consideration /kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/ noun
plural considerations
consideration
/kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən/
noun
plural considerations
Learner's definition of CONSIDERATION
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[noncount] : careful thought : the act of thinking carefully about something you will make a decision about认真考虑；仔细斟酌 -
You should give some serious consideration to your retirement plans.你应该认真考虑一下你的退休计划。
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After careful consideration, he agreed to their requests.经过认真考虑，他同意了他们的请求。
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Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee. [=the people on the committee are still thinking about and discussing her suggestion]她的建议还在委员会的审议中。
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[noncount] : a desire to avoid doing something that will make another person sad, upset, angry, etc.体贴；顾及 —
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He has no consideration for her feelings.他不顾及她的感受。
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Out of consideration for the victim's family, no photos will be shown.考虑到受害人家属的感受，将不会公开任何照片。
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[count] : something that you think about when you make a choice or decision（做选择或决定时）要考虑的事 -
Finding a house close to work was an important consideration for them.找一处离工作地点近的房子是他们要考虑的大事。
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Economic/practical considerations forced her to delay her education.经济/现实原因迫使她推迟了自己的学业。
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The tent weighs 10 pounds, which is no small consideration [=which is something that is important to think about] when you're going to be hiking.这顶帐篷有10磅重，准备远足时带还是不带可要想好了。
4
formal : payment for something报酬；酬金 [count]
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usually singular通常用单数 [noncount]
take (something) into consideration
: to think about (something) before you make a decision or form an opinion考虑到；顾及 -
We will take your experience into consideration [=we will think about how much experience you have] when we decide who will get the job.在决定这份工作的人选时，我们会考虑你们的工作经验。
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Results of the study should be taken into consideration before the medication is prescribed to patients.在给病人开这种药之前，应考虑到这项研究的成果。
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When you take everything into consideration [=when you think about both the good and bad things], it really wasn't a bad deal.综合考虑，这可是个不错的交易。
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Taking everything into consideration [=all things considered], we're probably better off now.总的来说，我们现在的经济状况有所好转。