contemplate
英 ['k?ntemple?t; -t?m-]
美['kɑnt?mplet]
- vt. 沉思；注視；思忖；預(yù)期
- vi. 冥思苦想；深思熟慮
英英釋意
- 1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought;
- "contemplate one's navel"
- 2. consider as a possibility;
- "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
- 3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
- "He is meditating in his study"
- 4. reflect deeply on a subject;
- "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
- "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
- "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
雙語例句
- 1. The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
- 戰(zhàn)爭的可能性太可怕了,真不堪細(xì)想.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. We don't contemplate his [ him ] opposing our plan.
- 我們預(yù)料他不會反對我們的計(jì)劃.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.
- 后果不堪設(shè)想.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
- 那讓人難以認(rèn)真思考這個(gè)可能，即目前的政策也許并不能持續(xù)下去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He may try to blast his way out of trouble, playing attacking shots to balls he would not normally contemplate hitting.
- 他可能是想努力擺脫困境，平時(shí)不會考慮擊打的球也打起了進(jìn)攻。
來自柯林斯例句