attitude
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++at·ti·tude /ˈætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL noun 1 [countable, uncountable]ATTITUDE the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour 〔尤指通过行为表现出的对某事的一般〕看法，态度 As soon as they found out I was a doctor, their whole attitude changed. 他们一听说我是医生，态度就完全改变了。attitude to/towards The people have a very positive attitude to life. 这些人的生活态度很积极。2 [uncountable] informalUNUSUAL a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think 我行我素的作风with attitude a coat with attitude 显示个性的外套 —attitudinal /ˌætəˈtjuːdənəl $ -ˈtuː-/ adjective COLLOCATIONSadjectivesgood/bad 良好的/恶劣的a lazy student with a bad attitude 个性懒惰且态度恶劣的学生positive/negative 积极的/消极的A positive attitude is essential if you want to be successful. 若想成功，积极的态度极为重要。nMany teenagers have a very negative attitude towards cooking. relaxed 轻松的On Bali, there is a healthier, more relaxed attitude to life. 在巴厘岛，人们有一种更健康、更轻松的生活态度。favourable (=having a good opinion of something or someone) 赞许的Older people tend to have a favourable attitude to the police. 年长者对警察往往抱赞许的态度。critical (=showing you disagree with or disapprove of someone or something) 批评的，批判的People’s attitude towards US foreign policy has become increasingly critical. 人们对美国的外交政策持越来越多批评的态度。ambivalent (=not sure if you approve of something) 心情矛盾的nThe public have a rather ambivalent attitude towards science.cavalier (=very careless, especially about something serious or important) 〔尤指对严肃或重要的事〕满不在乎的nhis cavalier attitude to the truthpatronizing/condescending (=showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone) 自命不凡的/居高临下的ncomplaints about patronising attitudes towards womenaggressive/hostile (=showing anger) 挑衅的/敌对的nTheir attitude suddenly became more aggressive.public attitudes/people’s attitudes 公众的/民众的态度nPublic attitudes have changed.political attitudes 政治态度na survey of people’s political attitudesmental attitude 心态nThere is a strong connection between health and mental attitude.somebody’s whole attitude 某人的整个态度nHis whole attitude seemed different.the general attitude 普遍看法nHis general attitude to our situation was unsympathetic.verbshave/take/adopt an attitude 持[抱]某种态度Not everyone takes a positive attitude towards modern art. 并非所有人都对现代艺术持肯定态度。somebody’s attitude changes 某人的态度改变了As you get older, your attitude changes. 随着年岁的增长，为人处世的态度也会改变。an attitude exists 存在某种态度This attitude no longer exists in the church. 这种态度在教会不复存在。somebody’s attitude hardens (=they feel less sympathy and they want to be stricter or firmer) 某人的态度变得强硬nPeople’s attitudes towards sex offenders have hardened.phrasesan attitude of mind British English (=a way of thinking) 【英】思想方法，心态Being young is simply an attitude of mind. 年轻只是个心态问题。somebody has an attitude problem (=someone is not helpful or pleasant to be with) 某人的态度有问题Some of the male students have a real attitude problem. 有些男生的态度很有问题。Examples from the Corpus
attitude• It is an attitude that reeks of strength and self-confidence.• They maintained an attitude of defiance to social conventions.• What I don't need is somebody with an attitude problem.• In order to change attitudes towards employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.• Pity that this convoluted attitude towards violence doesn't prevail in all Slavic societies today.• The team just came out for the second half with a different attitude.• He had attitude, the right stuff, like a nineteenth-century beatnik.• His attitude to his new job seemed to be very negative.• Some of the guys have a real macho attitude.• This has tended to foster a very negative attitude towards this form of provision and the staff who work in such units.• Piaget contends that the basis for social interchange is a reciprocity of attitudes and values between the young child and others.• So there may be something in the advice to take a positive attitude.• Since the 1960s, there has been a big change in people's attitudes to sex before marriage.• The crux of the matter is that attitudes on the character and scope of planning have changed.• The book explains some of the attitudes and values of the Victorians.• Officials took the attitude that the problem was not their responsibility.• And Frye had very little confidence in his ability to transform attitudes.• When I told them I was a doctor their whole attitude changed.• I don't understand your attitude. Why don't you like her?attitude to/towards• Any sane and workable approach to life obviously has to contain both an attitude to individuals and an attitude towards the whole.• This approach is reflected in the courts' attitude to business contracts generally.• In psychologists' terms, they have a favourable attitude towards it.• The Netizen will offer attitude to slow the mainstream spin of the politicians.• Apply climb power and raise the pitch attitude to the required position. 2.• Orientation is also concerned with the creation of a positive attitude to this kind of information retrieval.• The attitude to the disposal of plastics varies greatly among countries.• Their attitudes to literature, art, fashion, politics were seized upon, devoured, turned over, re-sited.with attitude• This is solid rock 'n' roll played with attitude.Origin attitude (1600-1700) French Late Latin aptitudo “fitness”, from Latin aptus; → APTat·ti·tude noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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attitude
at‧ti‧tude S2 W1 AC /ˈætətjuːd, ˈætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour:
As soon as they found out I was a doctor, their whole attitude changed.
