minds

英 [maɪndz]

美 [maɪndz]

n.  头脑; 大脑; 思考能力; 智慧; 思维方式; 聪明人; 富有才智的人
v.  对(某事)烦恼，苦恼，焦虑; 介意; (请求允许或客气地请人做事)介意; 不关心; 不在意; 不考虑
mind的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

NOUN USES 名词用法

• N-COUNT 思想；思维；心思
  You refer to someone'smindwhen talking about their thoughts. For example, if you say that something isin your mind, you mean that you are thinking about it, and if you say that something isat the back of your mind, you mean that you are aware of it, although you are not thinking about it very much.
  1. I'm trying to clear my mind of all this...
     我正在努力忘掉这一切。
  2. There was no doubt in his mind that the man was serious...
     在他看来，这个人无疑是认真的。
  3. I put what happened during that game to the back of my mind...
     我把比赛期间发生的事情抛诸脑后。
  4. He spent the next hour going over the trial in his mind...
     接下来的一小时里，他在脑子里反复考虑了这次审判。
  5. She found herself thinking thoughts that would never have entered her mind until now.
     她发现自己正在考虑一些以前从来不曾有的想法。
• N-COUNT 头脑，大脑(指思考和推理的能力)
  Yourmindis your ability to think and reason.
  1. You have a good mind...
     你有聪明的头脑。
  2. Studying stretched my mind and got me thinking about things.
     学习拓展了我的思路，启发我去思考问题。
  3. ...an excellent training for the young mind.
     对于年轻人的思维能力十分有益的训练
• N-COUNT 思维方式;心理
  If you have a particular type ofmind, you have a particular way of thinking which is part of your character, or a result of your education or professional training.
  1. Andrew, you have a very suspicious mind...
     安德鲁，你太多疑了。
  2. The key to his success is his logical mind.
     他成功的关键在于他擅长逻辑思维。
  3. ...an American writer who has researched the criminal mind.
     研究过犯罪心理的美国作家
• N-COUNT 有才智的人;富有想象力的人;精英
  You can refer to someone as a particular kind ofmindas a way of saying that they are clever, intelligent, or imaginative.
  1. She moved to London, meeting some of the best minds of her time.
     她搬到了伦敦，遇见了她那个时代最有头脑的一些人。
• See also:minded-mindedframe of mindstate of mind
• PHRASE 牢记;放在心上
  If you tell someone tobearsomethingin mindor tokeepsomethingin mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
  1. Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas...
     要牢记一点：在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。
  2. I should not be surprised about some of her comments, bearing in mind the party she belongs to.
     想到她所属的那个党派，我对她的一些评论并不感到惊讶。
• PHRASE 使记起;使联想起
  If somethingbringsanother thingto mindorcallsanother thingto mind, it makes you think of that other thing, usually because it is similar in some way.
  1. That brings to mind a wonderful poem by Riokin...
     那使我记起了里奥金的一首很赞的诗。
  2. The fate of many British designers calls to mind the fable of the tortoise and the hare.
     许多英国设计师的命运令人想起了龟兔赛跑的故事。
• PHRASE 回想;追忆
  If youcastyourmind back toa time in the past, you think about what happened then.
  1. Cast your mind back to 1978, when Forest won the title.
     回想一下1978年福里斯特赢得冠军称号的时候。
• PHRASE 对…不予考虑;对…置若罔闻
  If youcloseyourmind tosomething, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
  1. She has closed her mind to last year's traumas.
     她不再去想去年遭受的创伤。
• PHRASE （使）改变主意;（使）改变决定
  If youchangeyourmind, or if someone or somethingchangesyourmind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
  1. I was going to vote for him, but I changed my mind and voted for Reagan...
     我原本准备投他的票，后来却改变了主意，把票投给了里根。
  2. She's very young. She might change her mind about what she wants to do...
     她很年轻，对于自己想要做的事情也许会改变主意。
  3. It would be impossible to change his mind.
     要让他改变想法是不可能的事情。
• PHRASE 突然想起;(想法)一下子冒出来
  If somethingcomes to mindorsprings to mind, you think of it without making any effort.
  1. Integrity and honesty are words that spring to mind when talking of the man.
     谈到这个人的时候自然会想起“正直”、“诚实”这样的字眼。
• PHRASE (想法)掠过心头，被想到，进入脑海
  If you say that an idea or possibility nevercrossedyourmind, you mean that you did not think of it.
