contemplate
- v.考虑;沉思;思忖;深思熟虑;思量;端详;苦思冥想;考虑接受(发生某事的可能性)
过去式： contemplated 现在分词： contemplating 过去分词： contemplated 第三人称单数： contemplates
con- 共同,一起 + templ 庙 + -ate 做,造成
contemplateverb
考虑；思量；思忖
to think about whether you should do sth, or how you should do sth
You're too young to be contemplating retirement.
你考虑退休还太年轻。
I have never contemplated living abroad.
我从未考虑过去国外居住。
考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）
to think carefully about and accept the possibility of sth happening
The thought of war is too awful to contemplate.
战争太可怕了，真不敢去想。
I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone.
我不能想象独自一人会是个什么样子。
深思熟虑；沉思；苦思冥想
to think deeply about sth for a long time
to contemplate your future
仔细盘算未来
She lay in bed, contemplating.
她躺在床上冥思苦想。
端详；凝视
to look at sb/sth in a careful way for a long time
She contemplated him in silence.
她默默地注视着他。
contemplate
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VERB 考虑;思量;思忖
If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
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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.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。
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It is a place of quiet contemplation.
这是个静心冥想的好地方。
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VERB 凝视;注视
If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。
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He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while.
有一会儿，他怔怔地注视着周围的景物。
verb
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- reflect deeply on a subject
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- Synonym: chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate muse reflect mull mull over ruminate speculate
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- consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
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- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- He is meditating in his study
- Synonym: study meditate
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- look at thoughtfully;observe deep in thought
- contemplate one's navel
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Set aside some time alone to contemplate . It may strike you on a very deep level .
留出些时间独自沉思吧，沉思可能会让你进入到十分深的层次。
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We invite you to contemplate , what is your heart 's desire ?
我们邀请你沉思，你心之期望是什么？
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I can 't contemplate what it would be like to be alone .
我不能想象独自一人会是个什么样子。
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The thought of war is too awful to contemplate .
战争太可怕了，真不敢去想。
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You 're too young to be contemplating retirement .
你考虑退休还太年轻。
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She lay in bed , contemplating .
她躺在床上冥思苦想。
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She contemplated the sterility of her existence .
她思量着自己空虚无聊的生活。
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She contemplated him in silence .
她默默地注视着他。
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For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor
有段时间，他考虑去当军医。
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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。
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The military men are contemplating a re-entry into politics .
这些军人在考虑重返政界。
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I drove home contemplating my own more pedestrian lifestyle .
我开车回家，一路上思考着自己更为乏味的生活方式。
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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。
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She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids .
她考虑为了孩子而离开。
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He went on to intimate that he was indeed contemplating a shake-up of the company
他继续暗示他确实在考虑对公司进行一次大改组。
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He contemplated his hands , still frowning .
他盯着自己的双手，眉头紧锁。
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He may try to blast his way out of trouble , playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting .
他可能是想努力摆脱困境，平时不会考虑击打的球也打起了进攻。
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He is contemplating pawning his watch .
他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
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The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate .
后果不堪设想。
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The old man stood contemplating the painting .
那位老人站着凝视那幅图画。
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The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate .
战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
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The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system .
政府打算改革整个税收体制。
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them .
事物的美存在于细心观察它的人的头脑中。
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The priest contemplated . " " Thank you Father , " said the old man . " That 's a load off my mind ! Can I ask another question ? "
“谢谢你神父！你这么说我轻松多了！我能再问个问题吗？”
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He contemplate what the future will is like without the children .
他思忖著要是没有这些孩子，将来又如何。
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He had never at any time contemplated selling the business .
他在任何时候都没有考虑过要卖掉这家商店。
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It is important to contemplate brain death in the view of social culture .
从社会文化的角度思考脑死亡，有多方面的重要性。
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He is also contemplating a cut in corporate tax .
他还在考虑削减公司税。
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Most of his works apply entropy to contemplate the real world .
此后，他的大部分作品都运用熵来分析现实世界。
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Happiness is not generally found in contemplating the past or future .
研究人员说，深思你的过去或未来，通常是找不到幸福感的。