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Contemplate Verb Contemplated Idea Long Time 英[ˈkɒntəmpleɪt 美[ˈkɑntəmpleɪt

单词 contemplate
音标
英[ˈkɒntəmpleɪt] 美[ˈkɑntəmpleɪt]
解释
vt.注视,凝视;盘算,计议;周密考虑;vi.沉思,深思熟虑;
例句

VERB
考虑;思量;思忖
If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
例:For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...有段时间,他考虑去当军医。
例:She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.她考虑为了孩子而离开。

VERB
深思熟虑;沉思;苦思冥想
If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
例:As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...那天晚上,他躺在医院的病床上,想到未来,他哭了起来。
例:That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.那让人难以认真思考这个可能,即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。

VERB
凝视;注视
If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.
例:He contemplated his hands, still frowning.他盯着自己的双手,眉头紧锁。
变形
third:contemplates~done:contemplated~ing:contemplating~past:contemplated~

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