Vocabulary
Form
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
verb
Example sentences
罰(ばっ)せられると言(い)うことが彼(かれ)らには思い浮(おもいう)かばなかったのか。
Didn't it ever occur to them that they would be punished?
歯医者(はいしゃ)の遅刻(ちこく)の言い訳(いいわけ)が思い浮(おもいう)かばないんだ。
I can't come up with a good excuse for being late for the dentist.
感謝(かんしゃ)の気持(きも)ちを表(あらわ)す適当(てきとう)な言葉(ことば)が思い浮(おもいう)かびません。
I can't think of the right words with which to express my thanks.
ひょっとしたら彼(かれ)が産業(さんぎょう)スパイではないかと思(おも)い浮(う)かんだ。
It occurred to me that he might be an industrial spy.