| 释义 |
con·tem·plate /ˈkɒntempleɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 思忖，思量；对…作周密考虑
contemplate one's future 考虑自己的前途
contemplate what to do 仔细考虑该做什么
contemplate a course of action 慎重考虑一个行动步骤
2. (沉思地)注视，凝视
contemplate one's fingertips in embarrassment 窘得目不转睛地看着自己的手指尖
When I contemplate the sea I feel calm. 当我凝视大海时我就感到宁静。
contemplate sb. skeptically 怀疑地打量某人
3. 盘算，打算，计议
contemplate pulling out troops (或 a troop pullout) 打算撤军
contemplate marriage (或 matrimony) with a girl 盘算同一个姑娘结婚
4. 预期；视…为可能
The cancer is winning and an end has to be contemplated to his life. 癌症步步进逼，应当估计到他的生命就要完结了。
contemplate fuel supplies as limitless as the sun 预计燃料供应会像太阳能一样取之不尽
contemplate all working men being brothers 认为天下劳动者皆兄弟
❷ vi.
沉思默想；深思熟虑 (on, upon)
[< L contemplatus < contemplari to gaze attentively < templum space marked out for observation of auguries, temple] |