think up

英 [θɪŋk ʌp]

美 [θɪŋk ʌp]

想出，想到（主意、计划）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 想出，想到(主意、计划)
  If youthinksomethingup, for example an idea or plan, you invent it using mental effort.
  1. Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money...
     朱利安想出了不少筹款的新办法。
  2. 'Where do you get that idea about the piano?' — 'Well, I just thought it up.'
     “关于钢琴的那个主意你是从哪儿得来的？”——“哦，就这么想出来的。”

英英释义

verb

• devise or invent
  1. He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
  2. no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
  Synonym:think ofdream uphatchconcoct

双语例句

• But I don't know what I can think up next.
  但是我不知道还可以想出什么办法。
• I don't know how the first spider in the early days of the world happened to think up this fancy idea of spinning a web, but she did, and it was clever of her, too.
  但是我没办法，我不知道最开始时，蜘蛛祖先是怎样想到这种方式，织一张网来捕捉昆虫，然后吸干它们的血。
• We can just think up a different method.
  我们可以想别的办法啊。
• I am afraid so. I hope the organizers think up more tricks to attract people.
  恐怕是这样的。我希望组织者能够多想一些招数来吸引人。
• The director was asked to think up a scheme that would save the situation.
  他们要主任想出一个办法来挽救这个局势。
• 'Where do you get that idea about the piano?' — 'Well, I just thought it up.'
  “关于钢琴的那个主意你是从哪儿得来的？”——“哦，就这么想出来的。”
• Renee: Seriously, now, we have to think up some ideas before the meeting tomorrow.
  雷内：严肃点，现在，我们必须在明天会议之前想点主意出来。
• He was unable to think up a new trick and went away.
  他无法再想出新的花招来，就讪讪地溜走了。
• Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money
  朱利安想出了不少筹款的新办法。
• Can you think up a caption that exactly covers the whole idea?
  你能想出一个把整个意思确切地加以概括的标题吗？