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contemplate something
表示仔细注视或沉思某物。
She contemplated the painting for a long time.
她长时间凝视着那幅画。
考虑；打算；盘算
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考虑；打算；盘算
to consider something as a possibility
She contemplated the painting for a long time.
她长时间凝视着那幅画。
仔细观察或考虑；沉思
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
考虑为一种可能性
To consider as a possibility.
contemplate
Base
原形
contemplates
3rd person
第三人称单数
contemplating
-ing
现在分词
contemplated
Past
过去式
contemplated
Past participle
过去分词
She contemplates her future every day.
她每天沉思自己的未来。
He contemplated the painting for hours.
他凝视那幅画几个小时。
I am contemplating a career change.
我正在考虑换工作。
及物动词，意为“沉思；考虑”
We are contemplating moving to another city next year.
我们正在考虑明年搬到另一个城市。
She contemplated the offer for a long time before saying yes.
她考虑这个提议很久后才答应。
Have you ever contemplated changing your career?
你有没有考虑过换职业？
表示仔细注视或沉思某物。
She contemplated the painting for a long time.
她长时间凝视着那幅画。
表示考虑做某事，后接动名词。
He is contemplating moving to another city.
他正在考虑搬到另一个城市。
不及物用法，表示沉思。
She sat by the window, contemplating.
她坐在窗边，冥思苦想。
Not this
She contemplated on the problem for hours.
Use this
She contemplated the problem for hours.
contemplate是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词on。受中文'沉思于'的影响，容易误加介词。
Not this
He had a deep contemplate about life.
Use this
He had a deep contemplation about life.
contemplate是动词，不能用作名词。表示'沉思'的名词形式是contemplation。
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思考意义
He sat quietly, contemplating the meaning of life.
他静静地坐着，思考生命的意义。
考虑改变
She is contemplating a career change.
她正在考虑换工作。
考虑未来
After graduation, he contemplated his future.
毕业后，他思考自己的未来。
凝视画作
They spent hours contemplating the painting.
他们花了好几个小时凝视那幅画。
凝视星星
On clear nights, he would contemplate the stars.
在晴朗的夜晚，他会凝视星星。
沉思；内省
He spent the whole afternoon contemplating his navel instead of working.
他整个下午都在沉思而不是工作。
当一个人沉思永恒、生命以及现实惊人结构的奥秘时，他不可能不感到敬畏。
This quote from Albert Einstein emphasizes the wonder of contemplating deep questions.
阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的这句名言强调了思考深刻问题时的敬畏感。
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联想：在寺庙（temple）里静坐沉思，即 contemplate（注视、沉思）。
通常用于正式场合或文学作品中，表示深入思考或考虑可能性。常见于学术讨论、决策制定、哲学思辨等语境。
及物动词直接接宾语；不及物动词无直接宾语。
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