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'.