单词 | ruminate |
释义 | ruminate (ruːmɪneɪt ) Word forms: ruminates , ruminating , ruminated 1. verb If you ruminate on something, you think about it very carefully. [formal] He ruminated on the terrible wastage that typified American life. [V + on/about/over] Obsessional personalities commonly ruminate excessively about death. [V on/about/over n] 2. verb When animals ruminate, they bring food back from their stomach into their mouth and chew it again. [technical] He wanted to have a look at the two oxen, both ruminating without raising their eyes. [VERB] |
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