| 单词 | contemplate |
| 释义 | contemplate (kɒntəmpleɪt ) Word forms: contemplates , contemplating , contemplated 1. verb 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. [VERB noun] She contemplates leaving for the sake of the kids. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: consider, plan, think of, propose 2. verb 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. [VERB noun] That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable. [VERB noun] Synonyms: think about, consider, ponder, mull over contemplation (kɒntəmpleɪʃən ) uncountable noun It is a place of quiet contemplation. Synonyms: thought, consideration, reflection, musing 3. verb If you contemplate something or someone, you look at them for a long time. He contemplated his hands, still frowning. [VERB noun] Synonyms: look at, examine, observe, check out [informal] contemplation uncountable noun He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while. [+ of] Synonyms: observation, viewing, looking at, survey Collocations: contemplate a career There has been no appreciable improvement in his footwork in his second coming, and now he must contemplate a career in county cricket for the foreseeable future. Times, Sunday Times He became a regular face at the summer schools and began to contemplate a career as a professional drummer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He didn't grow up dreaming of fame, or even contemplating a career in music. Times, Sunday Times For the next four years, he contemplated a career in politics and sought selection in three marginal seats, but to no avail. Times, Sunday Times But 20 years ago the languages graduate was contemplating a career in banking. Times, Sunday Times What happened here was an illustration that no club can conceivably afford to contemplate the future when its present status still has to be determined. Times, Sunday Times Both helped her to live in the present and even contemplate the future. Times, Sunday Times As they contemplate the future, they would do well to remember that opposition voters are unforgiving of leaders who look after their own interests, not theirs. ST A suggestion he become a professional cricketer caused him to contemplate his future while walking along a beach. Globe and Mail The pair contemplate their future together. The Times Literary Supplement He was left to contemplate the possibility of serious charges for the next four days. Times, Sunday Times His reluctance to contemplate the possibility that young people leaving school today might actually be better prepared for the real world than we were in our day saddens me. Times, Sunday Times He saw being a novelist as his 'best option' and didn't contemplate the possibility of failure. Times, Sunday Times Backbenchers and shadow ministers are now reluctantly beginning to contemplate the possibility of a change of leadership before the next election. Times, Sunday Times But he hadn't even contemplated the possibility of her release. Times, Sunday Times One had only to contemplate that prospect to conclude that something was amiss. Times, Sunday Times Both clubs are on 20 points and neither can contemplate the prospect of defeat with equanimity. Times, Sunday Times Toffees fans certainly do not want to contemplate that prospect. The Sun No one had even contemplated the prospect of returning home after the weekend, he added. Times, Sunday Times The couple are now contemplating the prospect of moving from the close. Times, Sunday Times Among the particular bugbears of younger sons were social isolation and the fact that they lacked the resources to contemplate marriage till later in life, the authors said. Times,Sunday Times Although he had been contemplating marriage for the last few years, he had no intention of proposing at sea when he boarded the ship. Times, Sunday Times He never contemplated marriage after that, remaining a lifelong bachelor, and her photograph remained on his bookcase until his death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He may not wish to contemplate retirement and has only hinted that this may indeed be his last year of professional rugby. Times, Sunday Times If, whenever we contemplate retirement, we immediately associate it with old age - something that hasn't as yet had a very good press - it must appear a fairly unappealing prospect. Times, Sunday Times At this he was thirty-six years old and most players would contemplate retirement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, two years ago, as he was contemplating retirement, came the unexpected call to the top job. Times, Sunday Times However, he emphasised yesterday that he was not contemplating retirement. Times, Sunday Times By patiently transcribing each word of the text, the writer was made to contemplate the meaning of it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The novel portrays a man mired in ennui, in which state he contemplates the meaning of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It contemplates the meaning of death while redefining the meaninglessness of life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 考虑 Japanese: 考える |
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