1 [C] an opinion (of sb/sth);an opinion (on/about sth) what you think about sb/sth 意见;看法:
She asked me for my opinion of her new hairstyle and I told her.她问我对她的新发型有什么看法,我就告诉了她。He has very strong opinions on almost everything.他差不多对所有的事情都抱有很固执的看法。In my opinion, you're making a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
2 [U] what people in general think about sth 一般人的看法;舆论:
Public opinion is in favour of a change in the law.舆论支持修改法律。
be of the opinion that...(formal 正式) to think or believe that... 认为…;相信…
have a good/high opinion of sb/sth;have a bad/low/poor opinion of sb/sth to think that sb/sth is good/bad 对…的评价很好╱很高╱很坏╱很低╱很差
a matter of opinion→MATTER¹
opinion/əˋpInjən; əˈpInjən/n [C,U] what you think about a subject or situation 意见﹐看法﹐观点: +on/of/about We have very different opinions on education. 我们在教育问题上看法截然不同。What is your opinion of the band? 你认为这个乐队怎么样?In my opinion (=I think) he made the right decision. 依我看他作的决定是对的。have a high/low/good etc opinion of sth (=think that something is good, bad etc) 对某事物评价很高/很低/很好等 Her boss has a high opinion of her work. 上司对她的工作评价很高。be of the opinion that formal 【正式】: Otto is of the opinion that you are honest. 奥托认为你很诚实。He doesn’t seem to care about public opinion (=what most people in a country think). 他好像不在意公众的舆论。Contrary to popular opinion , chocolate is good for you (=most people think it is not). 和普遍的看法相反﹐巧克力其实对人有好处。My doctor says I need an operation, but I’ve asked for a second opinion (=advice from a second doctor). 我的医生说我需要动手术﹐不过我又问了另一位医生的意见。difference of opinion at 见 DIFFERENCETHESAURUS 同类词view 看法point of view 观点position – used especially about the opinion of a government or organization〔尤指政府或组织的〕立场: The Prime Minister has made his position perfectly clear. 首相已经非常清楚地表达了他的立场。attitude – your opinions and feelings about something 态度COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配general/popular/public opinion – what most people think 普遍的/一般的/大众的看法give/state/express/voice an opinion 表达意见keep your opinion to yourself – to not say what you think about something 保留自己的观点﹐不提出自己的看法
opinionopinionopinionsnounwhat you think about somethingsame meaningview: In my opinion, she's wrong. What's your opinion of his work? He had strong opinions on everything.