ADJECTIVE | VERB + ATTITUDE | ATTITUDE + VERB | ATTITUDE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤carefree, good, healthy, positive, right, upbeat不負責任的/不錯的/健康的/積極的/正確的/樂觀的態度◇I try to have a healthy, positive attitude to life.我盡量以健康、積極的態度對待生活。◇She seems to have the right attitude for the job.她做這項工作的態度似乎還算端正。➤conciliatory, favourable/favorable, friendly, sympathetic和解的/支持的/友好的/同情的態度➤bad, negative, wrong惡劣的/消極的/錯誤的態度▸➤aggressive, belligerent, critical, hostile, racist挑釁的/好戰的/挑剔的/敵對的/種族主義的態度➤arrogant, cavalier, cocky, condescending, dismissive, patronizing傲慢的/輕慢的/趾高氣揚的/紆尊降貴的/輕蔑的/屈尊俯就的態度◇She shares his somewhat cavalier attitude to the law (= does not take it as seriously as she should).她和他一樣,都把法律不太當回事。➤casual, flexible, irreverent, laid-back, laissez-faire, lax, liberal, nonchalant, permissive, relaxed, tolerant, wait-and-see (especially NAmE) 隨便的/靈活的/恭敬的/悠然自得的/自由放任的/不嚴厲的/無偏見的/漠不關心的/縱容的/放鬆的/寬容的/觀望的態度◇The teachers seem to have a very relaxed attitude to discipline.這些老師好像對紀律要求很鬆。➤responsible, serious負責的/認真的態度▸➤conservative, inflexible, rigid, uncompromising (especially BrE) 保守的/不靈活的/死板的/不妥協的態度▸➤ambivalent模稜兩可的態度▸➤changing不斷變化的態度▸➤general, prevailing, public普遍的態度;主要的看法;公眾的看法◇The general attitude of the public is sympathetic.公眾普遍持同情的態度。➤cultural, mental, moral, racial, sexual文化態度;心態;道義態度;種族方面的態度;性態度➤parental父母的態度➤social, societal (especially NAmE) 社會的看法◇Newspapers reflect social attitudes.報紙反映社會觀念。VERB + ATTITUDE➤adopt, cultivate, have, maintain, take採取⋯態度;逐漸形成⋯態度;具有⋯態度;堅持⋯態度◇The government has taken a positive attitude to this problem.政府對這個問題採取了積極的態度。◇Sometimes it's essential for doctors to cultivate a detached attitude.有時醫生們採取超然的態度是至關重要的。➤display, express顯示⋯態度;表達⋯看法◇He displayed a condescending attitude towards / toward his co-workers.他對同事表現出一副高人一等的態度。➤change, influence, shape改變看法;影響態度;決定態度◇The experience changed his attitude to religion.這次經歷改變了他對宗教的看法。➤reflect反映態度◇The policy reflects a caring attitude towards / toward employees.該政策反映了對雇員的關切態度。➤foster, instil/instill, reinforce培養態度;灌輸看法;加強態度◇efforts to foster positive attitudes to learning為培養積極的學習態度所作的種種努力➤give採取無禮的態度◇Don't give me any attitude (= don't treat me disrespectfully)!不要對我無禮!ATTITUDE + VERB➤exist, persist, prevail態度存在;看法繼續存在;態度佔上風◇This sort of attitude exists among certain groups of people.這種看法在某些群體中存在。➤permeate sth, pervade sth看法感染⋯;態度充滿⋯◇A playful attitude pervades all his work.他的所有作品都包含着一種玩笑的態度。➤change, shift態度改變;看法轉變ATTITUDE + NOUN➤problem態度問題◇At school he was thought to have an attitude problem.上學時他被認為態度有問題。➤adjustment, shift (both especially NAmE) 態度調整/轉變◇Changing conditions require an attitude adjustment on the part of business.不斷變化的環境要求在經商態度方面作出調整。PREPOSITION➤attitude about關於⋯的態度◇changing attitudes about death不斷變化的對死亡的態度➤attitude of⋯的態度◇an attitude of confidence and trust自信和信賴的態度◇Youth is simply an attitude of mind.年輕只是一種心態。➤attitude to, attitude towards/toward對於⋯的態度◇There has been a marked change in attitude towards / toward the war.人們對戰爭的態度有了明顯的變化。PHRASES➤a change in attitude, a change of attitude態度的轉變▸➤with attitude (= having a confident, aggressive attitude that challenges what people think) (informal) 具有反叛性◇a rock band with attitude具有叛逆性的搖滾樂隊