  1. It had never crossed his mind that there might be a problem...
     他从未想过可能会有问题存在。
  2. The possibility of failure did cross my mind.
     我的确想过有失败的可能。
• PHRASE 在脑海里;在想象中
  If you see somethinginyourmind's eye, you imagine it and have a clear picture of it in your mind.
  1. In his mind's eye, he can imagine the effect he's having.
     他能在脑海里想象出将会达到的效果。
• PHRASE 想要（做…);打算（做…);选择（做…)
  If youhave a mind todo something, you want, intend, or choose to do it.
  1. The captain of the guard looked as if he had a mind to challenge them...
     警卫队长看上去似乎想向他们挑战。
  2. They could interpret it that way if they'd a mind to.
     如果他们愿意的话，可以那样理解。
• PHRASE 很想做(作为一种警告或声明，实际很可能不会做)
  If you say that youhave a good mind todo something orhave half a mind todo it, you are threatening or announcing that you have a strong desire to do it, although you probably will not do it.
  1. He raged on about how he had a good mind to resign.
     他还在大发脾气，叫嚷着真想辞职不干了。
• PHRASE 在考虑;想要
  If you ask someone what theyhave in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
  1. 'Maybe we could celebrate tonight.' — 'What did you have in mind?'
     “也许今晚我们可以庆祝一下。”——“你有何打算？”
• PHRASE 想要(做…);打算(做…)
  If youhave it in mind todo something, you intend or want to do it.
  1. Collins Harvill had it in mind to publish a short volume about Pasternak.
     柯林斯·哈维尔公司打算出版一本帕斯捷尔纳克的小诗集。
• PHRASE 以…为目标(或理由、基础);考虑到
  If you do somethingwitha particular thingin mind, you do it with that thing as your aim or as the reason or basis for your action.
  1. These families need support. With this in mind a group of 35 specialists met last weekend.
     这些家庭需要帮助。为此35位专家组成的小组上周末会面进行了商谈。
• PHRASE (疾病等)只是凭空想象的，完全由心理引起的
  If you say that something such as an illness isall in the mind, you mean that it relates to someone's feelings or attitude, rather than having any physical cause.
  1. It could be a virus, or it could be all in the mind.
     它可能是种病毒性疾病，也可能纯属心理作用。
• 有主见
  If youknowyourown mind, you are sure about your opinions, and are not easily influenced by other people.
• PHRASE 精神失常;失去理智
  If you say that someoneis losingtheirmind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
  1. Sometimes I feel I'm losing my mind.
     有时候我觉得自己快要疯掉了。
• PHRASE 拿定主意;下定决心
  If youmake upyourmindormakeyourmind up, you decide which of a number of possible things you will have or do.
  1. Once he made up his mind to do something, there was no stopping him...
     一旦他下定决心做某件事，就没有什么能够阻止他。
  2. He simply can't make his mind up...
     他就是拿不定主意。
  3. She said her mind was made up.
     她说自己主意已定。
• PHRASE 思想支配物质(指某人似乎能够用其思想控制事情、物体或自身身体状况)
  You can use the expressionmind over matterto describe situations in which a person seems to be able to control events, physical objects, or the condition of their own body using their mind.
  1. Good health is simply a case of mind over matter.
     身体健康只不过是一个心态至上的问题。
• PHRASE 意见一致;看法相同
  If a number of people areof one mind,of like mind, orof the same mind, they all agree about something.
  1. Contact with other disabled yachtsmen of like mind would be helpful...
     和其他志同道合的残疾人帆船运动员接触会有帮助。
  2. The food companies are not of one mind about these new regulations.
     对于这些新规定，各食品公司意见不一。
• 不再忧虑;心中的石头落地
  If you say that something that happens isa load offyourmindora weight offyourmind, you mean that it causes you to stop worrying, for example because it solves a problem that you had.
• PHRASE 担心;惦记;挂念
  If something isonyourmind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.
  1. This game has been on my mind all week...
     整整一个星期，我都在为这次比赛紧绷着一根弦。
  2. I just forgot. I've had a lot on my mind.
     我完全忘了，我脑子里的事太多了。
• PHRASE 专心于…;把心放在…上
  If yourmind is onsomething or youhaveyourmind onsomething, you are thinking about that thing.
  1. At school I was always in trouble—my mind was never on my work.
     上学的时候，我老是惹麻烦——我的心思从来不在学业上。
• PHRASE 开明的思想;无先入之见的心态
