minded

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minded

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mind·ed /ˈmaɪndɪd/ adjective 1 serious-minded/evil-minded etc CHARACTER/PERSONALITYhaving a particular attitude or way of thinking 严肃认真的/心术不正的等 a very serious-minded girl who studies hard 一个严肃认真、学习刻苦的女孩 a tough-minded businessman 意志坚强的商人2. be minded to do something formalWANT to want or intend to do something 想要[有意]做某事

Examples from the Corpus

minded• She says that some people are narrow minded.• Piggy always kept clear minded and never got confused like Ralph did.• From his innovations have come many developments opening the way for similar independently minded choreographers.• Edward Heath was the most managerially minded prime minister since Attlee.• A better idea is to forget such racially minded solutions altogether.

mind·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable

attitude Corpus or of a way particular thinking having

minded
mind‧ed /ˈmaɪndəd, ˈmaɪndɪd/

adjective

Word Family: noun: mind, minder, reminder; adjective: mindless, minded, mindful; verb: mind, remind; adverb: mindlessly

1. serious-minded/evil-minded etc having a particular attitude or way of thinking:

a very serious-minded girl who studies hard

a tough-minded businessman
2. be minded to do something formal to want or intend to do something

mind·ed

BrE

/ˈmaɪndɪd/

NAmE

/ˈmaɪndɪd/

adjective

(used with adjectives to form compound adjectives 与形容词连用，构成复合形容词)

having the way of thinking, the attitude or the type of character mentioned 思维（或态度、性格）…的

◆a fair-minded employer公正的雇主

◆high-minded principles高尚的原则

◆I appeal to all like-minded people to support me. 我呼吁所有志同道合的人来支持我。

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(used with adverbs to form compound adjectives 与副词连用，构成复合形容词)

having the type of mind that is interested in or able to understand the areas mentioned 对…有兴趣（或能理解）；有…头脑

◆I'm not very politically minded. 我对政治不怎么感兴趣。

(used with nouns to form compound adjectives 与名词连用，构成复合形容词)

interested in or enthusiastic about the thing mentioned 对…感兴趣的；对…有热情的

◆a reform-minded government热衷于改革的政府

[not before noun]

~ (to do sth)

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wishing or intending to do sth 情愿；有意

SYN

◆She was minded to accept their offer. 她有意接受他们的提议。