思考 ☊ → 思想 ☊ → 见解 ☊ → 
thinking 
suy nghĩ like: thinking → →
a thinking animal, man ☊ 
vật biết suy tư ☊ 1981
Are you thinking of buying a car? — Yeah, but I still haven't made up my mind. ☊ Cậu đang nghĩ đến việc mua xe hơi à? - Ừ nhưng tôi vẫn chưa quyết định. ☊ 2079
It was a stupid thing to say. I said it without thinking. ☊ Nói ra điều đó thật ngu xuẩn. Tôi đã nói mà không suy nghĩ. ☊ 2102
I'm thinking of buying a house. ☊ Tôi đang nghĩ đến việc mua nhà. ☊ I turned left automatically without thinking. ☊ automatically ☊
'I'm thinking of a country in Asia.' 'What does it begin with (= what is the first letter)?' ☊ begin ☊
If you're thinking of getting a new car, now is a good time to buy. ☊ buy ☊
the current climate of opinion (= what people generally are thinking about a particular issue) ☊ climate ☊
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them. ☊ critical ☊
The suggestion should not be dismissed out of hand (= without thinking about it). ☊ dismiss ☊
The word I'm thinking of ends in '-ous'. ☊ end in sth ☊
You might be excused for thinking that Ben is in charge (= he is not, but it is an easy mistake to make). ☊ excuse ☊
Such thinking is fashionable among right-wing politicians. ☊ fashionable ☊
What good is it redecorating if you're thinking of moving? ☊ good ☊
Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day). ☊ hardly ☊
Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for tonight. ☊ head ☊
I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking. ☊ sb can (not) help (doing) sth, sb can not help but do sth ☊
We've been toying with the idea of (= thinking about) getting a dog. ☊ idea ☊
I'm thinking of applying for a new job. ☊ job ☊
As for avoiding you, nothing could be further from my mind (= I was not thinking of it at all). ☊ mind ☊
He's thinking of going into politics (= trying to become a Member of Parliament, Congress, etc.) ☊ politics ☊
His quick thinking saved her life. ☊ quick ☊
Once again, his quick wits (= quick thinking) got him out of an awkward situation. ☊ quick ☊
Only human beings are capable of reason (= of thinking in a logical way, etc.). ☊ reason ☊
right (in doing sth): Am I right in thinking we've met before? ☊ right ☊
set sb/sth doing sth: Her remarks set me thinking. ☊ set ☊
start sb/sth doing sth: The news started me thinking. ☊ start ☊
it surprises sb to do sth: Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of leaving? ☊ surprise ☊
I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking (= said when you have upset or offended sb accidentally). ☊ think ☊
think sth: You're very quiet. What are you thinking? ☊ think ☊
think what, how, etc...: I was just thinking what a long way it is. ☊ think ☊
Am I right in thinking that you used to live here? ☊ think ☊
When I said that I wasn't thinking of anyone in particular. ☊ think of sth/sb ☊
think doing sth: She's thinking of changing her job. ☊ think about/of sb/sth ☊
I've been thinking over what you said. ☊ think sth over ☊
I had to do some quick thinking. ☊ thinking ☊
What is the current thinking on this question? ☊ thinking ☊
She explained the thinking behind the campaign. ☊ thinking ☊
If you're thinking of getting a dog, be warned—they take a lot of time and money. ☊ warn ☊