词汇 | contemplate |
释义 | contemplate 1 ENTRIES FOUND: contemplate (verb) contemplate /ˈkɑːntəmˌpleɪt/ verb contemplates; contemplated; contemplating contemplate /ˈkɑːntəmˌpleɪt/ verb contemplates; contemplated; contemplating Learner's definition of CONTEMPLATE 1 a [+ object] : to think deeply or carefully about (something)细想,仔细考虑(某事) I stopped to contemplate [=ponder] what might have happened.我停下来细想可能已经发生的一切。 He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.对于那首诗的含义,他深思了很久。 Life without them is too awful to contemplate. [=too awful to even think about]没有他们的生活想起来都可怕。 b [no object] : to think deeply沉思 I'd like some time to just sit and contemplate.我希望能有时间静坐沉思。 2 [+ object] : to think about doing (something) : consider思量;思忖;考虑 She's contemplating moving to the city. = She's contemplating a move to the city.她正在考虑搬到城里去。 They're contemplating marriage. [=they're thinking about getting married]他们正在考虑结婚事宜。 3 [+ object] : to look carefully at (something)凝视;注视 She stood and quietly contemplated the scene that lay before her.她站在那儿,静静地凝视着眼前的景色。 |
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