i·de·a
noun OPAL S
/aɪˈdɪə/
/aɪˈdiːə/
Idioms - [countable] a plan, thought or suggestion, especially about what to do in a particular situation
想法；构思；主意 - It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
我们离开之前打个电话是个明智之举。 - That's a great idea!
好主意！ - I’ve had a brilliant idea!
我有一个好主意！ - I knew this was a bad idea.
我知道这是一个坏主意。 - The latest big idea is to make women more interested in sport.
最近的流行思想是促进妇女对体育的兴趣。 - The surprise party was Jane's idea.
那次惊喜聚会是简的主意。 - idea for something He already had an idea for his next novel.
他已经有下一部小说的灵感。 - We’re having a meeting to try to come up with ideas for fund-raising.
我们正在开会，试图提出筹款的想法。 - idea of something The idea of a new museum was first discussed two years ago.
两年前首次讨论了建立新博物馆的想法。 - idea of doing something I like the idea of living on a boat.
在船上居住我觉得是个不错的主意。 - We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog.
我们时不时动起养条狗的念头。 - Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas.
她的家人希望她上大学，但她另有打算。 - I don't know what to do, but I'm open to ideas.
我不知道该干什么，不过我想听听大家的建议。 - It might be an idea (= it would be sensible) to try again later.
稍后再试或许是明智的。 - It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong.
那在当时似乎是个好主意，但后来却铸成大错。 - Ben is the ideas man and the others do the day-to-day work.
本是创意人，其他人负责日常工作。 - (North American English usually) Ben is the idea man.
本是一个有创意的人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicea1- Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
集思广益是出主意的好办法。 - We're always looking for new ideas.
我们一直在寻找新的想法。 - Do you have any ideas for a present for Lara?
你想好要给拉腊什么礼物了吗？ - Family therapy is used as an alternative idea to medication.
家庭疗法被用作药物治疗的替代方案。 - Give careful thought to how to structure your ideas in the essay.
要认真思考在文章中如何谋篇布局。 - Group counselling is used as an alternative idea to punishment.
以集体辅导作为惩罚以外的另一种方案。 - He joined the company as an office assistant with big ideas.
他进这家公司做办公室助理时胸怀大志。 - He kept turning the idea of resigning over in his mind.
他心里反复掂量着辞职的事。 - He's obsessed with the idea of getting a motorbike.
他一门心思想买一辆摩托车。 - Her ideas are drawn mainly from Chinese art.
她的灵感主要是来源于中国艺术。 - His ideas flowed faster than he could express them.
他的点子不断涌现，让他根本来不及表达。 - How could we translate the idea into business reality?
我们怎样才能把这个构想转化为实际业务呢？ - I have an idea about how to tackle the problem.
我有一个解决问题的思路。 - I hope he's not still harbouring ideas about asking me out.
我希望他别再想着约我外出。 - I met up with a designer to bounce a few ideas around.
我见了一位设计师，聊了几个想法。 - I think the whole idea is ridiculous.
我觉得这整个想法荒诞可笑。 - I wanted to put the idea out there.
我想把这个想法公布出来。 - I wanted to take the week off, but my boss had other ideas.
我想这周休假，可老板另有安排。 - I'm toying with the idea of leaving my job.
我正在考虑要不要辞掉工作。 - It might be an idea to leave a note on the door for Marcos.
在门上给马科斯留张便条也许是个不错的主意。 - It was a struggle to get our ideas across.
费了很大力气才算讲明白了我们的想法。 - It's useful to have someone to bounce ideas off.
能有个人谈谈想法很有用。 - Most employees welcome the idea of a ban on smoking.
大多数员工赞成禁烟。 - She accused the company of stealing her idea.
她指控公司剽窃了她的创意。 - She had the idea of advertising on the internet.
她有了在因特网上做广告的念头。 - Some people started recycling, and the idea caught on.
一些人开始循环使用物品，接着这一理念就流行开来了。 - Some students started wearing denim, and the idea caught on.
几个学生率先穿起了粗棉布，接着就流行起来。 - That idea didn't work out so well.
那个方案不太成功。 - The book introduces the key ideas of sociology.
该书介绍了社会学的关键概念。 - The book puts across complex ideas in a way anyone can understand.
这本书将复杂的观点阐述得清楚明了。 - The germ of his idea came from watching a bird make a nest.
他的想法萌发自观察小鸟筑巢。 - The idea behind the ceremony is to keep the gods happy to ensure a good crop.
这种仪式的本意是博取众神的欢心，以确保庄稼丰收。 - The idea eventually led to the invention of the telephone.
这个想法最终导致了电话的发明。 - The idea for the Olympics originated with Pierre de Coubertin.
举办奥运会的想法是由皮埃尔・德・顾拜旦首先提出来的。 - The idea for the invention came to him in the bath.
