannot accept it when people cannot even be bothered to get their facts straight before putting pen to paper.
      • One would not mind eating bugs if the camera was on us.
      • Tumhari Amrita is a play every socialite, theatre goer, artiste never minds watching again.
      • Don Brash wouldn't have minded paying the dry cleaning bill to get the mud out of his suit, because that particular assault just gave him public sympathy towards his message.
      • Our dog never minds going for his boosters there.
      • If the fans want interleague play, I think it would be interesting and would not mind playing games against the other league.
      • You must not have minded doing the second part of that scene for real.
      • I don't think people minded deleting a lot of e-mails.
      • We are the poor relations in the county, and yet are still asked to pay more by way of council tax rises; nobody minds paying, providing the goods are delivered.
      • This scenario constitutes an excellent example of the reason I've not minded scaling back the hardware aspect of my consulting business.
      • No one minds paying to park but if you are working here in the town, you have no place to park in the morning.
      • What I don't accept is that players are over-worked nowadays, I would not have minded playing every Saturday and Wednesday on the good quality pitches they have nowadays.
      • Nobody minds putting in the time when the time is justified but there are too many days when it comes to 7pm, the caretaker has gone and you still end up taking work home.
      • The text asking me if I minded putting back the start time by an hour to allow for an ‘eyebrow shaping’ to be completed was, I think, the point when I saw the shape of things to come.
      Synonyms
      flinch, demur, recoil, hang back
    3. 1.3would not mind somethinginformal Used to express one's strong enthusiasm for something.
      〈非正式〉渴求，很想要
      I wouldn't mind some coaching from him!

      我渴望他给我一些指导！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although she loved Nick with all her heart, she certainly would not mind a little flirtation with this captain!
      • Despite a range of food experts claiming that the new product is nothing more than a gimmick, most said they would not mind a spoonful or two.
      • I would not mind a fling in the wilderness with said co-worker.
      • Executives of Namport could not be reached for comment on the project as they are in Europe, but a senior manager of the ports authority said that Namport would not mind a private port on the Walvis Bay coastline.
      • Moreover, the benevolent Rama would not mind a temple in the adjacent street in Ayodhya instead of the disputed spot, would he?
      • I wonder whether the Hon Peter Dunne was right in his interpretation of Standing Orders, and I would not mind some guidance on it.
      • In the meantime, however, he would not mind a little help from his team-mates.
      • ‘Well, maybe I would not mind a day off,’ she said, leaning toward the ringleader, putting her free hand gently on the arm that held her captive.
      • While I suspect this may be either fictitious or lost in translation, I wouldn't have minded adopting that custom this morning - although it's by no means really cold.
      • Yet, I am guessing that you would not mind changing clothes or taking a shower.
      • Already a veteran of the so-called ‘Juvenile Jinx’ - no Juvenile winner has gone on to win the Kentucky Derby - Byrne would not mind another crack at it.
      • The current generation would not mind the chance to use a little bit of them, and in that respect I want to pay a passing tribute to the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary here in Wellington, which is striking that balance properly.
      • I'm sure our people would not mind a few million dollars spent on tracking down and liquidating these outstanding professionals.
      • Interesting reading; I enjoyed Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto's approach very much, but I wouldn't have minded seeing Chabon's script too.

  • 2often with negative Regard as important; feel concern about.

    never mind the opinion polls

    别把那些民意测验当回事。

    no object why should she mind about a few snubs from people she didn't care for?

    为什么她要在意那些她不喜欢的人对她的几次冷落呢？

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If anyone else said the kind of things he said, they would have been regarded as arrogant, but you didn't mind it from him.
    • Peeled garlic is popular with restaurants and consumers too lazy to shuck the small cloves of garlic - and they don't seem to mind the canned flavor.
    • He hates the 30 pages of documentation he has to keep to abide by the state regulations, but he doesn't mind the manure injection itself.
    • If you're friends, why do you mind the possibility of her dating Seth so much?
    • We work hard and don't mind the long hours.
    Synonyms
    pay attention to, take heed of, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note of, take notice of, be heedful of, note, mark, concentrate on, listen to, observe, have regard for, respect, be mindful of

  • 3with clause, in imperative Used to urge someone to remember or take care to bring about something.

    小心，当心

    mind you look after the children

    小心照看好小孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another hot day is on the way, mind you, it's doing wonders for my fruit garden, anyone want to come round and see my mango's?
    • And mind you lock your door.
    • Now mind you, that's good for the American economy and for that matter good for the world economy.
    • Mind you look where she ended up!
    • I am absolutely knackered, and I suppose I should write this; mind you it's quarter to ten!
    Synonyms
    be sure, make sure, be sure that, make sure that, see, see that, take care that
    1. 3.1in imperative Used to warn someone to avoid injury or damage from a hazard.
      小心，当心
      mind your head on that cupboard!

      当心你的头碰到橱！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Just mind out, there's an ants' nest there, just move over.
      • The tape warned me to mind my head, as during these times people had been smaller.
      Synonyms
      be careful of, watch out for, look out for, beware of, take care with, be on one's guard for, be cautious of, be wary of, be watchful of, keep one's eyes open for
      take care, be careful, watch out, look out, beware, be on one's guard, be wary, be watchful, keep one's eyes open, be cautious
    2. 3.2informal no object, in imperative Used to make a command more insistent or to draw attention to a statement.
      〈非正式〉注意，务必
      be early to bed tonight, mind

      今晚一定要早睡。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You best be nice to her, mind, or you'll be having me to deal with!
    3. 3.3in imperative Be careful about the quality or nature of.
      注意，小心
      mind your manners!