  If you havean open mind, you avoid forming an opinion or making a decision until you know all the facts.
  1. It's hard to see it any other way, though I'm trying to keep an open mind.
     尽管我努力不妄下定论，但此事很难有其他的见解。
• PHRASE 使思想开放；使更愿意接受(或尝试)(新事物)
  If somethingopensyourmind tonew ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
  1. She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.
     她还激发了他的好奇心，使他愿意了解其他文化。
• PHRASE 精神失常;极其愚蠢
  If you say that someone isout of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
  1. What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?
     你在干什么？你疯了吗？
• (用于强调感受)极其，非常
  If you say that someone isout of their mind witha feeling such as worry or fear, you are emphasizing that they are extremely worried or afraid.
• 烦得要命/吓得丢了魂/在毒品作用下变得飘飘然
  If you say that someone is, for example,bored out oftheirmind,scared out oftheirmind, orstoned out oftheirmind, you are emphasizing that they are extremely bored, scared, or affected by drugs.
• PHRASE 专心做；努力做
  If youputyourmind tosomething, you start making an effort to do it.
  1. You could do fine in the world if you put your mind to it.
     如果认真去做，任何事都可以做好。
• PHRASE 使想起，使联想起(类似或相关的事)
  If somethingputsyouin mind ofsomething else, it reminds you of it because it is similar to it or is associated with it.
  1. This put me in mind of something Patrick said many years ago.
     这使我想起多年前帕特里克曾说过的话。
• PHRASE 读懂…的思想;看出…的心思
  If you canreadsomeone'smind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
  1. Don't expect others to read your mind.
     别指望别人会看出你的心思。
• PHRASE 使安心;使放心
  Toputsomeone'smind at restorsettheirmind at restmeans to stop them worrying about something.
  1. It may be advisable to have a blood test to put your mind at rest...
     最好验一下血，好让你自己放心。
  2. She could set your mind at rest by giving you the facts.
     她可以告诉你事实的真相以让你放心。
• PHRASE 心智正常(而不会做某事)
  If you say that nobodyintheirright mindwould do a particular thing, you are emphasizing that it is an irrational thing to do and you would be surprised if anyone did it.
  1. No one in her right mind would make such a major purchase without asking questions.
     没有哪个心智正常的人会连问都不问就花这么一大笔钱买东西。
• PHRASE 下定决心;拿定主意
  If yousetyourmind onsomething orhaveyourmind set onit, you are determined to do it or obtain it.
  1. When my wife sets her mind on something, she invariably finds a way to achieve it.
     我妻子一旦下定决心做某事，就总能设法完成。
• PHRASE 被忘记
  If somethingslipsyourmind, you forget it.
  1. I was going to mention it, but it slipped my mind.
     我刚想提这件事，却又忘了。
• PHRASE 坦率直言;说心里话
  If youspeakyourmind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
  1. Martina Navratilova has never been afraid to speak her mind.
     玛蒂娜·纳芙拉蒂洛娃从来不害怕说实话。
• PHRASE 被牢记在心；印在脑海中
  If somethingsticks inyourmind, it remains firmly in your memory.
  1. I've always been fond of poetry and one piece has always stuck in my mind.
     我一直喜爱诗歌，有一首诗总是牢记在我心间。
• PHRASE 使暂时忘记(某一问题或不愉快的情况)
  If somethingtakesyourmind offa problem or unpleasant situation, it helps you to forget about it for a while.
  1. 'How about a game of tennis?' suggested Alan. 'That'll take your mind off things.'
     “打一场网球怎么样？”艾伦建议说，“那样会让你暂时忘掉烦心事。”
• PHRASE 依我看;我的意见是
  You say or writeto my mindto indicate that the statement you are making is your own opinion.
  1. There are scenes in this play which to my mind are incredibly violent.
     这出戏里有些场面在我看来过于暴力。
• PHRASE （尤指在两种行动选择间）犹豫不决，拿不定主意（亦可使用of two minds，尤见于美国英语）
  If you arein two minds, you are uncertain about what to do, especially when you have to choose between two courses of action. The expressionof two mindsis also used, especially in American English.
  1. Like many parents, I am in two minds about school uniforms...
     跟许多家长一样，我对是否该穿校服也拿不定主意。
  2. Roche was in two minds whether to make the trip to Oslo.
     对于是否要去一趟奥斯陆，罗奇犹豫不决。
• togivesomeonea piece ofyourmind→ see:piece

