前面一文讨论了这个词作为动词的一些用法，现在重点讨论一些名词mind用法。

1.

make up one’s mind下决心做某事

I’ve made up my mind to be a doctor. 我决定当医生。

Have you made up your minds where to go for your honeymoon?

你们决定好到哪里去度蜜月了吗？

Once he made up his mind to do something, there was no stopping him

一旦他下定决心做某件事，就没有什么能够阻止他。

He has made up his mind to join the army.

他决意去参军。

They made up their minds to sell the car.

他们决定把汽车卖掉。

As we can’t afford a bigger house we must make up our minds to stay here.

既然我们住不起大房子，我就得安心地住在这儿。

2. close one’s mind to sth

对…拒不考虑（或置之不理、置若罔闻）

She has closed her mind to last year's traumas.

她不再去想去年遭受的创伤。

open one’s mind to sth愿意了解，愿意去想，愿意去考虑，（使人）思想开阔，意识到某事

She also stimulated his curiosity and opened his mind to other cultures.

她还激发了他的好奇心，使他愿意了解其他文化。

3. take one’s mind off sth

转移一下注意力；暂时将某事忘记

'How about a game of tennis?' suggested Alan. 'That'll take your mind off things.'

“打一场网球怎么样？”艾伦建议说，“那样会让你暂时忘掉烦心事。”

4.get one’s mind off sth把心从某事收回来

The boy can't get his mind off play.

孩子玩得心都收不回来了。

Next time you need to get your mind off her.

下次你应该把你的思绪从她身上转移。

5. put/set/turn one’s mind to sth

set one’s mind on sth

集中精力做；下决心做

She could have been a brilliant pianist if she'd put her mind to it.

如果她专心致志，坚持到底，她本可以成为一名杰出的钢琴家。

You could do fine in the world if you put your mind to it.

如果认真去做，任何事都可以做好。

When I set my mind to something, I persist.

一旦我对某事拿定主意，我就会坚持到底。

6. have a good mind to do sth

have half a mind to do sth

想去做某事，可能会做某事（但不确定）；表明有心做某事，但未必采取行动；

I've half a mind to come with you tomorrow.

明天我可能会和你一起去。

I've a good mind to write and tell your parents about it.

我真想写信给你父母，告诉他们这件事。

He raged on about how he had a good mind to resign.

他还在大发脾气，叫嚷着真想辞职不干了。

I have half a mind to move elsewhere.

我有点想搬到别处去。

7. slip one’s mind

被遗忘

I was going to mention it, but it slipped my mind.

我刚想提这件事，却又忘了。

8.stick in one’s mind（往事、形象等 ）经久不忘；铭记在心

One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.

他有一幅画我记得特别清楚。

I'm trying to clear my mind of all this.

我正在努力忘掉这一切。

9.cross one’s mind掠过心头；出现在脑海，被想到，进入脑海

It had never crossed his mind that there might be a problem...

他从未想过可能会有问题存在。

It never crossed my mind that she might lose (= I was sure that she would win) .

我从来没想过她会失败。

10.have a mind todo想要（做…);打算（做…);选择（做…)

The captain of the guard looked as if he had a mind to challenge them.

警卫队长看上去似乎想向他们挑战。

11.Change one’s mind改变主意

There's still time to change your mind.

你还有时间改变主意。

Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.

没有什么，绝对没有什么会使他改变主意。

There is no chance that he will change his mind.

他不可能改变主意。

When it comes to the point, he always changes his mind.

他总是临时变卦。

It was no easy matter getting him to change his mind.

让他改变主意可不是件容易的事儿。

Nothing will make me change my mind.

什么也改变不了我的主意。

12.come into one’s mind想到，想起

An idea has just come into my mind.我刚刚想到一个主意。

13.read sb’s mind 看出（穿）某人的心思；知道某人在想什么

He laughed suddenly, as though he read her mind.

他突然大笑起来，仿佛猜着了她的心思了。

He always seemed to read her mind.

他总是能够看透她的心思。

I read his mind, he read mine.

我懂他，他也懂我。

I can read his mind like a book.

我对他的心事了如指掌。

Don't expect others to read your mind.

别指望别人会看出你的心思。

还有3个谚语要记住，作文里可以嘚瑟一下应该可以帮助你作文多得2分：

Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。（眼不见为净。）

Chance favors the prepared mind.

机会永远只给有准备的人。