      注意礼貌！

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Then at the restaurant one has to mind one's manners, no slurping, grunting, farting or burping.
      • Well, I think you would probably look better when you keep your mouth shut and mind your manners.
      • Most importantly, mind the language that you choose to use when speaking with others.
      • He had been so preoccupied with observing each of the players, minding his actions, and most importantly playing the cards, that he had no idea that it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
      • However, I minded my manners and offered her a drink.
      • Every parent experiences that moment when their children, instead of minding their manners, appear to have misplaced them.
      • I have no social plans for this weekend, I'm eating more simply, I got lots of sleep last night and so that just leaves minding my manners and everything should go swimmingly.
      • In fact, they'd even had several discussions with her about being civil and minding her manners.
      • But once again I minded my manners and just shrugged and left.
      • Genevieve had promised McDonalds if he was on his best behavior and minded his manners.
      • This time Jedidah took care to eat slowly and neatly this time and minded her posture.
      • In the absence of a creed, he cannot qualify as a heretic, but he can be found guilty of not minding his manners about the church's values.
      • He would have been swiftly told to mind his manners had he tried to.
      • Bringing a set of darts to an interview could be viewed as a warning to lairy journalists to mind their manners, but not with Meadows.
      • Now, you mind your manners young man, or there'll be no meatloaf leftovers for supper.
      • I got up from my seat and ran toward the door, not even minding my manners.
      • Divers have spent the past three months with the sharks, teaching them to mind their manners.
    4. 3.4also mind youno object, in imperative Used to introduce a qualification to a previous statement.
      不过；尽管如此
      we've got some decorations up—not a lot, mind you

      我们已经准备了一些饰件——不过，不多。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not that all of us corgis get along like strawberries and cream, mind you.
      • Not that Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is a one star movie, mind you.
      • Not his thing, mind you, but he thinks it's time to reconsider the marijuana laws just the same.
      • I didn't want to eat any of them, mind you, I just wanted to gobble up the display with my eyes.
      • I decided to take Rock out, and put some toys, quiet toys mind you, on the floor for him.
      • Nothing strenuous, mind you, but he is expected to pick up the opposition defenders when they come forward.
      • Not just cute samples, mind you, but a thorough fusion of hip hop technique and Havana tradition.
      • It's not a gift to you, mind you, but rather a gift to those who will be there to tell you what to do.
      • Not that it bears any resemblance to the original television series, mind you.
      • The same, mind you, was said of the national side when they beat Holland at Hampden, and we know what happened after that.
      • Not because I'm a purist, mind you, but because it's beginning to seem really tired.
      • That's not to say I won't forgive a lacking in one where the other is outstanding, mind you.
      • Not, mind you, that Ken and Paul can reasonably be expected to do it all over the seventy minutes.
      • Nothing that's very exciting, mind you, but I think you've come to expect that.
      • The ocean also has its secrets which it is rapidly giving up, mind you, thanks to the ingenuity of the human race.
      • Only Alice and Dubey, mind you, are admitted to the inner circle, not the others.
      • Not in a lot of detail, mind you, because it was just like every other year we spend here.
      • Not, mind you, that this duo are the only ones we will have to worry about.
      • The Radiator represents suicide, not death mind you, but the actual act of suicide.
      • She certainly doesn't seem overly concerned about it, mind you, even if most of her friends are hooked up.
    5. 3.5Irish, North American Be obedient to.
      〈北美，爱尔兰〉服从；听从
      you think about how much Cal does for you, and you mind her, you hear?

      想一想卡尔为你付出了多少，你要听她的话，听见了吗？

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You need to mind me because I love you and know what is best for you.
      • ‘When your mother returns,’ he said, ‘make sure that you mind her better’.
      Synonyms
      pay attention to, take heed of, heed, pay heed to, attend to, take note of, take notice of, be heedful of, note, mark, concentrate on, listen to, observe, have regard for, respect, be mindful of
    6. 3.6Scottish Remember.
      〈苏格兰〉记得
      I mind the time when he lost his false teeth

      我记得他掉假牙的时间。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • 'I mind the time,' said the first speaker, 'when she would have done the same, and made rare fun of it afterwards.'
      • Do you mind the time you dyed your hair?"
      Synonyms
      recall, call to mind, recollect, think of

  • 4Take care of temporarily.

    （暂时）照料，照看；看管

    we left our husbands to mind the children while we went out

    外出时，我们就让丈夫照看小孩。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Honestly, he's so kind and if you got held up on your way to pick up the kids he would take special care to mind them till you got there.
    • The member on duty minds a ‘kit’, which includes oxygen, a defibrillator for heart-attack victims, bandages, radio and pager for callouts.
    • He motioned for his apprentice to mind the front as he disappeared into the back.
    • This allegation concerned a child who had been minded by Mrs LM.
    • The old rooks are left behind to watch the young and mind the house during the day.
    • Charlie, for example, might have alerted a source that the letter existed to show that he was on the ball with regard to minding our money.
    • Director of photography Richard Lannaman minds the camera, leaving Danielle free to direct, though she takes full charge of the smaller and pick-up shoots.
    • ‘Within 13 weeks of starting training, and while I was still a rookie warder, I was the sole guard minding Huntley,’ he wrote.
    • Seamus stayed at home to mind his mother and also to take care of the land.
    • It was for a very long time the only new female occupation that did not represent an extension of women's traditional work - taking care of children, tending the sick, or minding the home.
    • One thing is recommended is to leave the husband at home to mind the children!
    • In other words, the husband stays home to mind the kids while his wife earns the bacon.
    Synonyms
    look after, take care of, keep an eye on, attend to, care for, tend, watch, have charge of, take charge of, guard, protect

  • 5be mindedwith infinitive Be inclined or disposed to do a particular thing.

