| 单词 | ruminate |
| 释义 | ruminate (once / 2617 pages) v When you ruminate, it means you are thinking very deeply about something. You're likely to be so lost in thought that you stare off into space and don't hear people when they call your name. Another meaning of ruminate is to "chew the cud," which can mean "to turn it over and over in your mind." Or, if you're a cow, to turn food over and over in your stomachs in order to digest it. Whether you're a human or a cow, if you ruminate, it will take a LONG time. WORD FAMILYruminate: ruminated, ruminates, ruminating, rumination, ruminative, ruminator+/rumen: rumina, ruminate/rumination: ruminations/ruminative: ruminatively/ruminator: ruminators USAGE EXAMPLESVan Gerwen stepped aside, opened a diet soda and ruminated on the odd scene. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) There are other, more contrived invitations to ruminate, such as the pendulum that hangs from the ceiling and trickles sand into a shallow box. New York Times(Dec 07, 2016) Just ruminate on that for a moment, and then we’ll move on. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1v reflect deeply on a subject Syn|Hypo|Hyper chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over premeditate think or reflect beforehand or in advance theologise, theologizemake theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspectreflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethinkconsider or ponder something carefully cogitateconsider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind question, wonderplace in doubt or express doubtful speculation puzzlebe uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide consider, studygive careful consideration to factor, factor in, factor outconsider as relevant when making a decision compare, equate, likenconsider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous scruplehave doubts about cerebrate, cogitate, think use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments 2v chew the cuds cows ruminate Hyper eat take in solid food |
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