VERB USES 动词用法

• VERB 介意;介怀;反对
  If you do notmindsomething, you are not annoyed or bothered by it.
  1. I don't mind the noise during the day...
     我并不介意白天的噪音。
  2. Do you mind being alone?...
     你介意独处吗？
  3. I hope you don't mind me calling in like this, without an appointment...
     希望您不会介意我这样没有预约就来访。
  4. It involved a little extra work, but nobody seemed to mind.
     这稍微增加了一些工作量，不过似乎没有人介意。
• VERB (征求对方同意或者请求对方做某事时的礼貌说法)你是否介意
  You usemindin the expressions 'do you mind?' and 'would you mind?' as a polite way of asking permission or asking someone to do something.
  1. Do you mind if I ask you one more thing?...
     您不介意我再问您一个问题吧？
  2. You don't mind if they take a look round, do you?...
     您不介意他们四处看看吧？
  3. Would you mind waiting outside for a moment?...
     您不介意在外面等一会吧？
  4. 'Would you like me to read that for you?' — 'If you wouldn't mind, please.'
     “要我给您读吗？”——“你愿意的话就请吧。
• VERB 在意;在乎
  If someone does notmindwhat happens or what something is like, they do not have a strong preference for any particular thing.
  1. I don't mind what we play, really...
     玩什么我都不反对，真的。
  2. I want to play for a top club and I don't mind where it is...
     我想为顶级俱乐部踢球，至于在哪里踢无所谓。
  3. They don't mind what you do.
     你做什么他们不会在意。
• VERB 留神;当心
  If you tell someone tomindsomething, you are warning them to be careful not to hurt themselves or other people, or damage something.
  1. Mind that bike!
     小心那辆自行车！

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 watch


• VERB 别忘了;注意
  You usemindwhen you are reminding someone to do something or telling them to be careful not to do something.
  1. Mind you don't burn those sausages.
     注意别把那些香肠给烤焦了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 make sure


• VERB 照料;照看
  If youminda child or something such as a shop or luggage, you look after it, usually while the person who owns it or is usually responsible for it is somewhere else.
  1. Jim Coulters will mind the store while I'm away.
     我不在的时候吉姆·库尔特斯会照看店铺的。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 take care of, watch


