Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #312
Fully loadedconsider
考虑，思考
to think about something carefully, especially before making a decision
常用于考虑计划、建议或可能性
- 1.
To think about seriously.
认真考虑
- 2.
deem to be
认为
- 3.
To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
认真思考；仔细考虑
- 4.
give careful consideration to
仔细考虑
- 5.
To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
考虑是否做(某事)；权衡可能的行动方案
- 6.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
考虑作为例子
- 7.
To look at attentively.
注视；仔细看
- 8.
To take up as an example.
以...为例进行讨论
- 9.
To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
审议(或处理)动议
- 10.
To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
顾及；考虑到；重视；尊重
- 11.
To believe or opine (that).
认为；以为
认为，觉得；认真考虑；认为；认真思考；仔细考虑；仔细考虑
In use
Before making a decision, she considered all the options.
Many people consider him a talented musician.
We are considering moving to a bigger house.
I consider her to be shallow
consider the possibility of moving
Consider the following case
consider doing sth
后接动名词，表示考虑做某事。
She is considering changing her job.
她正在考虑换工作。
consider sb/sth (as) sth
as可省略，表示认为某人/某物是……。
Connections
Collocations
- consider something
- 考虑某事
- You should consider all the options before making a decision.在做决定之前，你应该考虑所有选项。
- consider doing something
- 考虑做某事
- She is considering moving to a new city.她正在考虑搬到一个新城市。
- consider someone/something (as) something
- 认为某人/某物是……
- Many people consider him as a genius.许多人认为他是个天才。
- consider it necessary/important
- 认为……是必要的/重要的
- The committee considered it necessary to revise the plan.委员会认为有必要修订计划。
- consider the possibility
- 考虑可能性
- We need to consider the possibility of failure.我们需要考虑失败的可能性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
con（共同）+sider（坐）= 共同坐下思考，即“考虑”。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或半正式场合，表示仔细思考或权衡。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending '-ider' usually signals the vowel sound /aɪ/ (as in 'cider', 'wider'), but in 'consider' it's pronounced with a short /ɪ/. The word 'bidder' rhymes with 'consider' despite the spelling '-idder'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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