mind

单词辨析:

mind brain intelligence wit 【导航词义:智力】
mind n. 头脑,智力
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指人的思维或感知、想象等能力,无褒贬之意。

〔例证〕

He has a sharp mind.

他头脑灵活。

His brilliant mind contributed to his great success.

他非凡的智慧助他取得巨大的成功。

brain n. 智力,智慧,头脑
〔辨析〕

指能理解思考和快速学习的能力,通常用复数。

〔例证〕

If you had any brains, you'd know what to do next.

如果你有点脑子,你就会知道接下来要做什么。

He wanted to find a job that didn't require too much brains.

他想找一份不需要动太多脑筋的工作。

intelligence n. 智力,理解力;聪明
〔辨析〕

指学习、理解、思维、判断等的能力,也指聪明、聪慧。

〔例证〕

an intelligence test

智力测验

intelligence quotient

(IQ)智商

Did your child show high intelligence from an early age?

你的孩子从小就显示出了很高的智力水平吗?

In his opinion, only a woman who has both beauty and intelligence can be his wife.

在他看来,只有秀外慧中的女子才能成为他的妻子。

wit n. 头脑,机智
〔辨析〕

指思维敏捷并能作出正确判断的能力,强调机敏,通常用复数。

〔例证〕

He needed all his wits to escape from the heavily guarded island.

他需要绞尽脑汁逃离重兵把守的小岛。

The first piece of advice is to keep your wits about you.

第一条建议就是要随机应变。

tend attend mind 【导航词义:照顾】
tend v. 照料,照顾
〔辨析〕

指照看人、动物或事物(用于此义时有过时之嫌),通常后接介词 to。

〔例证〕

Mary is tending to her son in the bedroom.

玛丽正在卧室照料她的儿子。

The shepherd is tending to his sheep.

牧羊人在看管他的羊群。

Who will tend to the garden while we are on vacation?

我们休假期间谁照料花园?

attend v. [正式]照顾,看护
〔辨析〕

尤指照顾病人、处理伤口等,强调具有专业技能和责任心,常用被动语态。

〔例证〕

The patients were well attended to in the hospital.

病人在医院受到很好的照顾。

She was attended by Dr. Brown.

她由布朗医生照料。

Their wounds had been attended before the men were brought here.

伤员在送来这里之前,伤口已得到了处理。

mind v. [英]照看,看管
〔辨析〕

指短期地照看某物,或父母不在时帮忙照料其孩子。

〔例证〕

Will you mind my suitcase while I go to buy my ticket?

我去买票,你照看一下我的行李箱好吗?

Linda promised to mind the baby while we go out.

琳达答应在我们外出时帮我们看孩子。

My daughter minds the neighbour's child for a small fee.

我女儿替邻居照看小孩,小有报酬。

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She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.

她还激发了他的好奇心,使他愿意了解其他文化。

Cast your mind back to 1978, when Forest won the title.

回想一下1978年福里斯特赢得冠军称号的时候。

She has closed her mind to last year's traumas.

她不再去想去年遭受的创伤。

'Maybe we could celebrate tonight.' — 'What did you have in mind?'

“也许今晚我们可以庆祝一下。”——“你有何打算?”

What are you doing? Are you out of your mind?

你在干什么?你疯了吗?

Don't expect others to read your mind.

别指望别人会看出你的心思。