新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

contemplate

英  [ˈkɒntəmpleɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • contemplates , contemplating , contemplated

    1[T 及物动词] 考虑

    If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.

    近义词

    consider

    双语例句

    例:

    For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor.

    他曾一度考虑做一名军医。

    2[T 及物动词] 对…考虑再三

    If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.

    双语例句

    例:

    As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future.

    那天晚上他躺在医院病床上,当他反复考虑自己的未来时他哭了。

    3[T 及物动词] 凝视

    If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.

    双语例句

    例:

    He contemplated his hands, still frowning.

    他凝视着他的双手,依然皱着眉头。

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