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ponder v.沉思；考虑 (1) 你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。(2) 他对该问题作了长时间的深思。(3) 我们考虑是否要告诉她。(4) 他思考了几分钟才作答复。(5) 他们正在考虑把办事处搬出伦敦。 Think of ponder as reflecting on weighty thoughts. It will help you remember the definition if you can remember the word's Latin roots. It comes from ponderare, which literally meant to weigh, and pondus, which means weight. People sometimes use the word ironically, for example, when someone asks you to do something you really don't want to do. You may tap your chin for a second and say, "Let me ponder that." Pause. "Um, no!"

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英 ['pɒndə(r)] 美 ['pɑːndər] (1) You should pause and ponder now.(2) He pondered long and deeply over the question.(3) We pondered whether to tell her.(4) He pondered for some minutes before giving an answer.(5) They are pondering moving their offices outside London. Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary is the first line of Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven. Many a deep thinker has repeated it while musing. But if you've given up deep thinking, you may say instead, "Nevermore." 1[VERB 动词]思索；考虑 If you ponder something, you think about it carefully.   [V n]  [V on/over n]  [V wh]  [Also V]I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?'...我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？”The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls...首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。I'm continually pondering how to improve the team.我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。

英语单词	ponder
英美音标	英 ['pɒndə(r)] 美 ['pɑːndər]
中文释义	v.沉思；考虑
英语例句	(1) You should pause and ponder now. (2) He pondered long and deeply over the question. (3) We pondered whether to tell her. (4) He pondered for some minutes before giving an answer. (5) They are pondering moving their offices outside London.
中文例句	(1) 你现在应该停下来仔细考虑一下。 (2) 他对该问题作了长时间的深思。 (3) 我们考虑是否要告诉她。 (4) 他思考了几分钟才作答复。 (5) 他们正在考虑把办事处搬出伦敦。
vocabulary简明	Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary is the first line of Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Raven. Many a deep thinker has repeated it while musing. But if you've given up deep thinking, you may say instead, "Nevermore."
vocabulary扩展	Think of ponder as reflecting on weighty thoughts. It will help you remember the definition if you can remember the word's Latin roots. It comes from ponderare, which literally meant to weigh, and pondus, which means weight. People sometimes use the word ironically, for example, when someone asks you to do something you really don't want to do. You may tap your chin for a second and say, "Let me ponder that." Pause. "Um, no!"
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]思索；考虑 If you ponder something, you think about it carefully. [V n] [V on/over n] [V wh] [Also V] I found myself constantly pondering the question: 'How could anyone do these things?'... 我发现自己总在思考这个问题：“怎么会有人做出这样的事情呢？” The Prime Minister pondered on when to go to the polls... 首相斟酌着何时前往投票地点。 I'm continually pondering how to improve the team. 我不住地在想如何提高队伍水平。

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