• CONVENTION 都可以;我没有意见
  If you are offered something or offered a choice and you say 'I don't mind', you are saying politely that you will be happy with any of the things offered.
  1. 'Which one of these do you want?' — 'I don't mind.'
     “你想要这里面的哪一个？”——“都可以。”
• (接受某人给予的东西，尤指接受饮料或食物时)好的，可以
  You can say 'I don't mind if I do' as a way of accepting something that someone has offered you, especially food or drink.
• (用于认为自己在场可能使某人尴尬时)不用考虑我，不用在意我
  You say 'Don't mind me' to apologize for your presence when you think that it might embarrass someone, and to tell them to carry on with what they were doing or about to do.
• PHRASE (认为别人的行为可能冒犯谈话的对象时，为别人的行为表示道歉)别在意(他或他们)
  You usedon't mindin expressions such asdon't mind himordon't mind themto apologize for someone else's behaviour when you think it might have offended the person you are speaking to.
  1. Don't mind the old lady. She's getting senile.
     不要在意这个老太太，她有点儿老糊涂了。
• 一路小心;多保重
  Some people say 'Mind how you go' when they are saying goodbye to someone who is leaving.
• PHRASE (尤用于生气地拒绝提议或表示不愿做某事)如果你不介意
  People use the expressionif you don't mindwhen they are rejecting an offer or saying that they do not want to do something, especially when they are annoyed.
  1. 'Sit down.' — 'I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind.'...
     “坐下吧。”——“如果你不介意的话，我想站一会儿。”
  2. If you don't mind, we won't talk about it any more.
     如果可以的话，我们就不要再谈论这件事情了。
• PHRASE (用于强调补充信息，尤指新信息对之前所说的话进行解释或形成对比)请注意
  You usemind youto emphasize a piece of information that you are adding, especially when the new information explains what you have said or contrasts with it. Some people usemindin a similar way.
  1. They pay full rates. Mind you, they can afford it...
     他们付全价，请注意，他们是付得起的。
  2. I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you...
     我损失惨重，请注意，我用了两年时间才恢复过来。
  3. You need a bit of cold water in there to make it comfortable. Not too cold, mind.
     你需要在那里面加点凉水，这样就会舒服些。注意不要太凉。
• (尤指对小孩说的话)注意语言/注意说话/注意态度
  If you tell someone, especially a child, tomindtheirlanguage,mindtheirtongue, ormindtheirmanners, you are telling them to speak or behave properly and politely.
• 没关系；不要紧；没什么
  You saynever mindwhen you are emphasizing that something is not serious or important, especially when someone is upset about it or is saying sorry to you.
• PHRASE 不用了;不必担心;不用着急
  You usenever mindto tell someone that they need not do something or worry about something, because it is not important or because you will do it yourself.
  1. 'I'll go up in one second, I promise.' — 'Never mind,' I said with a sigh. 'I'll do it.'...
     “我保证马上就上来。”——“没关系，”我叹了口气说，“我自己来。”
  2. 'Was his name David?' — 'No I don't think it was, but never mind, go on.'...
     “他是叫戴维吗？”——“不，我想不是的，不过不要紧，继续吧。”
  3. Dorothy, come on. Never mind your shoes. They'll soon dry off...
     快点儿吧，多萝西。别去管你的鞋子了，它们很快就会干的。
  4. 'Fewter didn't seem to think so.' — 'Never mind what Fewter said.'
     “菲特似乎不是这么想的。”——“别去管菲特怎么说。”
• PHR-CONJ-COORD (常用于否定陈述句后)更不用说
  You usenever mindafter a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
  1. I'm not going to believe it myself, never mind convince anyone else...
     我自己都不会相信，更别提说服别人了。
  2. Many of the potholes are a danger even to motor vehicles, never mind cyclists.
     许多坑洼处甚至给机动车都带来了危险，更别提骑自行车的人了。
• CONVENTION 与你无关;别管闲事
  You usenever you mindto tell someone not to ask about something because it is not their concern or they should not know about it.
  1. 'Where is it?' — 'Never you mind.'
     “它在哪里？”——“与你无关。”
• PHRASE (用于强调将要说的话)我不介意告诉你
  You can say 'I don't mind telling you' to emphasize the statement you are making.
  1. I don't mind telling you I was absolutely terrified.
     说真的，我当时吓坏了。
• PHRASE 很喜欢;很愿意
  If you say that youwouldn't mindsomething, you mean that you would quite like it.
  1. I wouldn't mind a coffee...
     我很愿意喝杯咖啡。
  2. Anne wouldn't mind going to Italy or France to live.
     安妮很愿意去意大利或法国定居。
• tomindyourown business→ see:business

双语例句

• She minds two machines all by herself.
  她一个人看两台机器。
• I suppose it's stupid of us not to be able to make up our own minds
  我们自己都没办法拿定主意，这真是太傻了。
• They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.
  他们在最后一刻改变主意，决定不去了。
• He will doubtless try and persuade his colleagues to change their minds
  他很可能会试图说服同事们改变主意。
• Their parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds.
  他们的父母有着一种近乎神奇的能力，能够洞悉他们的孩子脑子里在想些什么。
• Their husbands try to shift the blame by accusing them of having 'suspicious minds'.
  她们的丈夫指责她们“疑心太重”，试图以此来推诿责任。
• She moved to London, meeting some of the best minds of her time.
  她搬到了伦敦，遇见了她那个时代最有头脑的一些人。
• To our minds, capital construction is a fundamental task crucial for generations to come.
  在我们看来，基本建设是百年大计。
• He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals
  他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。
• He treated us as autonomous individuals who had to learn to make up our own minds about important issues.
  他把我们当作独立自主的个体来看待，认为我们必须学会在重大问题面前自己拿主意。