    〈主正式〉倾向，有意

    he was minded to reject the application

    他有拒绝这一申请之意。

    the Board was given leave to object if it was so minded

    委员会有权说不，假如它想那样做的话。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm not particularly minded to watch whales myself, but I suppose it beats working for a living.
    • He was entertaining, too, if he was so minded.
    • Harrogate planners at a subsequent meeting determined that they were minded to reject the plan anyway.

Phrases

  • bear something in mind

    • Remember a fact or circumstance and take it into account.

      with clause you need to bear in mind that the figures vary from place to place
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
      • Keep in mind that rates for personal jewelry insurance may vary according to your state or country.
      Synonyms
      take into account, be mindful, remember, consider, mind, mark, heed, take into consideration, not forget

  • be of two minds

    • Be unable to decide between alternatives.

      三心二意，拿不定主意

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of course, the president has always appeared to be of two minds about reading.
      • The government clearly seems to be of two minds about how quickly it wants to move and how much it wants to move.
      • I was in two minds whether to write this blog or not.
      • I was in two minds whether to go banging on doors to ask people why they were opposed to the location.
      • After the tsunami, they were in two minds about the trip, but finally decided to not only undertake the journey but also make common cause with the victims.
      • Since being asked to join the new government last week, Tzeng has been of two minds whether to take accept Chen's offer or stay at the university.
      • He also studied law at the Bar and was in two minds whether to practice or not when he was promoted to the position of assistant principal after qualifying.
      • Ever since then, Republicans have been of two minds about how to respond.
      • I was in two minds about whether I should go or not.
      • When I was at York School of Art, I was in two minds about whether to go into graphics or theatre design.
      Synonyms
      be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure, be hesitant, be ambivalent, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither, be on the horns of a dilemma

  • be of one (or a different) mind

    • Share the same (or hold a different) opinion.

      意见相同（或不同）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He believed that they were of one mind when it came to dealing forthrightly with the news media.
      • Yoroku, however, was of a different mind and opposed the idea.
      • There is no reason why Catholics must be of one mind on all matters of public policy.
      • It is great to stand up in Parliament and note that everyone is of one mind on this bill, and it will be passed rapidly.
      • I don't think we have to be of one mind to be of one faith.
      • The Cabinet must be of one mind, and it could be of one mind only when all the members come through the Prime Minister and look up to him and not to the House for their sanction.
      • In such a polarized atmosphere, I cannot imagine how long or how difficult it would be to get the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to be of one mind about the film.
      • We may not be of one mind on several issues, but we share one faith, one baptism, one Lord and Savior of us all.
      • The scientific community really is of one mind that evolution took place, that we are descended with modifications from earlier organisms and so is everything else on this planet.
      • Why should people in the Maori community all be of one mind?

  • close (or shut) one's mind to (or against)

    • Refuse to consider or acknowledge.

      对…不予考虑，对…置若罔闻

      Example sentencesExamples
      • If we were to succeed, no one could suspect that I was up to something, and I had to close my mind to Raoul at all costs.
      • Margaret admitted to being sick with nerves throughout Sunday and tried to close her mind to the speculation around her.
      • He closed his mind to the dreams, rejected them, pushed them out of memory with all his strength, yet still they plagued him, laughing at his efforts to outrun them.
      • I shut my mind to the terrible sights all around me.
      • I don't think you should ever close your mind to what people can offer.
      • If I close my mind to such valuable guidance simply because I have a resentment against organized religion, then I am guilty of close-mindedness and arrogance, both dangerous attitudes along the way.
      • What this means is that he has chosen to ignore or shut his mind to information which should have led him to believe (not merely suspect) that the allegation is false.
      • Maybe this closes their mind to other forms of violence.
      • It s too easy to close your mind to the day the payments will start.
      • Perhaps my scepticism closes my mind to the possibility of ghosts and that's why I am among the 20 per cent of the population who cannot use divining rods.
      Synonyms
      disregard, pay no heed to, take no account of, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to, discount, ignore, ride roughshod over, trample on

  • come (or spring) to mind

    • (of a thought or idea) occur to someone.

      （意见、想法）被想起，被想到

      Example sentencesExamples
      • There isn't any music that springs to mind when I think of it.
      • It's where I find ideas coming to mind in an uncluttered, unhurried way, without pressure or contrivance.
      • The idea of a fundraising walk sprang to mind readily and the friends set about canvassing family and friends for sponsorship.
      • In fact, new ideas come to mind so fast that I have to write them down in order not to forget them.
      • But as I thought, an even more wicked idea sprang to mind.
      • Mind you, the thought does spring to mind that perhaps they should not have been paid this increase if they did not sign up to the full deal.
      • Carry a notebook so you can jot down ideas that spring to mind.
      • The Thai fish cakes are an example that springs to mind.
      • These days, whenever we think of an archeologist, that whip-cracking adventurer Indiana Jones springs to mind.
      • If you were to have an idea to base a cafe around one particular foodstuff, then eggs probably wouldn't be the first thing in the fridge that springs to mind.
      Synonyms
      occur to one, come to one, come to mind, spring to mind, enter one's head, enter one's mind, strike one, hit one, dawn on one, come into one's consciousness, suggest itself

  • (I) don't mind if I do

    • informal Used to accept an invitation.

