contemplate
沉思,思索,思考,考虑
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Definitions
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con·tem·plat·ed, con·tem·plat·ing.
- : to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- : to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about: to contemplate a difficult problem.
- : to have as a purpose; intend: The District Attorney's office does not contemplate any charges.
- : to have in view as a future event: to contemplate buying a new car.
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con·tem·plat·ed, con·tem·plat·ing.
- : to think studiously; consider deliberately; meditate.
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Examples
Mom and Barbara would later become fast friends and political allies, and they are who I have in my heart as we contemplate this bittersweet centennial.
No one in the EU is contemplating an association agreement with Belarus.
ChilledCow’s soft hip-hop jams are just what you need to keep you mellow while studying, running errands or lying on the floor contemplating eternity.
The normalcy I used to feel within the campus “bubble” no longer exists, and I’ve been forced to contemplate what kind of world I may be graduating into next year.
By contemplating the end times, we can refine our understanding of the universe, but we can’t change its fate.
“The idea of Mitch McConnell as the Majority Leader is too bizarre and dark to contemplate [right now],” she said.
But the consequences of a nuclear exchange are almost too horrible to contemplate.
As the Cofán shaman blew strongly over the cup, I took those few seconds to contemplate how I had managed to find myself here.
“As the day of the operation drew closer, it became more and more painful and frightening to contemplate,” wrote Reeve.
When I contemplate God among the dead I find only emptiness and silence.
The working man was incited to contemplate the beauty of the night's rest that followed on the exhaustion of the day.
One step might spoil everything and lead to an exposure, the consequences of which were altogether too terrible to .