cogitate
vt.& vi. <正>认真思考,深思熟虑
If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something.
He sat silently cogitating.
他静静地坐着沉思。
...to cogitate on the meaning of life.
认真思考生命的意义
1. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
2. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments;
Although I like being around people, I do need my quiet time to cogitate.
我喜欢跟人交往但也喜欢独处思考.