thoughtful

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If you are thoughtful, you are quiet and serious because you are thinking about something. 沉思的
Nancy, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly spoke. 南希沉思半晌後，突然開口說話。
2. thoughtfullyADV 沉思地[ADV with v]
Daniel nodded thoughtfully. 丹尼爾若有所思地點(diǎn)點(diǎn)頭。
3. ADJ If you describe someone as thoughtful, you approve of them because they remember what other people want, need, or feel, and try not to upset them. 考慮周到的[表贊許]
...a thoughtful and caring man. …一個(gè)考慮周到、關(guān)心躰貼的男人。
4. thoughtfullyADV 考慮周到地[ADV with v]
...the bottle of wine he had thoughtfully purchased for the celebrations. …他爲(wèi)慶祝活動(dòng)特地購買的這瓶葡萄酒。
5. ADJ If you describe something such as a book, film, or speech as thoughtful, you mean that it is serious and well thought out. (書籍、電影或講話等) 有思想深度的
...a thoughtful and scholarly book. …一本既有思想深度又有學(xué)術(shù)價(jià)值的書。
6. thoughtfullyADV 有思想深度地[ADV with v]
...these thoughtfully designed machines. …這些經(jīng)縝密思考而設(shè)計(jì)的機(jī)器。

He is a quietly spoken , thoughtful man.
When I asked him if he believed in God , he became very thoughtful.
The book is a thoughtful account of his journeys in China .
It was very thoughtful of her to bring a cake .
I wish the children would be more thoughtful about where they put their litter .