contemplate /ˈkɑːntəmˌpleɪt/ verb contemplates; contemplated; contemplating
contemplates; contemplated; contemplating
Learner's definition of CONTEMPLATE
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a [+ object] : to think deeply or carefully about (something)细想,仔细考虑(某事) -
I stopped to contemplate [=ponder] what might have happened.我停下来细想可能已经发生的一切。
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He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.对于那首诗的含义,他深思了很久。
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Life without them is too awful to contemplate. [=too awful to even think about]没有他们的生活想起来都可怕。
b [no object] : to think deeply沉思 2
[+ object] : to think about doing (something) : consider思量;思忖;考虑 3
[+ object] : to look carefully at (something)凝视;注视