n.
- 頭腦,智力[C][U]
He has a brilliant
mind.
他智力超群。
- 記憶力[U]
It completely slipped my
mind.
對此,我一點也記不起來了。
- 注意力[U]
- 意向[C][U]
He has a good
mind to quit that job.
他很想辭去那份工作。
- 主意;意見,想法[C]
Two days later he changed his
mind.
兩天後他改變主意了。
- 有才智的人[C]
- 理性,理智[C][U]
- 精神,心[U]
I have your safety in
mind.
我記掛著你的安全。
vt.
- 注意,留意,記住要[+(that)][+wh-]
Mind the wet paint.
當心油漆未乾。
- (用於否定句和疑問句中)介意,反對[W][+v-ing][+if-][+wh-][O8][O4]
Do you
mind if I put my bag here?
我把袋子放在這兒你不介意吧?
Would you
mind switching the television to channel 8?
請把電視轉到第八頻道好嗎?
She wouldn't
mind taking care of our children.
她不會介意照料我們的孩子的。
- 照料,看管
Your son can
mind your shop for you.
你兒子可以替你照管商店。
- 專心於,從事
vi.
- 注意,留心[(+out)]
- 介意[W]
If you don't
mind I'll open the window.
如果你不介意,我就開窗。
- 關心,照料
片語
bear/keep in mind
- 記住
Bear in mind that you'll have to practice economy.
記住要厲行節約。
in one's right mind
- 精神正常
He is
in his right mind.
他精神健全。
be in two minds
- 猶豫不決
She
is in two minds about it.
她對此舉棋不定。
of one mind
- 同心一致
They were all
of one mind on this subject.
在這個問題上他們的意見完全一致。
of the same mind
- 保持原來的意見
Is she still
of the same mind?
她仍持原來的意見嗎?
out of one's mind
- 精神不正常
He must be
out of his mind to think he can sail round the world alone.
他一定是瘋了才會認為自己能一個人作環球航行。
call/bring to mind
- 想起
I know this song but I can't
call the title
to mind.
我知道這首歌,但記不起歌名。
change one's mind
- 改變主意
His wife has
changed her mind.
他妻子已改變了主意。
have a good/great mind to do sth.
- 很想做某事
He
has a good mind to go to Paris with me.
他很想同我一起去巴黎。
have in mind
- 想要;想到
I don't know whom he
has in mind for the job.
我不知道他想讓誰來做這項工作。
have sth. on one's mind
- 掛慮某事
She has
had her mother's illness on her mind all day.
她整天都在為她母親的病擔憂。
keep one's mind on
- 專心於
You must
keep your mind on your work.
你必須專心工作。
make up one's mind
- 下決心
They have
made up their minds to stay in Britain.
他們已決意留在英國。
mind out
- 小心
You'll be hurt if you don't
mind out.
你如果不當心,會受傷的。
never mind
- (用於接答歉意的表示)沒有關係,不要記在心上
Never mind, I'll do it myself.
沒關係,我自己來做。
to my mind
- 據我看來
To my mind, she is a pleasant person to deal with.
據我看來她是個很好相處的人。
衍生
辨析
n.
- the faculty of consciousness and thought.
- a person's ability to think and reason; the intellect.
▸a person's memory.
▸a person identified with their intellectual faculties:
he was one of the greatest minds of his time.
- a person's attention.
▸a person's will or determination.
v.
- be distressed or annoyed by.
▸object to.
- feel concern about:
never mind the opinion polls.
- remember or take care to do something:
mind you look after the children.
▸give attention to; watch out for:
mind your head!
▸N. Amer. & Irish be obedient to.
- take care of temporarily.
-
(be minded)
be inclined to do a particular thing.
-
(also mind you)
introducing a qualification to a previous statement:
mind you, he didn't seem bothered.
Phrase
- be in
(or N. Amer. of)
two minds
be unable to decide between alternatives. - be of one
(or a different)
mind
share the same (or hold a different) opinion. - give someone a piece of one's mind
informal rebuke someone. - have a
(or a good or half a)
mind to do something
be inclined to do something. - have someone/thing in mind
- be thinking of someone or something.
- intend to do something.
- in one's mind's eye
in one's imagination. - mind over matter
the use of willpower to overcome physical problems. - mind one's own business
refrain from prying or interfering. - mind one's Ps & Qs
be careful to be polite and avoid giving offence.
[said by some to refer to the care a young pupil must pay in differentiating the tailed letters p and q.]
- never mind
- do not or let us not be concerned or distressed.
-
(also never you mind)
used in refusing to answer a question:
never mind where I'm going.
- let alone:
he found it hard to think, never mind talk.
- out of one's mind
having lost control of one's mental faculties. - put one in mind of
remind one of. - to my mind
in my opinion.
Etymology
OE gemynd ‘memory, thought’, of Gmc origin; rel. to L. mens ‘mind’.