      〈非正式〉（用于接受邀请）好的

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Suddenly a grenade landed next to him, ‘Oh, don't mind if I do.’
      • ‘In that case, don't mind if I do,’ and the blonde dived towards Sato.
      • Patrice handed them to me in a bag with ‘Uncork New York!’ written loudly across its belly, and you know, I don't mind if I do.
      • ‘Thank you, don't mind if I do,’ and Francis took a seat in one of the two chairs in front of Henry's desk.

  • give someone a piece of one's mind

    • informal Tell someone what one thinks of them, especially in anger.

      数落

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I rang her up, gave her a piece of my mind and we haven't spoken since.
      • He got all the young apprentices in his office and gave us a piece of his mind!
      • That Lila, always giving me a piece of her mind.
      • I've often felt like marching into various offices and singling out the culprits and giving them a piece of my mind.
      • Josh, however, wasn't finished giving me a piece of his mind.
      • But after they criticised Natalie's performance her sister decided to give them a piece of her mind.
      • Marissa, broken by the death of her mother, sits silently with her pet dog, clutching her recorder, while a passer-by pauses to give her a piece of his mind.
      • They should be very lucky I've worked tech support before because I am so ready to give them a piece of my mind.
      • And as if that wasn't enough, the house the other side of us was broken into by kids and Karen apprehended one of them in our garden and gave him a piece of her mind.
      • I have wanted to climb out of my car numerous times and give them a piece of my mind.
      Synonyms
      reprimand, rebuke, scold, reprove, reproach, chastise, castigate, upbraid, berate, read someone the riot act, haul over the coals
      reprimand, rebuke, scold, admonish, reprove, upbraid, chastise, chide, censure, castigate, lambaste, berate, lecture, criticize, take to task, read the riot act to, haul over the coals

  • have a (or a good or half a) mind to do something

    • Be very much inclined to do something.

      很想做，意欲

      I've a good mind to write to the manager to complain

      我很想写信向经理投诉。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Bring that beast to me, for I have a mind to harness him like a horse, and make him work.
      • I have half a mind to turn up in court on the scheduled date with the bank statements proving that they have fouled up, and then invoicing them for my time.
      • I have a good mind to go over there and rip out every single nail that was noisily hammered into boards today.
      • I have half a mind to go ahead and quit my day job, sell everything I own for a one-way ticket to the Middle East, and hold out for the Grand Prize.
      • Good lord, I have half a mind to send this to your boss.
      • I have a mind to complain to the Royal Opera, because I bought my ticket online and the website states ‘All seats bookable online have a clear view of the stage.’
      • I have half a mind to ring Marwell Zoo and ask if they're missing anything.
      • I have half a mind to suggest to the tourist people that they should designate our roadworks as visitor attractions.
      • I am going through the selection process to become a foster carer, as this is something I have had a mind to do for some years.
      • I have a good mind to drag management out here so they can see for themselves.
      Synonyms
      inclination, desire, wish, urge, notion, fancy, disposition, intention, intent, will, aim, purpose, design

  • have a mind of one's own

    • 1Be capable of independent opinion or action.

      有独立看法；能独立行动

      Example sentencesExamples
      • You have a mind of your own and don't like to do what you're told to do.
      • This gutsy, dusky, ebullient star has a mind of her own.
      • It is not enough to have a mind of your own, for you need to have a bank account of your own too.
      • Why should I be punished for having a mind of my own, and the will to express it?
      • Just cause he's my brother doesn't mean he doesn't have a mind of his own and isn't entitled to his own opinions.
      • The lawyer suggested that her resilience under police questioning showed that she had a mind of her own.
      • You know, he - I've known him since Vietnam, a very brave reporter there, and he has a mind of his own.
      • But she has a mind of her own and believes women need to walk along with men and not behind.
      • Yes, but she has a mind of her own and is too independent for most men's taste.
      • ‘From the very beginning, Jennifer had a mind of her own,’ Mr. Lendor said.
      1. 1.1(of an inanimate object) seem capable of thought and intention, especially by behaving contrary to the will of the person using it.
        （无生命物）好像能思维；好像有想法
        the shopping cart had a mind of its own

        这辆电车好像有自己的想法。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • It doesn't take much wind for them to seem like they have a mind of their own.
        • Her shoulder-length locks seem to have a mind of their own - black at the back with sprinkles of grey at the front.
        • Fabric is notorious for misbehaving and props have a mind of their own.
        • I swiftly walked over to the phone, picking it up and dialing her number, not even thinking as my fingers just seemed to have a mind of their own.
        • Storm is a very emotive word for the viewer and they tend to have a mind of their own anyway.
        • The cost wasn't prohibitive but Italian websites have a mind of their own.
        • You have to get your mind in synch with your fingers - and sometimes your fingers have a mind of their own!
        • Just like supermarket trolleys, baggage trolleys have a mind of their own.
        • As he speaks the lights in the room, as if they have a mind of their own, suddenly turn themselves on.
        • His arms seemed to have a mind of their own and embraced her.

