second thought

英 [ˈsekənd θɔːt]

美 [ˈsekənd θɔːt]

n. 深思熟虑;仔细的考虑; 怀疑;疑虑

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N-SING 深思熟虑;仔细的考虑
If you do something withouta second thought, you do it without thinking about it carefully, usually because you do not have enough time or you do not care very much.
1. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought...
  这个杀人狂会不假思索地把他们两个都杀掉。
2. Roberto didn't give a second thought to borrowing $2,000 from him.
  罗伯托没有细想就从他那儿借了 2,000 美元。
N-PLURAL 怀疑;疑虑
If you havesecond thoughts abouta decision that you have made, you begin to doubt whether it was the best thing to do.
1. I had never had second thoughts about my decision to leave the company.
  我从未怀疑过自己当初离开公司的决定。
PHRASE 转念间，经过重新考虑后(突然改变主意)
You can sayon second thoughtsoron second thoughtwhen you suddenly change your mind about something that you are saying or something that you have decided to do.
1. 'Wait there!' Kathryn rose. 'No, on second thought, follow me.'
  “在那儿等着！”凯瑟琳站起身来，“不，我改主意了。跟我来。”

noun

thinking again about a choice previously made
1. he had second thoughts about his purchase
Synonym:reconsiderationafterthoughtrethink

B: On second thought, I will have a cup.
仔细想过之后，我想我还是要一杯。
She began to think she was wrong after a second thought.
经过重新考虑后，她开始认为她错了。
I had never had second thoughts about my decision to leave the company.
我从未怀疑过自己当初离开公司的决定。
The idea was preposterous and I determined not to give it a second thought.
这个想法太荒谬了，我决心不再想它了。
Wait, on second thought, I don't want to be the one to ruin it for you.
且慢，转念一想，我可不想破坏了你的悬念。
Roberto didn't give a second thought to borrowing$ 2,000 from him.
罗伯托没有细想就从他那儿借了2,000美元。
He have intended to go, but on second thought, he give up the idea.
他本来想去，但进一步考虑后，打消了这个念头。
But on second thought, he realized he had offended many people.
继而一想，今天这一举，可是得罪了许多人。
By the way, if it still will hire you, have a second thought about the company.
顺便说一下，如果它要继续雇用你，仔细考虑这个公司。
So he took a knife and, without a second thought.
所以他拿了把刀子，毫不犹豫的。