contemplate
v. 考虑; 沉思,苦思冥想; 凝视
If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor...
有段时间,他考虑去当军医。
She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids.
她考虑为了孩子而离开。
If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time.
As he lay in his hospital bed that night, he cried as he contemplated his future...
那天晚上,他躺在医院的病床上,想到未来,他哭了起来。
That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable.
那让人难以认真思考这个可能,即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。
If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time.
He contemplated his hands, still frowning.
他盯着自己的双手,眉头紧锁。
1. look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought;
2. consider as a possibility;
3. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
4. reflect deeply on a subject;
study, consider, ponder, weigh, contemplate
这些动词均有"考虑,思考,估量"之意。
Certainly, you can confront the transgressor, contemplate revenge, or hold a grudge forever.
当然, 你可能被认为是罪人, 一心想着雪耻, 或者是抱恨终生.
But what a heinous immortaility to contemplate ! Perhaps this is the fate of voldemort.
但是想想那会是怎样一种可憎的长生不死啊.
I do not contemplate any opposition from him.
我想他不至于反对.
I'm going to walk home now and contemplate where I have gone wrong all these years.
现在,我自己走回家好了,我要想想这些年来我到底错在哪里了.
Contemplate the problem before making a final decision.
做最后决定前,仔细考虑一下这个问题.