contemplate

US [ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt]
UK [ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪt]
  • v.考虑；沉思；思量；思忖
  • Web注视；凝视；打算
Simple Present：contemplates  Present Participle：contemplating  Past Tense：contemplated  

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contemplate
v.
1.
[t]
考虑；思量；思忖to think about whether you should do sth, or how you should do sth
You're too young to be contemplating retirement.
你考虑退休还太年轻。
I have never contemplated living abroad.
我从未考虑过去国外居住。
He continued while she contemplated how to answer.
她还在考虑如何回答时，他就继续往下说了。
2.
[t]
考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）to think carefully about and accept the possibility of sth happening
The thought of war is too awful to contemplate.
战争太可怕了，真不敢去想。
I can't contemplate what it would be like to be alone.
我不能想象独自一人会是个什么样子。
She contemplated that things might get even worse.
她想到事情可能会变得更糟。
3.
[t][i]
~ (sth)
深思熟虑；沉思；苦思冥想to think deeply about sth for a long time
to contemplate your future
仔细盘算未来
She lay in bed, contemplating.
她躺在床上冥思苦想。
4.
[t]
~ sb/sth
端详；审视to look at sb/sth in a careful way for a long time
She contemplated him in silence.
她默默地注视着他。

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Definition:
AllAll,考虑考虑,沉思沉思,思量思量,思忖思忖,注视注视,凝视凝视,打算打算
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1.
"That 's unfortunate, " was his brief reply, as he lit a cigar and began to smoke and contemplate the stars.
“真是不幸，”他点燃一支雪茄，一边吸着烟看着星星沉思，一边回答道。
" zhēn shì bú xìng , " tā diǎn rán yī zhī xuě jiā , yì biān xī zhe yān kàn zhe xīng xīng chén sī , yì biān huí dá dào 。
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2.
Firms will have to go abroad for growth and will need domestic scale to be able to contemplate this.
所以企业必须走向国际以寻求增长，企业当然也需要在国内有一定的规模才能够考虑国际化这一步。
suǒ yǐ qǐ yè bì xū zǒu xiàng guó jì yǐ xún qiú zēng zhǎng , qǐ yè dāng rán yě xū yào zài guó nèi yǒu yí dìng de guī mó cái néng gòu kǎo lǜ guó jì huà zhè yī bù 。
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3.
Death may be hard to contemplate, but this book is as much about the journey as it is about the last stop.
死亡或许会很难苦思冥想，但是这本书在写关于旅途的同时也涉及最后一站。
sǐ wáng huò xǔ huì hěn nán kǔ sī míng xiǎng , dàn shì zhè běn shū zài xiě guān yú lǚ tú de tóng shí yě shè jí zuì hòu yī zhàn 。
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4.
The possibility that Gerhardt was disabled for life opened long vistas of difficulties which she had not the courage to contemplate.
老头子要成残废的可能，打开来日艰难的一条长视景，使她没有去细想它的勇气了。
lǎo tóu zi yào chéng cán fèi de kě néng , dǎ kāi lái rì jiān nán de yī tiáo cháng shì jǐng , shǐ tā méi yǒu qù xì xiǎng tā de yǒng qì le 。
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Contemplate the fact that you might have made a regrettable, but somewhat explainable decision then.
谨记这个事实：也许你做了一个让人懊悔但仍然可以解释的决定。
jǐn jì zhè ge shì shí : yě xǔ nǐ zuò le yī gè ràng rén ào huǐ dàn réng rán kě yǐ jiě shì de jué dìng 。
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6.
Those old enough to contemplate having children of their own were even more passionate on this point.
那些年龄够大、考虑要自己孩子的年轻人甚至对此的要求更为强烈。
nà xiē nián líng gòu dà 、 kǎo lǜ yào zì jǐ hái zi de nián qīng rén shèn zhì duì cǐ de yāo qiú gèng wéi qiáng liè 。
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7.
Firms of the size of Riversdale are small enough for any number of potential bidders to be able to contemplate buying them.
比如，像里弗斯这样小规模的公司对任何潜在投标人来说，在收购前都要斟酌一番。
bǐ rú , xiàng lǐ fú sī zhè yàng xiǎo guī mó de gōng sī duì rèn hé qián zài tóu biāo rén lái shuō , zài shōu gòu qián dōu yào zhēn zhuó yì fān 。
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8.
If you want some time alone to contemplate your options now, clearly let others know that you need a bit of space.
如果你想要一些时间单独计划下你的选择的话，要明确告诉其他人你需要这样一个空间。
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng yào yì xiē shí jiān dān dú jì huà xià nǐ de xuǎn zé de huà , yào míng què gào su qí tā rén nǐ xū yào zhè yàng yī gè kōng jiān 。
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9.
If newspapers can keep that up in better times, they may be able to contemplate more than mere survival.
如果在更好的经济时期，报业能够继续保持这种适应能力，那么他们可能考虑的就远不止生存问题了。
rú guǒ zài gèng hǎo de jīng jì shí qī , bào yè néng gòu jì xù bǎo chí zhè zhǒng shì yìng néng lì , nà me tā men kě néng kǎo lǜ de jiù yuǎn bù zhǐ shēng cún wèn tí le 。
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10.
It must stand as an example and a warning to all that would contemplate even trying to do such things ever in the future.
这必须成为一个实例，一个警告，给那些盘算着如此行动的人们，甚至在未来。
zhè bì xū chéng wéi yī gè shí lì , yī gè jǐng gào , gěi nà xiē pán suan zhe rú cǐ xíng dòng de rén men , shèn zhì zài wèi lái 。
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