second thought

英 [ˈsekənd θɔːt]

美 [ˈsekənd θɔːt]

n.  深思熟虑;仔细的考虑; 怀疑;疑虑

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柯林斯词典

• N-SING 深思熟虑;仔细的考虑
  If you do something withouta second thought, you do it without thinking about it carefully, usually because you do not have enough time or you do not care very much.
  1. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought...
     这个杀人狂会不假思索地把他们两个都杀掉。
  2. Roberto didn't give a second thought to borrowing $2,000 from him.
     罗伯托没有细想就从他那儿借了 2,000 美元。
• N-PLURAL 怀疑;疑虑
  If you havesecond thoughts abouta decision that you have made, you begin to doubt whether it was the best thing to do.
  1. I had never had second thoughts about my decision to leave the company.
     我从未怀疑过自己当初离开公司的决定。
• PHRASE 转念间，经过重新考虑后(突然改变主意)
  You can sayon second thoughtsoron second thoughtwhen you suddenly change your mind about something that you are saying or something that you have decided to do.
  1. 'Wait there!' Kathryn rose. 'No, on second thought, follow me.'
     “在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。”

英英释义

noun

• thinking again about a choice previously made
  1. he had second thoughts about his purchase
  Synonym:reconsiderationafterthoughtrethink

双语例句

• On second thought, let's not bother.
  经重新考虑后，我们不打搅了。
• I made my decision on second thought.
  我重新考虑之后做了决定。
• She began to think she was wrong after a second thought.
  经过重新考虑后，她开始认为她错了。
• You know, on second thought, I won't be driving youto school.
  仔细想想，我还是不送你去上学了。
• Martin did not require a second thought to discover the author.
  马丁不用多想就发现了那作者。
• But on second thought, he realized he had offended many people.
  继而一想，今天这一举，可是得罪了许多人。
• On second thought I should have said they, ve taken their dispute to new heights.
  转念一想，我可以说他们之间的争执到了新的高度。
• My second thought was to ring the bell, but remembered there was no bell to ring.
  我的第二个想法就是拉铃，但是又记起没有铃可拉了。
• I said I wouldn't do it, but on second thought I think I will.
  我说我不会做此事，但再细想一下我想我是会做的。
• The idea was preposterous and I determined not to give it a second thought.
  这个想法太荒谬了，我决心不再想它了。