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单词 second thought
释义
second thought
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsek.ənd ˈθɔːt/us
/ˌsek.ənd ˈθɑːt/
without a second thought
If you do something without a secondthought, you do it without firstconsideringif you should do it or not:
重新考虑
She'llspenda hundreddollarson adresswithout a secondthought.她会毫不犹豫地花100美元买一条裙子。
have second thoughts
tochangeyouropinionabout something orstarttodoubtit:
改变主意；开始怀疑
You're not having secondthoughtsaboutgettingmarried, are you?结婚的事你没改变主意吧？
on second thoughtsUK(USon second thought)
used when youwanttochangeadecisionyou have made:
（表示要改变主意）又一想，转念一想
Can I have acupofcoffee,please? -actually, on secondthoughts, I'll have abeer.请来杯咖啡——说实话，我改主意了，来杯啤酒好了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Doing things without fear or proper thought
  • bravado
  • carpe diem
  • daredevil
  • desperado
  • devil-may-care
  • hotheadedly
  • hotheadedness
  • impetuous
  • impetuously
  • impetuousness
  • like lemmingsidiom
  • like there is/was no tomorrowidiom
  • precipitate
  • precipitately
  • rashness
  • reckless
  • tomorrow
  • trigger-happy
  • unafraid
  • with no thought forsomethingidiom
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Changing your mind
(Definition ofsecond thoughtfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

second thought| American Dictionary

second thought
noun[C]
us
/ˈsek·ənd ˈθɔt,ˌθɔt/
achangein adecisionoropinion:
Heapparentlyhad second thoughtsabout thatremark.
On second thought(= afterthinkingabout itfurther), I would like aglassofwater.
(Definition ofsecond thoughtfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecond thought

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Experimental psychologists use it without asecondthought, catalogues and handbooks rubricate it fairly consistently, and historians succeed in pinpointing its legitimizing powers.
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Most physicians would not and should not give asecondthoughtto aiding draft evaders during a just war.
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It was occupied by a pair of industrial sheds in a ruinous state which most architects and developers would have demolished without asecondthought.
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No one needed to make anything explicit or give the situation asecondthought.
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Take asecondthoughtexperiment.
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Why especially is thesecondthoughtnecessary?
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Most doctors partake of these meals without giving asecondthoughtto where they come from, how they influence them, or what the consequences might be.
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Thesecondthoughtis that renewable energy sources really only have one single enemy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Asecondthoughtis that the neighbourhood policy must have regard to each country's specific characteristics.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thesecondthoughtthat comes immediately to mind is the threat to employment.
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People are not put on lists without asecondthought.
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This is asecondthoughton his part.
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I do not think it deserves asecondthought.
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They do not want to give it asecondthought.
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There is already ample evidence that asecondthoughtwould be wise.
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