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| /ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt/ |
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| 1 | T to consider doing something in the future 盘算；打算 |
| I’ m contemplating retirement next year. 我打算明年退休。 |
| contemplate doing sth He refuses even to contemplate moving house again. 他甚至连想都不愿意想再搬家的事。 |
| | 1a | to consider the possibility of something happening 预期 | | We’ re not even contemplating defeat. 我们根本没想过会失败。 | | too awful/dreadful etc to contemplate The alternative is too horrible to contemplate. 另一种选择可怕得想都不敢想。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to think very carefully about something for a long time 思忖；思量；仔细考虑 |
| I haven’ t got time to sit around contemplating the meaning of life. 我没时间坐下来思忖人生的意义。 |
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| 3 | T mainly literary to look at something or someone for a long time 凝视；注视 |
| He stood contemplating his image in the mirror. 他站在镜子前注视着镜中的自己。 |
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