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英语单词 meditate
英美音标 英 ['medɪteɪt] 美 ['medɪteɪt]
中文释义 v.沉思;冥想;考虑;计划
英语例句 (1) He meditates on his past life.
(2) These fields had subtle aromas that I loved to sit and meditate in.
(3) I hope you can meditate it before you make decision .
(4) They meditate a change in the office arrangements
中文例句 (1) 他沉思着过去的生活。
(2) 这些田野散发淡淡的芳香,我喜欢坐在那里冥想。
(3) 我希望你做决定前仔细考虑一下。
(4) 他们计划改变一下办事处的安排。
vocabulary简明 When you meditate, you silently calm or focus your mind for relaxation or spiritual reasons. People who meditate regularly can put a stop to racing thoughts, making them less distracted.
vocabulary扩展 When you meditate, you focus on your breathing while sitting calmly. Some people mediate to reduce stress, while others see it as part of their spiritual practice. Meditate can also be used to describe any deep thinking you do, like when you meditate on what to say to a friend who is feeling sad lately. The Latin word for "ponder," meditari, is the root of meditate.
柯林斯解释
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[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。

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[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。

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