Phrase
trains of thought
思路；思绪
trains of thought is the plural of train of thought.
a connected series of thoughts; the direction that someone's thoughts are taking
- 1.
The flow of thinking; a sequence of ideas passing through someone’s mind.
思维的流动；一系列经过某人脑海的想法
思维的流动；一系列经过某人脑海的想法；思潮
In use
I was explaining my idea, but then I lost my train of thought.
It was hard to follow his train of thought because he jumped between topics.
Please don't interrupt me; you'll break my train of thought.
lose one's train of thought
指突然忘记自己正在说什么。
He lost his train of thought during the presentation.
他在演讲时思路断了。
interrupt [someone's] train of thought
Please don't interrupt my train of thought.
请不要打断我的思路。
follow [someone's] train of thought
表示理解某人的思考过程。
I can't follow your train of thought.
我跟不上你的思路。
Common mistakes
I lost my train thought.I lost my train of thought.
中文“思路”直接对应，学习者易漏掉介词“of”；英文固定搭配需用“of”连接“thought”。
I need to get back to my train of thoughts.I need to get back to my train of thought.
“train of thought”中的“thought”是固定单数形式，不可复数化。
Connections
Confusing words
- thread of thought
- 思路线索 · train of thought 强调思路的连续性和方向，像火车轨道；thread of thought 强调思路的线索或脉络，像一根线。
- line of thought
- 思路方向 · train of thought 侧重思路的连贯性；line of thought 侧重思路的特定方向或论点序列。
Word family
- trains of thought
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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