attitude to/towards
The people have a very positive attitude to life.
2. [uncountable] informal a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think
with attitude
a coat with attitude
—attitudinal /ˌætəˈtjuːdənəl, ˌætɪˈtjuːdənəl $ -ˈtuː-/ adjective
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▪good/bad a lazy student with a bad attitude
▪positive/negative A positive attitude is essential if you want to be successful. | Many teenagers have a very negative attitude towards cooking.
▪relaxed On Bali, there is a healthier, more relaxed attitude to life.
▪favourable (=having a good opinion of something or someone) Older people tend to have a favourable attitude to the police.
▪critical (=showing you disagree with or disapprove of someone or something) People’s attitude towards US foreign policy has become increasingly critical.
▪ambivalent (=not sure if you approve of something) The public have a rather ambivalent attitude towards science.
▪cavalier (=very careless, especially about something serious or important) his cavalier attitude to the truth
▪patronizing/condescending (=showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone) complaints about patronising attitudes towards women
▪aggressive/hostile (=showing anger) Their attitude suddenly became more aggressive.
▪public attitudes/people’s attitudes Public attitudes have changed.
▪political attitudes a survey of people’s political attitudes
▪mental attitude There is a strong connection between health and mental attitude.
▪sb’s whole attitude His whole attitude seemed different.
▪the general attitude His general attitude to our situation was unsympathetic.
■ verbs
▪have/take/adopt an attitude Not everyone takes a positive attitude towards modern art.
▪sb’s attitude changes As you get older, your attitude changes.
▪an attitude exists This attitude no longer exists in the church.
▪sb’s attitude hardens (=they feel less sympathy and they want to be stricter or firmer) People’s attitudes towards sex offenders have hardened.
■ phrases
▪an attitude of mind British English (=a way of thinking) Being young is simply an attitude of mind.
▪somebody has an attitude problem (=someone is not helpful or pleasant to be with) Some of the male students have a real attitude problem.
▪ opinion what you think about something or someone: People didn’t usually ask his opinion about anything. | She has rather a low opinion of young people.
▪view your opinion about a serious or important issue: She has strong views about education. | In my view , footballers are paid too much.
▪point of view your opinion, especially when this is influenced by the situation you are in: From a farmer’s point of view, foxes are a nuisance. | It all depends on your point of view.
▪position the official opinion of a government, political party, or someone in authority: The Prime Minister has made his position perfectly clear. | The party has changed its position on nuclear weapons.
▪attitude your opinions and feelings about something or someone, especially when this shows in your behaviour: My parents and I have very different attitudes to life. | It was his attitude to women that shocked me.
▪school of thought an opinion that one group of people have about a subject, especially when this is different from that of another group: There is one school of thought that says that coffee is addictive and is therefore a bad thing. | There are two schools of thought on this.
at‧ti‧tude S2 W1 AC /ˈætətjuːd, ˈætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour: attitude to/towards
2. [uncountable] informal a style of dressing, behaving etc that shows you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think
with attitude
—attitudinal /ˌætəˈtjuːdənəl, ˌætɪˈtjuːdənəl $ -ˈtuː-/ adjective
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