train of thought
train of thought — 慣用語
1. a connected series of ideas that a person is developing in their mind while thin
思路
一連串的思考過程
a connected series of ideas that a person is developing in their mind while thinking or talking, especially when this flow is about to be interrupted or has been lost.
Elena lost her train of thought when the fire alarm suddenly went off.
火災警報突然響起，Elena 的思路就斷了。
collocation: lose one's train of thought
Let me finish this train of thought before you ask another question, Cyrus.
Cyrus，先讓我把這個思路講完，你再問下一個問題好嗎？
collocation: finish / continue a train of thought
Vikram paused to gather his train of thought before giving his answer to the board.
Vikram 先停下來整理思路，才向董事會提出他的答案。
A loud cough from the back of the room completely broke Anya's train of thought.
教室後方傳來一聲大咳嗽，直接把 Anya 的思路打斷了。
The essay was hard to follow because it had no clear train of thought.
那篇文章很不好讀，因為缺乏清楚的思路。
- thought process
more formal and systematic; suggests a methodical series of reasoning steps rather than a casual mental sequence
- line of reasoning
focuses on the logical argument being built rather than the mental experience of thinking
- chain of thought
emphasises the connectedness and sequential nature; slightly less common than 'train of thought'
文法句型
lose/follow/gather one's train of thought
interrupt/break someone's train of thought
用法筆記
Commonly appears with verbs that indicate losing, regaining, or interrupting a mental sequence: lose, break, interrupt, gather, follow, pick up. The phrase is typically used with a possessive determiner (my, his, her, their, one's) or the definite article (the).