  • in one's mind's eye

    • In one's imagination or mental view.

      在想像中，在头脑中

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have watched a coconut sapling slowly grow into a tree and imagined it ever so often in my mind's eye before going to sleep.
      • He tried, in his mind's eye, to imagine a way out of this situation, but the more he thought about it, the more he believed that there was no way!
      • You don't know what's really there and what's in your mind's eye.
      • Although I'm not in the habit of remembering most of my dreams, I do retain surprisingly clear memories of all of these people in my mind's eye, along with a few of the events which surrounded them.
      • I can imagine, in my mind's eye, the process of how Excoffon may have developed a final pictograph.
      • He shut his eyes and tried to imagine the scene in his mind's eye as he knew it ought to look.
      • She imagined it in her mind's eye as she sat on a chair on the balcony and looked out onto the city.
      • Victims testify to the pain they endured; experts speak to the effects of these injuries; lawyers furnish evidence of the damage so that the judges or jury can see it literally or imagine it in their mind's eye.
      • Then he employed his tactics in his mind's eye, imagining various scenarios which would call for certain actions.
      • He took another, and pictured a crystal clear pool in his mind's eye.

  • mind over matter

    • The use of willpower to overcome physical problems.

      利用精神力量战胜具体问题

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Your article on mind over matter was interesting, but what a pity that people will not believe things without scientific proof.
      • Later she preferred to see it as her first experiment in mind over matter, a parlour trick in which she had asserted a dominance that never materialised on the sports field or in the classroom.
      • Call it mind over matter, call it compelling self assured confidence, call it what you like, but I won, and I knew I would.
      • Quality over quantity, skill over strength, mind over matter - the comparisons just don't end for Cherwell's heroic 4-2 victory against all the odds.
      • Someone once told me that it was just mind over matter and I shouldn't be on drugs, and that if I were strong-minded enough, I wouldn't need them.
      • Exhaustion, heat rash and blisters, yet on she walked, exerting mind over matter, through the bleak and desolate Sahara Desert.
      • And there is also his enduring philosophy - dating back to his playing days - of the power of mind over matter.
      • In this concrete sense, the starving cult members assert the pre-eminence of mind over matter, wreaking catastrophe in their emaciated wake when the novel's various strands converge climactically in 1960s-style student riots.
      • They go to extraordinary lengths - literally - to demonstrate the achievement of mind over matter.
      • From all indications, and I don't think it's mind over matter, the leg is now starting to feel a better.

  • mind one's Ps & Qs

    • Be careful to behave well and avoid giving offense.

      注意自己举止，避免冒犯他人

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As a little girl, I was told to ‘mind your p's and q's’ and ‘be a lady’ because I was quite the tomboy.
      • As such, the stealth stingers tell the bipeds to buzz off and mind their Ps & Qs before the bees make 'em R.I.P.
      • He's normally a quiet, sensitive little thing (just like his mum) who minds his Ps and Qs and keeps himself to himself.
      Synonyms
      act correctly, act properly, conduct oneself well, act in a polite way, show good manners, mind one's manners, mind one's ps and qs

  • never mind

    • 1Used to urge someone not to feel anxiety or distress.

      没关系，不要紧

      never mind—it's all right now

      没关系，现在一切都好了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • But never mind, we are not worrying about the logic as we work through all of this.
      • Hoping N, R and A will still come, but never mind, the important thing is that It will be the Return of £1 a pint Night and me and MH's nights at the pub watching the Football!
      Synonyms
      don't apologize, forget it, don't worry about it, it doesn't matter, don't mention it, it's unimportant
      don't bother about, pay no attention to, don't worry about, don't concern yourself with, disregard, forget, don't take into consideration, don't give a second thought to, don't think twice about

    • 2Used in refusing to answer a question.

      用于拒绝回答问题不关你的事

      never mind where I'm going

      我要去哪儿不关你的事。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And I didn't want to go to the pokey for - well, never you mind what I could go to the pokey for.
      • He's got his own problems, never you mind.
      • I am now starting my second summer in Waco, doing well, never you mind what I'm doing.
      • My husband and I have been voluntarily using them to set a germ-free example, and it's not all that bad, especially if you use the kind with the oh, never you mind!

    • 3Used to indicate that what has been said of one thing applies even more to another.

      更不用说，更谈不上

      he was so tired that he found it hard to think, never mind talk

      他累得都无法思考，更不用说谈话了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As it happens, in the essays on my work and on Vatican II, there is not the slightest indication that the author wishes to be corrected, never mind to be proved wrong.
      • With barely 4% of our population in Scotland going broadband, we are already slipping well behind south-east England, never mind the rest of Europe.
      • On Saturday, though, an impatient Stade de France crowd realised there was still work to be done if Les Bleus were to become Six Nations - never mind world - champions.
      • I've floated back and forth between my computer and the television for nearing three hours now and I still haven't thought of anything coherent, never mind intelligent, to say.
      • Have we really forgotten that domestic consumption can fluctuate, never mind that there might be such a phenomenon as an economic cycle?
      • But he has now gone seven years without the world championship and has not indicated a serious intention to wind down, never mind quit.
      • Hazarding a look up, I forget to breathe, never mind the coffee thing.
      • Pushing ahead with any such plans would have led the health minister into direct conflict with thousands of parents - never mind the Catholic Church, which provides a third of the schooling in Scotland.
      • I can barely pick up the courage to speak to other students, never mind a £4m rated football player.
      • What would have been appropriate for a 1960s flower-power couple is probably not what a Victorian family would have had in mind, never mind a child of the 21st century.

