Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it.

罗西刚要抗议，但又一想决定作罢。

《牛津词典》

Alberg opened his mouth, as if to protest. But he thought better of it.

阿尔伯格张口像是要抗议，但转念一想就放弃了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.

她的行为太恶劣了，看来我过去是高看了她。

《牛津词典》

The neighbors sometimes talked of the "better days" that little Missus Sommers had known before she had ever thought of being Missus Sommers.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Everyone has figured that out in terms of technology and product, but we thought we could do a better job.

在技术和产品方面,大家都已经想透了，但我坚持我们能做得更好。

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But I thought it was actually one of the better places to see a show or a game.

但我想它真是个看表演或比赛的好去处。

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On October 9th Mr Berlusconi all but said he had thought better of the idea.

ECONOMIST: Italian politics

Reading over what she had written, however, Woolf thought better of her stern tone and did not send the letter.

BBC: A Point of View: Mourning the loss of the written word

Seeing his authority undermined before he even began, Mr Gregg thought better of giving up his Senate seat.

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