这个发明是他洗澡的时候灵机一动想到的。 - The idea had long been mooted but nothing had been done to put it into practice.
这个想法提出很长时间了，但是还没采取任何措施去付诸实践。 - The idea has now blossomed into a successful mail-order business.
这个设想现已发展成一项成功的邮购业务。 - The movie is based on a simple idea, but a powerful one.
这部电影是根据一个简单但很有创意的想法拍出来的。 - They managed to push the idea of expanding through the committee.
他们设法让委员会通过了扩展规划。 - We were asked to suggest ideas for improving efficiency.
我们被要求提交提高效率的方案。 - What gave you the idea to go freelance?
你怎么会产生做自由职业者的念头？ - a system of decision-making that stifles original ideas
扼杀创见的决策体制 - He's definitely an ideas person.
他绝对是一个有想法的人。 - I'd like to explore this idea in a bit more detail.
我想更详细地探讨这个想法。 - I've got a good idea.
我有一个好主意。 - It seemed like a good idea at the time.
当时这主意好像不错。 - My original idea was to use amateur actors.
我原本打算用业余演员。 - She's always full of bright ideas.
她总是充满聪明的想法。 - That's a brilliant idea!
那是个绝妙的主意！ - The basic idea is that we all meet up in London.
基本设想是我们都到伦敦会合。 - We need to have a meeting in order to bounce a few ideas around.
我们需要召开一次会议来交换一些想法。 - Who on earth came up with that idea?
到底是谁想出了这个主意？ - It's a great forum for sharing ideas.
这是一个分享想法的绝佳论坛。 - You need to support your ideas with concrete examples.
你需要用具体的例子来支持你的想法。 - Let's develop this idea a little further.
让我们进一步发展这个想法。 - The conference is an opportunity for an exchange of ideas.
这次会议是一个交流思想的机会。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- brilliant
- clever
- …
- have
- come up with
- dream up
- …
- come into somebody’s brain
- come into somebody’s head
- come into somebody’s mind
- …
- idea about
- idea for
- idea of
- …
- be open to ideas
- the germ of an idea
- have other ideas
- …
- It would be a good idea to call before we leave.
- [uncountable, singular] idea (of something) a picture or an impression in your mind of what somebody/something is like
印象；概念 - The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.
这本小册子详细介绍这家旅馆。 - I had some idea of what the job would be like.
我对于这份工作有了一些了解。 - This film changed the very idea of what an outer space movie could be.
这部电影改变了外太空电影的概念。 - She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about.
她对我所说的似乎一点也不懂。 - An evening at home watching TV is not my idea of a good time.
晚上待在家里看电视，我不认为是什么赏心乐事。 - If this is your idea of a joke, then I don’t find it very funny.
如果你觉得这是开玩笑，那我觉得这一点也不好笑。 - I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea (= getting the wrong impression about something).
我不希望任何人有所误会。
Extra Examples- I had an idea of where it might be.
我想到了它可能在哪儿。 - He gave me a rough idea of what was wanted.
他大致告诉我需要的是什么。 - Swimming in an icy river is not my idea of fun.
在冰冷的河里游泳我可不觉得有什么乐趣。 - The idea of going to his rescue amused her.
她一想到要去解救他就觉得好笑。 - They seem to have got the idea that we will be giving them a lift.
他们似乎觉得我们会让他们搭顺风车。 - I don't relish the idea of sharing an office with Tony.
我可不愿意和托尼共用一间办公室。 - People have a romantic idea of the police force.
人们对警察存有幻想。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- concrete
- precise
- …
- get
- espouse
- have
- …
- amuse somebody
- appeal to somebody
- please somebody
- …
- idea about
- idea behind
- idea of
- …
- The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.
- [countable] an opinion or a belief about something
意见；看法；信念 - the experiences that shaped her ideas
塑造她思想的经历 - ideas about something He has some very strange ideas about education.
他对教育有些非常奇怪的看法。 - ideas on something Her ideas on the family are pretty old-fashioned.
她对家庭的想法相当老式。 - ideas of something These photographs challenge conventional ideas of beauty.
这些摄影作品挑战了传统的审美观念。 - idea that… She rejects the idea that product quality has suffered.
她否认产品质量受到影响。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2- They had to reconsider their ideas in the light of new evidence.
他们只得根据新证据重新调整思路。 - She has some funny ideas about how to motivate staff.
关于如何调动员工的积极性，她有些有趣的想法。 - She has very definite ideas about what kind of a job she wants.
她很清楚自己想要什么样的工作。 - He holds very different ideas to mine about discipline.
他对纪律的看法和我大相径庭。 - She always tries to impose her own ideas on the rest of the team.
她总想把自己的想法强加给团队其他成员。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- concrete
- precise
- …
- get
- espouse
- have
- …
- amuse somebody
- appeal to somebody
- please somebody
- …
- idea about
- idea behind
- idea of
- …
- the experiences that shaped her ideas
- [singular] a feeling that something is possible or is true
（认为某事可能发生或真实可信的）感觉，想法 - Where on earth did you get that idea?