  • not pay someone any mind

    〈北美〉不注意；不在乎；不理睬

    • Not pay someone any attention.

      〈北美〉不注意；不在乎；不理睬

      Example sentencesExamples
      • While we were alighting a police car turned onto the road ahead of us, and the driver tried to get its attention, but the police either didn't hear him or didn't pay him any mind.
      • He didn't pay them any mind as they were no longer a threat.
      • Tasha had gotten really scared when Buster came walking out the door but he didn't pay them any mind.
      • Oh come on I can see that it bothers you that he doesn't pay you any mind anymore.
      • They didn't pay me any mind until after Rich and I performed live on stage (we DJ on the floor, so we're out of view).
      • She didn't pay them any mind and went to the inn keeper and asked for a room.
      • My opponent had already entered the ring but I didn't pay him any mind.
      • They're only doing it to get under your fur, so please, don't pay them any mind.
      • Folks were reaching out to me, attempting to give me sound advice, but I just didn't pay them any mind.
      • Faintly in the back of my mind I recall hearing the sound of horses about a quarter of a mile away, but I didn't pay them any mind.

  • on someone's mind

    • Preoccupying someone, especially in a disquieting way.

      压在心头而致牵肠挂肚

      new parents have many worries on their minds

      初为父母者心头总是忧虑重重。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is on his mind, it is also on my mind, and I am reviewing the findings about the restructuring of our steel industry.
      • Well, now, if that's what you got on your mind, well, you're going about it all wrong.
      • And as is inevitable my mind drifts to the topic that has been on my mind for the past two months or so.
      • This worry has been on my mind all the time, it's a shame I did not say no right at the start.
      • She still looked worried though, like she had troubled thoughts on her mind that she wasn't sure she could talk about.
      • Maybe you are tired, got troubles on your mind, dry patches on your face, a little pain in your heart.
      • You don't buy that sort of thing if you haven't got something… ahem… on your mind.
      • Tell me everything that's on your mind, everything you're afraid of, and everything you want to do about it.'
      • And I was asking the soldiers, you know, what was on your mind - what was on their mind.
      • Mind that you know what's on your mind, even if you never speak the truth of it to anyone.

  • open one's mind to

    • Be receptive to.

      向…敞开思想，愿意接受

      he opened his mind to the ways of the rest of the world

      他开放思想接受世界其他地方习俗。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • David's talk had opened her mind to what sort of horrible things could be in the things she was eating; quite contrary, she supposed, to his intention.
      • ‘I thought there had to be more to life than that and opened my mind to the opportunity of finding an alternative source of income,’ he said.
      • The only thing one has to do to find it is open his mind to new and previously ‘unheard’ of ideas.
      • Just unleash your creativity and open your mind to new and memorable ideas for unique baby shower centerpieces.
      • You just get to taste everything, and it really opens your mind to what's out there.
      • It's not necessarily that I understand all of it or believe all of it for sure, but it's opening my mind to so many more possibilities.
      • You've opened your mind to certain things, and you've learned how to treat yourself better.
      • He opened my mind to a whole world of knowledge that I hadn't really explored before.
      • Your magazine has surely opened my mind to more reasons.
      • She feels that what she's learned about prisons has opened her mind to much more about ‘the social problems that plague our society.’

  • out of one's mind

    • 1Having lost control of one's mental faculties.

      精神错乱

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The condition of alienation, of being asleep, of being unconscious, of being out of one's mind, is the condition of the normal man.
      • As time goes by, the community simply sees Mala as a crazy old woman: not only out of touch but out of her mind.
      • I think there's something in that cup besides tea because you're out of your mind!
      • The truck driver, in a green shirt, paced the cordoned off area, obviously distraught and somewhat out of his mind.
      • As much as I had grown fond of these three people in these few days, I still believed they were all crazy out of their mind.
      • Yesterday morning, if you told me I'd be in the state of Vermont, buying pencils today, I'd have said you were out of your mind.
      • If you thought differently you were out of your mind.
      • I met with the Director General of Operations and he, being an honest guy, looked at me: ‘Shelley Ann, are you out of your mind?’
      • And it's like you're mad, you're out of your mind.
      • If I'm gonna get mad and be bitter about hearing my name in a trade rumor, then I gotta be crazy and out of my mind.
      Synonyms
      mad, insane, deranged, demented, not in one's right mind, non compos mentis, unbalanced, mad as a hatter, mad as a march hare, away with the fairies
      1. 1.1informal Suffering from a particular condition to a very high degree.
        〈非正式〉很，极度
        she was bored out of her mind

        她感到极度厌烦。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • Totally bored out of your mind, here are some games you can play in the field.
        • Some of what I see at first hand among young people in the disco and night club scene would frighten you out of your mind,’ he added.
        • Besides the fact that you're scared out of your mind that this plot will come crashing down upon your ears?
        • It is amazing how difficult it is to find them out when you are half out of your mind with worry and embarrassed/scared to talk to the people you need to help you.
        • What makes you hide under the covers at night, makes you want to call for your mother, and scream so loud that everyone in the world will know that you are frightened out of your mind?!
        • Then you'd think you were in some enchanted forest that you get to go into everyday and be bored out of your mind.
        • Or maybe just bored out of your mind not listening to a lecture that you do not care for.
        • How often have you sat in an English class buried in some dusty tome, bored out of your mind?
        • Well you always say no, even though its obvious you're bored out of your mind.
        • I giggled - insanely nervous out of my mind - as the boys went over last minute music stuff.
        Synonyms
        frantic, beside oneself, berserk, distraught, in a frenzy

  • put someone in mind of

    • Resemble and so cause someone to think of or remember.

