plural ideas
plural ideas
Learner's definition of IDEA
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[count] : a thought, plan, or suggestion about what to do想法；主意；计划 -
My idea is to study law.我的打算是学习法律。
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Starting her own business seemed like a good idea at the time, but it turned out badly.她自己创业在当时似乎是个好主意，但结果却失败了。
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I left with the idea that I'd come back later. = I left with the idea of coming back later.我带着还会回来的想法离开了。
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Whose idea was it to leave so early?这么早出发是谁的主意？
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My idea was that if we left early we could beat the crowd.我的想法是，如果早点出发，我们就能避开人流。
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Buying the car was a bad idea.买车是个差劲的主意。
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I have some ideas for redecorating the room.我对重新装饰房间有一些想法。
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He has an idea for a movie.他打算看场电影。
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I'm not sure what to do next. Do you have any ideas?我不清楚接下来要做什么。你有什么主意吗？
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She's always full of new ideas.她总是满脑子新点子。
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It's a good idea to talk to people who have actually been there.同真正去过那里的人聊聊是个好主意。
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There's/that's an idea! = There's/that's a good idea!好主意！
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What's the next big idea in the fashion industry?时尚界下一个了不起的创意是什么？
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Tom has the right idea —while the rest of us are fighting traffic every day, he takes the train to work.汤姆想了个好主意——我们每天还在与拥挤的车流斗争时，他乘火车去上班。
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[count] : an opinion or belief意见；观点；信念 -
That guy has some pretty strange ideas.那个家伙有些相当奇怪的观点。
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“I thought he'd help us.” “What gave you that idea?”“我以为他会帮我们。”“为什么有那样的想法？”
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Where did you get that idea?你的观点从何而来？
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I thought we could handle this ourselves, but my boss had other ideas. [=my boss did not agree]我认为我们自己能处理这件事，但我的老板却不赞成。
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: something that you imagine or picture in your mind想象；概念 [count]
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I formed a good idea of what the place is like by reading about it.通过阅读，我对这个地方有了深入的了解。
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A hamburger and a milkshake isn't exactly my idea of a gourmet meal! [=it is not what I imagine a gourmet meal to be]汉堡包和奶昔并不是我想象中的美餐！
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A quiet night at home is my idea of a good time.在家里享受宁静的夜晚是我认为的美好时光。
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[singular] : an understanding of something : knowledge about something理解；了解 -
He has a clear idea of his responsibilities. [=he knows what his responsibilities are]他清楚自己的责任。
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Do you have any idea of what these repairs will cost?你知道这些修理工作要花多少钱吗？
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I have no idea what you're talking about. = I don't have the faintest/slightest idea what you're talking about. [=I do not know/understand at all what you're talking about]我不明白你在说什么。
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“Was it hard?” “You have no idea (how hard it was)!” [=yes, it was very hard]“这个难吗？”“你根本不知道有多难。”
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All right, I get the idea. [=I understand]好，我懂了。
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I think he made a mistake, but don't get the wrong idea [=don't misunderstand me], I still think he has done a good job overall.我认为他犯了个错，但别误会，我仍然觉得他总体上做得不错。
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I don't want to give you the wrong idea.我不想让你误会。
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the idea : the central meaning or purpose of something意义；意图；目的 -
The whole idea [=point, object] of the game is to keep from getting caught.这个游戏的全部要点就是不被抓到。
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The idea [=goal, aim] is to get people to attend.目的是让人们参与进来。
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I just don't get/understand the idea behind [=the reason for] this change in the rules.我只是不明白这样改变规则意义何在。
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(informal) Hey! What's the big idea!? [=why are you doing that?]嘿！你为什么要那样做？
give someone ideas
or put ideas in/into someone's head
: to cause someone to think about doing something that probably should not be done使抱有（不切实际或有害的）想法；使某人心存奢望