contemplate /ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪt/ CET6 TEM8 ( contemplating, contemplated, contemplates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not. 考虑

  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. 

  V-T If you contemplate an idea or subject, you think about it carefully for a long time. 对…考虑再三

  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. 

  contemplation N-UNCOUNT 考虑再三

  例：

  It is a place of quiet contemplation.

  这是一个适合静静深思的地方。

• 4. 

  V-T If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time. 凝视

  例：

  He contemplated his hands, still frowning.

  他凝视着他的双手，依然皱着眉头。

• 5. 

  contemplation N-UNCOUNT 凝视

  例：

  He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while.

  他沉湎在对风景的凝视中好一会儿。