| 单词 | rumination |
| 释义 | rumination (once / 14556 pages) 1n 2n If someone asks you to make a difficult decision — like what to have for dinner — it might lead to rumination, or a long period of deep thought. Use the noun rumination when there's thoughtful consideration going on. If your grandfather answers every question by saying, "Hmm. Let me think about that," he is a fan of rumination. It comes from the verb ruminate, which means "to think deeply," but also means "to chew the cud." Both words come from the Latin word ruminatus, which has the same meaning and which is rooted in rumen, or "gullet." WORD FAMILYrumination: ruminations+/rumen: rumina, ruminate/ruminate: ruminated, ruminates, ruminating, rumination, ruminative, ruminator/ruminative: ruminatively/ruminator: ruminators USAGE EXAMPLESAs usual, the year’s end brings reflections and ruminations on what was and what is to be. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) “The thing that causes the anxiety is rumination,” Markman says. Salon(Dec 25, 2016) Designing websites and ruminations on civil discourse and political vitriol are not what you think of when you think of high school projects. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1 n a calm, lengthy, intent consideration 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, thoughtfulness cogitation, study attentive consideration and meditation meditation, speculationcontinuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature meditation(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examinationthe contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct retrospectcontemplation of things past lucubrationlaborious cogitation self-analysis, soul-searchinga penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives examen, examinationa detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) consideration the process of giving careful thought to something 1n (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination Hyper chew, chewing, manduction, mastication biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow 2n regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding Hyper disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
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