1 thinking deeply 沉思的;深思的:
a thoughtful expression沉思的表情
2 thinking about what other people want or need 设想周到的;体贴的:
It was very thoughtful of you to send her some flowers.你给她送花,想得真周到。 ➔thoughtfully /-fəli ||; -fəlɪ/ adv➔thoughtfulnessnoun [U]
thoughtful/ˋθɔtfəl; ˈθɔːtf$l/adj 1 serious and quiet because you are thinking about something 认真思考的﹐沉思的: a thoughtful expression on his face 他脸上凝神思索的表情2 kind and always thinking of things you can do to make other people happy 体贴的﹔周到的: It's very thoughtful of you to visit me. 你来看望我﹐真体贴。see box at见 KIND2 方框 —thoughtfully adv —thoughtfulness n [U]
thoughtfuladjective1thinking carefully: She listened with a thoughtful look on her face.2thinking about other peoplesame meaningkind, considerate: It was very thoughtful of you to cook us dinner.