contemplate
contemplate
- 美：[ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt]
- 英：[ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt]
基本释义：
- v.考虑；沉思；思量；思忖
- 网络注视；凝视；打算
反义词： None
搭配： None
权威英汉双解
1. | [t] 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。 | |
He continued while she contemplated how to answer. 她还在考虑如何回答时，他就继续往下说了。 |
2. | [t] 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。 | |
She contemplated that things might get even worse. 她想到事情可能会变得更糟。 |
3. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 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。 |
4. | [t] ~ sb/sth 端详；审视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。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
v. | 1. to consider doing something in the future; to consider the possibility of something happening 2. to think very carefully about something for a long time 3. to look at something or someone for a long time |
网络词意
1. | 沉思 词根联想记忆法词汇教程(二)|联想记忆法背单词 ... contemn v. 蔑视 contemplate v. 凝视；沉思 contemptible adj. 可鄙的 ... www.hxen.com|基于1095个网页 |
2. | 注视 英语六级听力高频词汇_百度文库 ... contaminate vt. 弄脏，污染 contemplate vt. 盘算，思量，注视 contribution n. 贡献，捐款 ... wenku.baidu.com|基于682个网页 |
3. | 凝视 词根联想记忆法词汇教程(二)|联想记忆法背单词 ... contemn v. 蔑视 contemplate v. 凝视；沉思 contemptible adj. 可鄙的 ... www.hxen.com|基于412个网页 |
例句
"That 's unfortunate, " was his brief reply, as he lit a cigar and began to smoke and contemplate the stars.
“真是不幸，”他点燃一支雪茄，一边吸着烟看着星星沉思，一边回答道。
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Firms will have to go abroad for growth and will need domestic scale to be able to contemplate this.
所以企业必须走向国际以寻求增长，企业当然也需要在国内有一定的规模才能够考虑国际化这一步。
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Death may be hard to contemplate, but this book is as much about the journey as it is about the last stop.
死亡或许会很难苦思冥想，但是这本书在写关于旅途的同时也涉及最后一站。
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The possibility that Gerhardt was disabled for life opened long vistas of difficulties which she had not the courage to contemplate.
老头子要成残废的可能，打开来日艰难的一条长视景，使她没有去细想它的勇气了。
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Contemplate the fact that you might have made a regrettable, but somewhat explainable decision then.
谨记这个事实：也许你做了一个让人懊悔但仍然可以解释的决定。
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Those old enough to contemplate having children of their own were even more passionate on this point.
那些年龄够大、考虑要自己孩子的年轻人甚至对此的要求更为强烈。
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Firms of the size of Riversdale are small enough for any number of potential bidders to be able to contemplate buying them.
比如，像里弗斯这样小规模的公司对任何潜在投标人来说，在收购前都要斟酌一番。
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If you want some time alone to contemplate your options now, clearly let others know that you need a bit of space.
如果你想要一些时间单独计划下你的选择的话，要明确告诉其他人你需要这样一个空间。
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If newspapers can keep that up in better times, they may be able to contemplate more than mere survival.
如果在更好的经济时期，报业能够继续保持这种适应能力，那么他们可能考虑的就远不止生存问题了。
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It must stand as an example and a warning to all that would contemplate even trying to do such things ever in the future.
这必须成为一个实例，一个警告，给那些盘算着如此行动的人们，甚至在未来。
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