1.thought是与动词think的过去式或过去分词同形的名词,基本意思是“思索,思考”,也可指“思维能力”或“思考的过程”,还可指“(某一时期、阶级、国家等的)思想、思潮”。
2.thought作“关心,注意,考虑”解时,常与介词for连用; 作“想法,见解,观点”解时,常用于复数形式; 作“意向,意图”解时,常与“of+v-ing”结构连用。

at the thought of
一想到…(就) as soon as thinking of
He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again.一想起又可见到她,他便兴奋起来。
He was frightened at the thought of the coming examination.一想到即将到来的考试他便胆战心惊。
At the thought of being sent to prison, he shook with fear.一想到被送进监狱,他就吓得发抖。

collect one's thoughts
集中思想,整理思路 gather one's thoughts; put one's thoughts together
Give me time to collect my thoughts, and I'll tell you where I have laid it.让我好好想想,我才能告诉你我把它放在哪儿了。
While we have classes, we should collect our thoughts and ideas.上课时,我们应集中注意力。
You should collect your thoughts and ideas before you begin to make a speech.在你发言之前,你应先把思路整理一下。

read sb's thoughts
看出某人的心思〔想法〕 understand what sb is thinking about
She seemed to read his thoughts.她好像看出了他的心思。
I can read his thoughts from his facial expression.从他的面目表情我能看懂他的想法。
Don't read your own thoughts into the poem.不要把你自己的想法强加在诗中。

second thought(s)
改变后的想法 change of opinion after reconsidering
〔说明〕 second thoughts一般用于英式英语, second thought一般用于美式英语。
On second thoughts,I'm inclined to agree with you.经过再度考虑,我倾向于同意你的意见。
On second thought she decided to stay in Paris.经过再度考虑之后,她决定留在巴黎。

train of thought
思路 sequence in which one's thinking runs
I was interrupted by a knock on the door and lost my train of thought.我被一声敲门声给打断了,结果思路全没了。

His thought is beyond the reach of my imagination.他的思想不是我所能想象得到的。
This fable arouses in us thought as well as laughter.这个寓言不仅引我们发笑,而且还能启发我们的思想。
We now find ourselves much closer to the working people in thought and feeling.我们现在感到在思想上和感情上和劳动人民接近多了。
He threw it without thought.他不假思索地把它丢掉了。
She often acts without thought.她做事常常不加思考。
This problem calls for careful thought.这个问题需要好好想一想。
She was deep in thought.她陷入了沉思。
On seeing the picture,I let my thoughts run back over my childhood.一看到那幅照片,我的思绪就回到了童年时代。
That boy's thoughts are always running on food.那个男孩脑子里总是想着吃。
My thoughts were running upon the past.我在回忆过去。
My thoughts kept returning to the contents of the letter I had just received.我不断想到我刚收到的那封信的内容。
During this long time he had always remained in my thoughts.在这漫长的日子里,我无时无刻不在想念他。
There seemed to be little that Grace could do to take her thoughts off that red-haired boy.格雷斯似乎无法摆脱对那红发小伙子的思念。
A thousand conflicting thoughts rushed through his mind.千百种矛盾的思想从他脑中掠过。
He was well-read in all these schools of thought current at the time.他对当时各思想流派的书是读得很多的。
The thought comforted him.那个想法使他得到安慰。
The thought came to him that maybe Tom had already gone.他突然想到汤姆可能已经走了。
This thought filled me with pleasure.这种想法使我心里充满喜悦。
One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.一念之差可能造成终身悔恨。
That is not a very comforting thought.这不是很叫人安心的想法。
I put down my thoughts in the notebook.我把我的想法写在笔记本上。
His words are in complete accord with his thoughts.他心口如一。
He thinks noble thoughts.他的想法高尚。
▲～+for n./pron.
If you had any thought for your parents you would not grieve them in this way.如果你稍稍替你父母考虑一下,就不会使他们这样伤心。
Spare a thought for those less fortunate than you.关心一下比你不幸的人。
He has no thought for others.他从不替别人考虑。
▲～+of n./pron./v-ing
Norman Bethune will always be remembered for his utter devotion to others without any thought of himself.人们将永远铭记白求恩毫不利己、专门利人的精神。
The thought of resigning never crossed my mind.我从来没想过要辞职。
She had no thought of going.她没有走的意思。
He said he had no thought of hurting my feelings.他说他无意伤害我的感情。
Just the thought of eating snails makes me want to throw up.只要一想到吃蜗牛,我就想呕吐。
Do you have the thought of going to China this summer?你想过今年夏天去中国吗?
▲～+to n./pron.
I have given considerable thought to the matter.这件事我已经考虑得相当多了。
We are all turning our thoughts to the question.我们大家都开始转而考虑这个问题。

thought, concept, conception, idea, notion
参见idea条。

［同义词］   cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, meditation, reasoning, idea, impression, opinion, sentiment, view
［词源］  ＜中古英语thouht＜古英语thoht(思想)