      （因相像）使想起

      he was a small, well-dressed man who put her in mind of a jockey

      他个头矮小，衣着光鲜，令她想起职业赛马师。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He puts me in mind of the banker in Flaubert's ‘L' Education Sentimentale’: a man so habituated to corruption that he would happily pay for the pleasure of selling himself.
      • I know absolutely nothing about The Delays, except that this is a sturdy piece of lilting power-pop of the classic school, which puts me in mind of The Tourists, The Pretenders, The Bangles and their ilk.
      • It also puts me in mind of the intro to Bowie's Modern Love - it's those two piano chords, I think.
      • It puts me in mind of a New Zealander who boxed a young Chinese woman's ears at a metro station because of some slight inconvenience she might have caused him while boarding the train.
      • During another number she actually descends from the ceiling, angel-like, in a manner that puts me in mind of those nymphs that populate the paintings of pre-Raphaelite artists, only less demure.
      • But it put me in mind of how essentially childish these office parties are.
      • Her situation puts me in mind of the hassles I had trying to close my bank account upon leaving the UK (as Meg can attest to), but in a much more hair-tearing and utterly exhausting way.
      • It puts me in mind of the time when an Australian conservative Prime Minister voted himself out of office.
      • The phenomenon puts me in mind of that famous Palestinian pastime of coming up with a magical solution to the ‘Palestinian problem’, as though it were a riddle that required a single original answer.
      • It puts me in mind of when I spent time in Ulster a few years ago.
      Synonyms
      remind of, cause to remember, recall, conjure up, suggest, evoke, summon up, call up

  • put (or give or set) one's mind to

    • Direct all one's attention to (achieving something)

      意愿，意向

      she'd have made an excellent dancer, if she'd have put her mind to it

      假如她能够专心致志，她早就成为优秀舞蹈家了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Still, I'm a smart girl and can do just about anything I put my mind to, and for the first time I started thinking about my potential for getting involved in social justice.
      • This story proves that you can do anything you put your mind to.
      • From that experience, I learned that I could do anything I put my mind to and that I'd always have the support of my peers at camp.
      • If you put your mind to what you want out of life, and focus your energy on it, she says, there's no reason why good things shouldn't happen.
      • But I'm not surprised - everything Carol has set her mind to achieving, she's accomplished.
      • She showed them what they could achieve if they just put their mind to it, pulled themselves out of the gutter and developed incredibly arrogant and over entitled attitudes.
      • Do you ever feel like you just need a jolt of energy and then you'd be able to do anything you set your mind to?
      • Bill had the special ability to do anything he set his mind to from cooking to woodworking to fishing, golfing, winemaking, gardening and more.
      • It really is pretty easy, once you set your mind to really giving readers the whole picture.
      • Or maybe you wish you could be as smart as her or as intelligent as all those people who seem to have a photographic memory and can ace any topic or thing they set their mind to?
      Synonyms
      focus one's attention on, focus on, pay attention to, keep one's mind on, apply oneself to, address oneself to, devote oneself to, get down to, put one's mind to

  • put someone/something out of one's mind

    • Deliberately forget someone or something.

      把（某人或事）忘掉；把（某人或事）置于脑后

      Example sentencesExamples
      • People experience different things but within weeks of the accident I went back to work and tried to put the experience out of my mind.
      • Once I leave tomorrow you can put me out of your mind and you'll have forgotten about me completely in a week or two.
      • So she put the elections out of her mind and prepared some milky tea and nan bread wrapped in a cloth for her son to take through an archway to the men's area.
      • It is highly unlikely that the person who drove off with Stephanie will have been able to put this situation out of his mind.
      • The trepidation makes me feel queasy, so I cope by putting it out of my mind so that's enough about that.
      • I simply put the pain out of my mind and forgot about it.
      • Robert shrugged and put the goblins out of his mind.
      • Even so, I had a hard time putting him out of my mind as I sat munching the cold turkey-loaf my wife had made into a sandwich from last night's dinner.
      • But I still couldn't put the question out of my mind.
      • Then maybe it would have been easier to put it out of my mind and just get on with life; to forget what I was waiting for and be able to enjoy it when it eventually came along.
      Synonyms
      banish, put away, set aside, lay aside, abandon, have done with, drop, disregard, brush off, shrug off, forget, think no more of, pay no heed to, put out of one's mind

  • to my mind

    • In my opinion.

