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pensive adj.沉思的；愁眉苦脸的 (1) 他陷入了沉思。(2) 这幅画能引人沉思。(3) 这幅画上的女人脸上露出忧郁的微笑。 If you've studied Spanish, you know that the verb pensar means "to think." If you're pensive, you might simply be thinking hard about something. Having no expression or maybe even frowning can be a result of being so engrossed in your thoughts — it might not reflect a melancholy attitude. Remember this the next time you're about to ask a pensive person, "What's wrong?" It could very well be nothing.

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英 ['pensɪv] 美 ['pensɪv] (1) He subsided into a pensive state.(2) The painting can inspire a pensive mood.(3) The woman in this painting has a pensive smile. See that person staring out the window who looks so sad and lost in thought? He is pensive, the opposite of cheery and carefree. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沉思的；忧思的 If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive.他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。pensivelyAngela stared pensively out of the window.安杰拉忧郁地望着窗外。

英语单词	pensive
英美音标	英 ['pensɪv] 美 ['pensɪv]
中文释义	adj.沉思的；愁眉苦脸的
英语例句	(1) He subsided into a pensive state. (2) The painting can inspire a pensive mood. (3) The woman in this painting has a pensive smile.
中文例句	(1) 他陷入了沉思。 (2) 这幅画能引人沉思。 (3) 这幅画上的女人脸上露出忧郁的微笑。
vocabulary简明	See that person staring out the window who looks so sad and lost in thought? He is pensive, the opposite of cheery and carefree.
vocabulary扩展	If you've studied Spanish, you know that the verb pensar means "to think." If you're pensive, you might simply be thinking hard about something. Having no expression or maybe even frowning can be a result of being so engrossed in your thoughts — it might not reflect a melancholy attitude. Remember this the next time you're about to ask a pensive person, "What's wrong?" It could very well be nothing.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沉思的；忧思的 If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly. He looked suddenly sombre, pensive. 他突然看起来很阴郁，一副忧虑的样子。 pensively Angela stared pensively out of the window. 安杰拉忧郁地望着窗外。

Pensive Painting Thinking 英 Pensɪv] 美 Pensɪv Adj.沉思的；愁眉苦脸的 Subsided