Half the time, I don't have the slightest idea what he's talking about.

我常常对他所谈论的没有一丁点儿概念。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

We need to get rid of the idea that we must be liked all the time in order to be worthwhile.

我们需要摆脱那种必须一直受人爱戴才有价值的观念。

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It seemed like a good idea at the time.

当时这主意好像不错。

《牛津词典》

The idea of permitting mentally disabled people to compete in sports was revolutionary at the time.

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One of the things that extended time in the wilderness allows is sort of a reorienting of the idea of control.

在野外读过的漫长时间,让我们懂得很多事情，其中之一,是对于“控制“这一概念的重新认识。

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At the same time you will get not just the second or third implementation of a good idea funded.

同时你得到的又不仅仅是对新想法的,二手或者三手实施方案。

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"This idea joins the Gremlin as an all-time dumb idea, " he said.

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This is not the first time the idea of offering President Moi a retirement package has been mooted.

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Kumaratunga proposed a plan to devolve power to Tamil regions, and at the time the idea seemed to hold real promise.

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