大家好，欢迎来的饼哥英语的频道，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——think better of sth, 这个短语的含义不是指“对某事想得更好”，其正确的含义是：

think better of sth 决定不做…，改变对…的主意

Originally we were going to buy John's old car, but we thought better of it.

我们原计划买约翰的旧车，但后来觉得还是不买的好。

I'm glad you thought better of dying your hair white. It would not have been a good look for you.

我很高兴你决定不把你的头发染成白色。对你来说，它不会很好看的。

I will think better of making such a careless remark next time.

我下次还是不会做这么马虎的评论。

He was about to say something, but then he thought better of it and kept quiet.

他本来要说一些事情，但是然后他还是决定不说了，保持安静。

I almost bought an expensive watch, but then I thought better of it.

我几乎就要买那个昂贵的手表了，但是我还是决定不买了。