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Meditate ˈmedɪteɪt Calm Religious Verb Sth Meditating 动词

meditate (verb): To remain in a silent and calm state for a period, often for religious training or to improve one's ability to cope with daily life.

meditate (动词): (宗教中)冥想,默想,打坐 (如果你打坐,则表示你在一段时间内保持安静、平静的状态,作为宗教训练的一部分,或者为了更有能力应对日常生活中的问题和困难)。

word meditate
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/me̱dɪteɪt/
1
[VERB 动词]沉思;深思;仔细考虑 If you meditate on something, you think about it very carefully and deeply for a long time.
  [V on n]
  • He meditated on the problem...

    他仔细斟酌着这个问题。

  • On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.

    儿子开始上学的那一天,她就在考虑他未来的种种不确定因素了。

2
[VERB 动词](宗教中)冥想,默想,打坐 If you meditate you remain in a silent and calm state for a period of time, as part of a religious training or so that you are more able to deal with the problems and difficulties of everyday life.
  [V]
  • I was meditating, and reached a higher state of consciousness.

    我在冥想,并进入了一个更高的意识境界。


Oxford medi·tate / ˈmedɪteɪt ; NAmE ˈmedɪteɪt / verb 1 [intransitive ] meditate(on/upon sth) to think deeply, usually in silence, especially for religious reasons or in order to make your mind calm 冥想;沉思 2 [transitive ] meditatesth ( formal) to plan sth in your mind; to consider doing sth 暗自策划;考虑;谋划 SYN
contemplate
They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
meditate meditates meditated meditating
medi·tate / ˈmedɪteɪt ; NAmE ˈmedɪteɪt /
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meditatemed‧i‧tate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ verb
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1[intransitive] to think seriously and deeply about somethingmeditate on/upon She sat quietly, meditating on the day’s events.2[intransitive] to spend time sitting in a silent calm state, in order to relax completely or for religious purposes:  I try to meditate for half an hour every evening.3[transitive] formal to plan to do something, usually something unpleasant:  Silently she meditated revenge.
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meditate

[ˈmedɪteɪt]meditated, meditating, meditates

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meditated[200] meditating[913]
冥想(53%),沉思(31%),考虑(12%),计划(4%)
vt.考虑;计划;企图
vi.冥想;沉思

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