      据我所见，在我看来

      this story is, to my mind, a masterpiece

      在我看来，这故事是一篇杰作。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • To call a person a liar, is, to my mind, the most serious and damning thing that a person can do.
      • Worst of all, to my mind, is the appalling waste of natural fish stocks required to feed the farmed industry.
      • So the practical position seems, to my mind, to be clear: such a programme should not at present go ahead.
      • I don't want to ruin it for anyone else who still hasn't got round to watching it, but to my mind, it was amazing.
      • In the whole of my life I have only ever seen three people who, to my mind, moved with true freedom and grace on stage.
      • It's been a predictable hot-ticket and, to my mind, a rather more surprising critical rave.
      • This, to my mind, was exactly what was needed in the Tory party if they were to stand a realistic chance of being elected.
      • In so doing, Dr Joseph has, to my mind, devalued the currency of his doctoral robes.
      • There is a curious sub-group of our species that, to my mind, is as puzzling as plane-spotters.
      • Anyway, to my mind there's a very simple solution to the problem of drug addicts.
      Synonyms
      in my opinion, in my view, as i see it, to my way of thinking, according to my way of thinking, from my standpoint, personally, in my estimation, in my judgement, in my book, for my money, if you ask me

  • have someone or something in mind

    • 1Be thinking of.

      想到（某人或某事）

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'm leaning towards some kind of biography but I have no particular subject in mind.
      • If you don't have a school in mind but still would like to participate, let us know that too.
      • He drove mindlessly for about fifteen minutes because he had no particular destination in mind.
      • He has no particular destination in mind but is hoping to take in some interesting sites before returning to his nine-to-five job.
      • Everyone is thought to be after something, everyone is thought to have some particular goal in mind, independent of the goal that he or she happens to articulate.
      • India on the other hand do not seem to have any particular plan in mind - and this is why the opposition sometimes dictates terms.
      • If you have a weekend date in mind, particularly a Saturday, advance booking is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.
      • He obviously had this particular project in mind for some time, and had given a great deal of thought to what he wanted to accomplish.
      • ‘Sometimes a group will have a topic in mind, or other times they will contact the speaker to talk about their needs,’ says Wyngaard.
      • I had this kid in mind, Romen, who is unable to participate in this male rite of passage and is ashamed of the fact that he is unable to do it.
      Synonyms
      think of, contemplate
      1. 1.1Intend.
        想
        I had it in mind to ask you to work for me

        我想请您为我工作。

        Example sentencesExamples
        • Both Jasper and Ratanaporn had it in mind to vacate the area, and the Dane, measuring a muscular 190 cm, was a little much for the police to handle.
        • He was bottling things up, had it in mind to do something to himself.
        • Anyway, I've looked and if you had it in mind to bring down Big Ben you'd be better off with an aircraft.
        • William simply wanted to know, and as he gave chase, leaving Lisa behind, calling after him, he had it in mind to make the stranger give him that answer.
        • When he was finished he had it in mind to take the instructions and make umbrellas at home, as he saw that the various equipment needed for the process from the beginning to the end would not be difficult to obtain.
        • He had it in mind to do himself an injury, or the court, and he decided to come to this place where his action would be more constructively directed towards those who make the law.
        • From before all time, God had it in mind to bring her into existence and to entrust to her the conception and rearing of his eternal Son.
        • He did speak about himself - I thought he would be far more modest than that - but I had it in mind to congratulate him.
        • Even so, it was a bit of a blow to be dropped for the Scottish match, though Eddie probably had it in mind to give Johnny O'Connor a game.
        • She had, however, by means of getting the earlier claim form had it in mind to claim.
        Synonyms
        intend, mean, aim, plan, design, have the intention, have in mind, have a mind

  • mind the store

    • informal Have charge of something temporarily.

      （暂时）照料，照看；看管

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As Ansett Airlines, then one of Australia's best-known companies, slid inexorably into insolvency, no one, apparently, was even minding the shop.
      • It makes sense, of course, for the SNP to send an experienced hand to mind the shop in the Commons.
      • After all, someone has to mind the shop and ensure that the people's will is the basis of government.
      • What Labour fears is that contentment has bred complacency; voters perceive prosperity as the natural order of things and decide that it will continue no matter who is minding the shop.
      • Instead some of Christopher's friends and admirers will be minding the shop in his absence.
      • And who is minding the shop while all this is happening?
      • You have drawn our attention to a whole raft of issues which your inspection has brought to light, and I can only conclude that minding the shop, from whatever perspective you accommodate, needs greater attention.
      • Of that, Jason Sniderman, who is now minding the shop, says $6.5 million was owed to record companies.
      • Cowdery brushes that aside, saying he will concentrate on scouting out new acquisitions, while Thompson minds the shop.
      • When I look at Brazil and see Lucio or Edmilson breaking from defence and Gilberto Silva dropping in to mind the shop, I see the variation we miss.

  • an open mind

    • The readiness to consider something without prejudice.

      平等看待；公平对待

      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, one should not be blinded by the rules, but rather keep an open mind and be ready to experiment.
      • This group of people should consider keeping an open mind and really work at it.
      • The coach should always have an open mind with regard to improving his own learning.
      • I just hope that most of you try to minimize it and look at things with an open mind.
      • Perhaps they won't come to it with an open mind at all and will be angry that I got it all wrong.
      • I ask Sue and the other members of the society to please consider my response with an open mind.
      • Watch it with a pizza, a couple of beers, and an open mind, and you'll have a great time.
      • We are keeping an open mind but are not treating it as suspicious.
      • So if you like the idea of inventing something a little different, it might be worth keeping an open mind about what will appeal.
      • Ken was well known for his volatility, but also his willingness to keep an open mind.

Origin

Old English gemynd ‘memory, thought’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘revolve in the mind, think’, shared by Sanskrit manas and Latin mens ‘mind’.

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