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单词 contemplate
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V48475393contemplateSpoken.625Fiction.1421Magazine.1131Newspaper.926Academic.1290

contemplate

/ˈkɒntempleɪt/
verb
with obj.
1
look thoughtfully for a long time at
(沉思地)注视, 凝视:

he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors.

他坐在地毯上, 凝视着镜中的自己。

1.1
think about
思考; 考虑:

the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate.

贸易战的后果太可怕了, 难以想像。

1.2
no obj. think profoundly and at length; meditate
沉思, 冥想; 深思熟虑:

he sat morosely contemplating.

他坐着陷入了忧思。

1.3
have in view as a probable though not certain intention
预想; 打算:

he was contemplating action for damages.

他正打算采取破坏行动。

派生词

contemplator

noun
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin contemplat- 'surveyed, observed, contemplated', from the verb contemplari, based on templum 'place for observation'.
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