你这个想法到底是哪里来的？ - idea that… What gave you the idea that he'd be here?
是什么令你觉得他会来这里？ - idea where, who, etc… I have a pretty good idea where I left it—I hope I'm right.
我记得很清楚把它落在哪儿了，但愿我是对的。
Extra Examples- I have a pretty good idea who might have said that.
我心里很明白说那话的人可能是谁。 - The idea never crossed my mind.
我从没起过这个念头。 - The idea that I was only interested in making money is ludicrous.
认为我只对赚钱感兴趣是荒谬的。 - The idea that she was involved in any way is absolutely ridiculous.
她以任何方式参与其中的想法绝对是荒谬的。 - Whatever gave you that idea?
你怎么会那样想！
- Where on earth did you get that idea?
- the idea[singular] the aim or purpose of something
目标；意图 - You'll soon get the idea (= understand).
你很快就会明白的。 - idea of something What's the idea of the game?
这个游戏的目的是什么？ - idea of doing something The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.
我们去的唯一目的就是要见她的新男朋友。 - with the idea of doing something They buy other people's tickets with the idea of reselling them.
他们购买别人的门票并打算转售。
Synonyms purposepurposeaim ▪ intention ▪ plan ▪ point ▪ ideaThese are all words for talking about what somebody/something intends to do or achieve.purpose what something is supposed to achieve; what somebody is trying to achieve:- Our campaign’s main purpose is to raise money.
我们这次活动的主要目的是募款。
- She went to London with the aim of finding a job.
她去伦敦是为了找工作。 - Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe.
我们的主要目标是增加在欧洲的销售量。
- I have no intention of going to the wedding.
我无意去参加婚礼。 - She’s full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
她虽然处处出于善意，却很少行的通。
- There are no plans to build new offices.
现在没有建新办公楼的计划。
- What’s the point of all this violence?
这些暴行的意图何在？ - The point of the lesson is to compare the two countries.
本课的目的是比较这两个国家。
- The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.
我们去的唯一目的就是要见她的新男朋友。 - What’s the idea behind this?
这背后的意图是什么？
- with the purpose/aim/intention/idea of doing something
- somebody’s intention/plan to do something
- to have a(n) purpose/aim/intention/plan/point
- to achieve/fulfil a(n) purpose/aim
- You'll soon get the idea (= understand).
plan/thought
impression
opinion
feeling
aim
Word Originlate Middle English (as a term in Platonic philosophy): via Latin from Greek idea ‘form, pattern’, from the base of idein ‘to see’.
Idioms
buck your ideas up
- (British English, informal) to start behaving in a more acceptable way, so that work gets done better, etc.
振作起来
give somebody ideas | put ideas into somebody’s head
- to give somebody hopes about something that may not be possible or likely; to make somebody act or think in an unreasonable way
使某人抱有空想（或做不切实际的事） - Who's been putting ideas into his head?
是谁一直在让他想入非非的？
- Who's been putting ideas into his head?
have no idea | not have the faintest, first, etc. idea
- (informal) used to emphasize that you do not know something
（强调不知道）谁知道，天晓得 - ‘What's she talking about?’ ‘I've no idea.’
“她在讲什么？”“我完全不明白。” - He hasn't the faintest idea how to manage people.
他根本不懂得人事管理。 - I had no idea she’d had such a difficult life.
我不知道她的生活如此艰难。 - I don’t have any idea where he is.
我不知道他在哪里。 - I haven't got the faintest idea what she meant.
我一点儿也不明白她的意思。 - He hadn't had the slightest idea about what had been going on.
他对所发生的事情毫不知情。
- ‘What's she talking about?’ ‘I've no idea.’
have the right idea
- to have found a very good or successful way of living, doing something, etc.
找到好的（或成功的）方式；找对路 - He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55.
他真的想通了，打算在 55 岁时退休。 - The party had the right idea, but failed to win over the voters.
这个党派的想法对路，但没能赢得选民。
- He's certainly got the right idea—retiring at 55.
that’s an idea!
- (informal) used to reply in a positive way to a suggestion that somebody has made
好主意！ - Hey, that's an idea! And we could get a band, as well.
嘿，好主意！而且我们还可以找支乐队。
- Hey, that's an idea! And we could get a band, as well.
that’s the idea!
- (informal) used to encourage people and to tell them that they are doing something right
干得好；做得对 - That's the idea! You're doing fine.
对啦！你做得不错。
- That's the idea! You're doing fine.
you have no idea…
- (informal) used to show that something is hard for somebody else to imagine
你难以想象… - You've no idea how much traffic there was tonight.
你难以想象今晚的交通有多拥挤。
- You've no idea how much traffic there was tonight.