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con·tem·plateBrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they contemplate BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪt/ NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt/present simple - he / she / it contemplates BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪts/ NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪts/past simple contemplated BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/past participle contemplated BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪd/ -ing form contemplating BrE /ˈkɒntəmpleɪtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/ [T] to think about whether you should do sth, or how you should do sth 考虑；思量；思忖 SYN consider, think about/of ◆~ sthYou're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。◆~ doing sthI have never contemplated living abroad. 我从未考虑过去国外居住。◆~ how/what, etc.…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。 [T] to think carefully about and accept the possibility of sth happening 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）◆~ sthThe thought of war is too awful to contemplate. 战争太可怕了，真不敢去想。◆~ how/what, etc.…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。◆~ that…She contemplated that things might get even worse. 她想到事情可能会变得更糟。 [T, I] ~ (sth) (formal) to think deeply about sth for a long time 深思熟虑；沉思；苦思冥想◆to contemplate your future 仔细盘算未来◆She lay in bed, contemplating. 她躺在床上冥思苦想。 [T] ~ sb/sth(formal) to look at sb/sth in a careful way for a long time 端详；审视 SYN stare at ◆She contemplated him in silence. 她默默地注视着他。 |