idea /aɪˈdɪə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An idea is a plan, suggestion, or possible course of action. 主意; 打算

  例：

  It's a good idea to have your blood pressure checked regularly.

  定期检查你的血压是个好主意。

  例：

  I really like the idea of helping people.

  我非常喜欢帮助他人这个主意。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An idea is an opinion or belief about what something is like or should be like. 看法; 信念

  例：

  Some of his ideas about democracy are entirely his own.

  他对民主的一些看法完全是个人的。

• 3. 

  N-SING If someone gives you an idea of something, they give you information about it without being very exact or giving a lot of detail. 大致的信息

  例：

  This table will give you some idea of how levels of ability in a foreign language can be measured.

  这个表格将告诉你一些如何衡量外语能力级别的大致信息。

• 4. 

  N-SING If you have an idea of something, you know about it to some extent. (对某事有) 一定的了解

  例：

  No one has any real idea how much the company will make next year.

  没有人真正知道公司明年将赚多少钱。

  例：

  We had no idea what was happening.

  我们不知道正在发生什么。

• 5. 

  N-SING If you have an idea that something is the case, you think that it may be the case, although you are not certain. 猜想 [含糊]

  例：

  I had an idea that he joined the army later, after college, but I may be wrong.

  我猜想他大学毕业后参了军，不过我也许错了。

• 6. 

  N-SING The idea of an action or activity is its aim or purpose. 目的

  例：

  The idea is to get industry to be more efficient in the way it uses energy.

  目的是使工业在使用能源的方式上效率更高。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT If you have the idea of doing something, you intend to do it. 意图

  例：

  He sent for a number of books he admired with the idea of rereading them.

  他订购了许多他赞赏的书，打算再读一遍。