以下是brainstorm, idea在牛津英漢漢英詞典中的釋義(摘抄)
brainstorm |?bre?nst?m|
A.noun
① British colloquial 突然神誌不清
to have a brainstorm
壹時糊塗
②(group discussion)頭腦風暴 [指集體自由討論]
③colloquial (brainwave)奇思妙想
B.intransitive verb
進行頭腦風暴
idea |a?d?|
noun
①(plan)主意
she's full of good ideas
她足智多謀
that's an idea!
那是個好主意！
it's just an idea
這只是個設想
a sensible idea
明智的想法
to hit on an idea
無意中想到壹個主意
②(expectation)期望
to get ideas
想入非非
to give [somebody] ideas
使某人想入非非
don't give the boy ideas
不要讓孩子空抱希望
to put ideas into [somebody's] head
讓某人想入非非
you can get or put that idea out of your head!
妳想都別想！
③(intention, purpose)目的
the idea of the game is to get rid of all your cards
這個遊戲的目標是把牌全部出完
what's the idea of this handle?
這個把手是做什麽用的？
what's the big idea?colloquial
這都是為了什麽？
④(prospect)預期
I don't fancy the idea of sharing the flat with another family
我不想與另壹戶人家同住壹套公寓
the very idea!
多麽荒謬的想法！
what an idea!
多荒唐的想法！
⑤(opinion, notion)看法
very old-fashioned ideas about education
非常陳舊的教育觀
she got the idea that I didn't really want to go
她認為我並不是真的想去
whatever gave you that idea!
妳怎麽會那樣想！
don't run away with the idea that this is an easy job
別誤以為這事很容易
⑥(concept)概念
to have a clear idea of what [somebody] is trying to achieve
清楚某人要達到什麽目的
to have no idea of the difficulties of [something]
想象不出某事的難處
the book gives the reader a better idea of life in prison
這本書讓讀者更好地了解監獄裏的生活
his idea of a good salary is at least ?40,000 a year
他心目中的高工資是至少年薪4萬英鎊
⑦(knowledge)知曉
she had no idea that he was married
她不知道他已經結婚了
he hasn't got much idea about running a business
他不大懂得如何經營企業
not to have the faintest or foggiest or slightest or least etc. idea
壹點兒也不知道
to get the idea
明白