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

mull1

/mʌl

verb [with object]

Think about (something) deeply and at length: she began to mull over the various possibilities...

That evening, in Downings, the team mulled things over, and finally Dan came up with a suggestion.
Well, I sat through this entire trial except for a few weeks, and I think that the jury did an excellent job of evaluating the case and mulling it over.
Autumn, with its cool evenings and time to sit with feet propped on a trusty hamper, is an excellent time to mull ideas and review notes.

Synonyms

ponder, consider, think over/about, reflect on, contemplate, deliberate, turn over in one's mind, chew over, weigh up, consider the pros and cons of, cogitate on, meditate on, muse on, ruminate over/on, brood on, have one's mind on, give some thought to, evaluate, examine, study, review, revolve

archaic pore on

rare cerebrate

Origin

Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin.

Rhymes

mull2

/mʌl

verb [with object] (usually as adjective mulled)

Warm (an alcoholic drink, especially wine or beer) and add sugar and spices to it: a glass of mulled wine...

We drank some beer, mulled some wine, ate some mince pies, and managed to repair several cigarettes.
Eight people are huddled around the stove, drinking freshly mulled wine to keep out the chill.
Saturday 20th December: I will be watching The Muppets' Christmas Carol and drinking mulled wine. It'll be all festive and everything.

Origin

Early 17th century: of unknown origin.

mull3

/mʌl

noun [mass noun]

Humus formed under non-acid conditions.Humus should be of the mull type - ranging from acidic to calcareous, or moder in podsol....

Those woods with brown forest soils maintained mull humus, probably by virtue of their mixed floristic composition.

Origin

1920s: from Danish muld 'soil'.

mull4

/mʌl

noun [in place names] Scottish

A promontory: the Mull of Kintyre...

The Mull of Galloway is Scotlands most southerly point and is one of its least known parts.
The Mull of Kintyre proper is the lump of the peninsula south of Campbeltown, with the lighthouse at Machrihanish on its north west.

Origin

Middle English: compare with Scottish Gaelic maol and Icelandic múli.

mull5

/mʌl

noun [mass noun]

Thin, soft, plain muslin, used in bookbinding for joining the spine of a book to its cover.The point of the needle darts back and forth, teasing the weave of the fine muslin, mull or cotton....

It is made of a fine mull that is not imported to this country in the piece, and there is a satisfaction in wearing only hand-made garments.
Connecting cover boards to the mull, rather than directly to the signatures themselves, allows for a strong but flexible backbone.

Origin

Late 17th century: abbreviation, from Hindi malmal.

Mull6

/mʌl

A large island of the Inner Hebrides; chief town, Tobermory. It is separated from the coast of Scotland near Oban by the Sound of Mull.

单词	mull
释义	mull1 /mʌl / verb [with object] Think about (something) deeply and at length: she began to mull over* the various possibilities... That evening, in Downings, the team mulled things over, and finally Dan came up with a suggestion. Well, I sat through this entire trial except for a few weeks, and I think that the jury did an excellent job of evaluating the case and mulling it over. Autumn, with its cool evenings and time to sit with feet propped on a trusty hamper, is an excellent time to mull ideas and review notes. Synonyms ponder, consider, think over/about, reflect on, contemplate, deliberate, turn over in one's mind, chew over, weigh up, consider the pros and cons of, cogitate on, meditate on, muse on, ruminate over/on, brood on, have one's mind on, give some thought to, evaluate, examine, study, review, revolve archaic* pore on rare cerebrate Origin Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin. Rhymes annul, cull, dull, gull, hull, lull, null, scull, skull, Solihull, trull, Tull mull2 /mʌl / verb [with object] (usually as adjective mulled) Warm (an alcoholic drink, especially wine or beer) and add sugar and spices to it: a glass of mulled wine... We drank some beer, mulled some wine, ate some mince pies, and managed to repair several cigarettes. Eight people are huddled around the stove, drinking freshly mulled wine to keep out the chill. Saturday 20th December: I will be watching The Muppets' Christmas Carol and drinking mulled wine. It'll be all festive and everything. Origin Early 17th century: of unknown origin. mull3 /mʌl / noun [mass noun] Humus formed under non-acid conditions.Humus should be of the mull type - ranging from acidic to calcareous, or moder in podsol.... Those woods with brown forest soils maintained mull humus, probably by virtue of their mixed floristic composition. Origin 1920s: from Danish muld 'soil'. mull4 /mʌl / noun [in place names] Scottish A promontory: the Mull of Kintyre... The Mull of Galloway is Scotlands most southerly point and is one of its least known parts. The Mull of Kintyre proper is the lump of the peninsula south of Campbeltown, with the lighthouse at Machrihanish on its north west. Origin Middle English: compare with Scottish Gaelic maol and Icelandic múli. mull5 /mʌl / noun [mass noun] Thin, soft, plain muslin, used in bookbinding for joining the spine of a book to its cover.The point of the needle darts back and forth, teasing the weave of the fine muslin, mull or cotton.... It is made of a fine mull that is not imported to this country in the piece, and there is a satisfaction in wearing only hand-made garments. Connecting cover boards to the mull, rather than directly to the signatures themselves, allows for a strong but flexible backbone. Origin Late 17th century: abbreviation, from Hindi malmal. Mull6 /mʌl / A large island of the Inner Hebrides; chief town, Tobermory. It is separated from the coast of Scotland near Oban by the Sound of Mull.
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