单词
contemplate
英 ['kɒntempleɪt; -təm-]
美['kɑntəmplet]
基本信息
- vt. 沉思；注视；思忖；预期
- vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟虑
英英释意
- 1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought;
- "contemplate one's navel"
- 2. consider as a possibility;
- "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- 3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
- "He is meditating in his study"
- 4. 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"
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