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contemplate
[英] [ˈkɔntempleit] [美] [ˈkɑntəmˌplet] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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1. 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。

  • She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.

    她考虑为了孩子而离开。

2. 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。

  • 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。

contemplation

  • It is a place of quiet contemplation.

    这是个静心冥想的好地方。

3. 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。

contemplation

  • 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

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"
1. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.
后果不堪设想。

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2. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. We don't contemplate his[him] opposing our plan.
我们预料他不会反对我们的计划。

来自《简明英汉词典》