Word · Frequency #3951
Fully loadedcontemplate
考虑；打算；盘算
to consider something as a possibility
- 1.
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.
仔细观察或考虑；沉思
- 2.
To consider as a possibility.
考虑为一种可能性
沉思；冥思苦想；注视；凝视；仔细观察或考虑；沉思；考虑为一种可能性；注视
In use
We are contemplating moving to another city next year.
She contemplated the offer for a long time before saying yes.
Have you ever contemplated changing your career?
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。
contemplate doing something
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。
contemplate (intransitive)
不及物用法，表示沉思。
She sat by the window, contemplating.
Connections
Collocations
- contemplate the meaning
- 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。
- contemplate a change
- 考虑改变
- She is contemplating a career change.她正在考虑换工作。
- contemplate one's future
- 考虑未来
- After graduation, he contemplated his future.毕业后，他思考自己的未来。
- contemplate a painting
- 凝视画作
- They spent hours contemplating the painting.他们花了好几个小时凝视那幅画。
- contemplate the stars
- 凝视星星
- On clear nights, he would contemplate the stars.在晴朗的夜晚，他会凝视星星。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：在寺庙（temple）里静坐沉思，即 contemplate（注视、沉思）。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词直接接宾语；不及物动词无直接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ate' pronounced /eɪt/, but they do not rhyme with 'contemplate' because their stressed vowels differ. 'Plate' also shares the exact 'plate' chunk. None have the same stress pattern as 'contemplate' (first-syllable stress).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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