contemplate

[ˈkɒntəmpleɪt] [ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt]
  • 第三人称单数:contemplates;
  • 过去式:contemplated;
  • 过去分词:contemplated;
  • 现在分词:contemplating;
  • 例句
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    • 以下这些动词均有"考虑,思考,估量" 的意思
      study普通用词,指对各方面考虑,在制订出计划或采取具体动作之前作认真检查。
      consider既指一时的对某事的考虑,也指长时间的深入的思考。
      ponder侧重仔细、深入、连续地考虑问题,以作出认真
      的估计和正确的抉择。
      weigh指作出决策前把问题的各个方面进行比较,权衡利害得失,取有利的方面。
      contemplate通常指长时间思考某事,有时含无确定的实际目的。
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    • Verb
      1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought;
      "contemplate one's navel"
      2. consider as a possibility;
      "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
      3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
      "He is meditating in his study"
      4. reflect deeply on a subject;
      "I mulled over the events of the afternoon""philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years""The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"