英语词汇“ponder”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINponder

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French ponderer ‘to weigh’, from Latin ponderare, from pondus ‘weight’

VERB TABLE

ponder

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ponder
	he, she, it	ponders
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	pondered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have pondered
	he, she, it	has pondered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had pondered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ponder
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have pondered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am pondering
	he, she, it	is pondering
	you, we, they	are pondering
Past	I, he, she, it	was pondering
	you, we, they	were pondering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been pondering
	he, she, it	has been pondering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been pondering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be pondering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been pondering

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Webber has been pondering retirement since June.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

His mind always at work, Alvin pondered ways to make such programs more appealing to unsophisticated audiences.
I pondered pouring the cappuccinos on the floor and sweeping out but figured he might just shoot me in the foot.
I was pondering this alternative when my mind was made up for me by a passing freighter.
She was pondering this in a panic, when she heard the scream of the children and the sound of feet running.
Strange, Mowbray pondered, that Adam had not come to see them this Christmas.
The purpose, I think, is to ponder questions important to human experience.
We would do well to ponder the anguish of those turbulent years.

THESAURUSto think about something► think

to use your mind to decide about something, form an opinion, imagine something etc: · I’ve been thinking about what you said – maybe you’re right.· I need some time to think.

► consider

to think about something carefully before deciding what to do: · Have you considered working for a year before going to college?

► weigh

(also weigh up British English) to carefully think about a plan or choice by comparing all the advantages and disadvantages involved: · You need to weigh up the pros and cons (=the advantages and disadvantages), and decide which investment is the best one for you.· The committee are still weighing the alternatives.

► give something some/a lot of thought

to think carefully about something, before you make a final decision about it: · Why don’t you give it some thought and then get back to me?· He had obviously given the matter a lot of thought.

► mull something over

to think about a problem, plan etc before making a decision: · Can you give me a bit of time to mull it over?

► ponder

to spend time thinking carefully and seriously about something, especially a problem or something complicated: · She is still pondering what to do.· Officials are pondering ways to remove the oil from the beaches.

► contemplate

to think about something you might do in the future: · Did you ever contemplate resigning?

► reflect

formal to think carefully about something, especially something that happened in the past: · It was a good time to reflect upon the changes that had happened in my life.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► how

· It is interesting to ponder how the values of planners are formulated with respect to determining aesthetic criteria for decision-making.· I kept pondering how kinglets, no larger than the end of my finger, could survive in this cold.

► over

· As she slopped about in the cooling water, Jess pondered over this peculiarity.· As the midwife examined her, Nina pondered over her words.· Doubtless MI5 translators wasted hours pondering over these supposed gems of intelligence.· He pondered over how to refuse old Igor's invitation.· His clients were treated well, and were respected and pondered over by him.· All in all an issue to be re-read and pondered over.

NOUN► future

· As I pondered my professional future with the company in the late Sixties, the self doubts didn't go away easily.· They did not consider doing odd jobs while pondering his future a viable option for their son.· Secure Ministers spent a weekend at Chevening in Kent pondering the future of social security.

► moment

· She pondered anxiously for a moment, then decided to jump down anyway.· He pondered for a moment and tore it up.

► problem

· I sat in the pie shop kicking my heels and pondering the problem.· He was still pondering on the problem when he drifted into a deep and dreamless sleep.

► question

· I am proposing to ponder the question of Letterman's script up in the higher altitudes.· However, it was no use pondering on unanswerable questions.· He stopped to ponder the question.· Even as she pondered the question, Silas came into the office.· Political moralists can ponder those questions to their hearts' content.· Like any stimulating text it leaves the reader pondering on more questions than it answers.

► time

· We take time to ponder and bring to consciousness whatever is evoked.· It happened so quick he had no time to ponder.· And at the same time, I pondered a little over who had tried to kill me, and why.· Jody is almost glad she has no time to ponder this more deeply.· And all the time I pondered upon the enigma of Mrs Rumney.· It is worth spending a little time to ponder the significance of this.· Why should I waste my time pondering over Luke's motives - for anything?