ruminate
/ˈruːmɪneɪt/verb
no obj.
1
- think deeply about something沉思：
we sat ruminating on the nature of existence.
我们坐着思考存在的本质。
2
- (of a ruminant) chew the cud（反刍动物）反刍, 倒嚼。
派生词
rumination
nounruminative
adjectiveruminatively
adverbruminator
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin ruminat- 'chewed over', from the verb ruminari.