think tank
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈthink tank noun [countable] SSOSEa group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice 智囊团，智库〔就某方面问题出谋划策的专家小组〕right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank a leading member of a Tory think tank 保守党智囊团的一位领军人物n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?• Think tank is usually followed by a singular verb: The think tank has suggested some major reforms.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: The think tank have suggested some major reforms.
Examples from the Corpus
think tank• That coterie would also act, as they did for the 1991 event, very much as a think tank.• The Cato Institute is a conservative think tank.• Such outright activism is not for every think tank.• This was not your familiar sighting at a Washington think tank on K Street here.• From 1989-1992, she was president of the Center for National Policy, a Washington think tank.From Longman Business Dictionarythink-tankˈthink-tank (also think tank) noun [countable] a committee of people with special experience or knowledge in a particular area which is established by a government to produce ideas and advice on somethinga government-sponsored think-tankˈthink tank noun →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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think tank
ˈthink tank
noun [countable also + plural verb British English]
a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice
right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank
a leading member of a Tory think tank
ˈthink tank
noun [countable also + plural verb British English]a group of people with experience or knowledge of a particular subject, who work to produce ideas and give advice
right-wing/liberal/economic etc think tank