奇思妙想
以下是brainstorm, idea在牛津英汉汉英词典中的释义(摘抄)
brainstorm |?bre?nst?m|
A.noun
① British colloquial 突然神志不清
to have a brainstorm
一时糊涂
②(group discussion)头脑风暴 [指集体自由讨论]
③colloquial (brainwave)奇思妙想
B.intransitive verb
进行头脑风暴
idea |a?d?|
noun
①(plan)主意
she's full of good ideas
她足智多谋
that's an idea!
那是个好主意！
it's just an idea
这只是个设想
a sensible idea
明智的想法
to hit on an idea
无意中想到一个主意
②(expectation)期望
to get ideas
想入非非
to give [somebody] ideas
使某人想入非非
don't give the boy ideas
不要让孩子空抱希望
to put ideas into [somebody's] head
让某人想入非非
you can get or put that idea out of your head!
你想都别想！
③(intention, purpose)目的
the idea of the game is to get rid of all your cards
这个游戏的目标是把牌全部出完
what's the idea of this handle?
这个把手是做什么用的？
what's the big idea?colloquial
这都是为了什么？
④(prospect)预期
I don't fancy the idea of sharing the flat with another family
我不想与另一户人家同住一套公寓
the very idea!
多么荒谬的想法！
what an idea!
多荒唐的想法！
⑤(opinion, notion)看法
very old-fashioned ideas about education
非常陈旧的教育观
she got the idea that I didn't really want to go
她认为我并不是真的想去
whatever gave you that idea!
你怎么会那样想！
don't run away with the idea that this is an easy job
别误以为这事很容易
⑥(concept)概念
to have a clear idea of what [somebody] is trying to achieve
清楚某人要达到什么目的
to have no idea of the difficulties of [something]
想象不出某事的难处
the book gives the reader a better idea of life in prison
这本书让读者更好地了解监狱里的生活
his idea of a good salary is at least ?40,000 a year
他心目中的高工资是至少年薪4万英镑
⑦(knowledge)知晓
she had no idea that he was married
她不知道他已经结婚了
he hasn't got much idea about running a business
他不大懂得如何经营企业
not to have the faintest or foggiest or slightest or least etc. idea
一点儿也不知道
to get the idea
明白