Word · Frequency #9108
musing
沉思;冥想
musing is the present participle of muse.
核心释义
To become lost in thought; to think deeply or meditate.
- 1.
陷入沉思,思考。
To become lost in thought, to ponder.
- 2.
深思熟虑地说出。
To say (something) with due consideration or thought.
- 3.
思考;冥想。
To think on; to meditate on.
- 4.
感到惊奇;惊叹。
To wonder at.
若有所思地说;对…感到惊奇;诧异;陷入沉思,思考。;深思熟虑地说出。;思考;冥想。
用法In use
She sat by the window and mused about her future career.
用法提示:此处muse作动词,表示沉思、冥想。
The poet often muses on the beauty of nature.
用法提示:此处muse作动词,后接介词on,表示对某主题深思。
He mused over the problem for hours before finding a solution.
用法提示:此处muse作动词,后接介词over,表示仔细思考。
muse on/over/about sth
muse常与介词on/over/about连用,表示对某事的沉思。
She sat by the window, musing on the meaning of life.
她坐在窗边,沉思人生的意义。
muse + that clause
muse后可接that从句,引出沉思的具体内容。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- muse on something
- 沉思;仔细思考
- She mused on the choices she had made.她仔细思考着自己做出的选择。
- muse aloud
- 自言自语地沉思;若有所思地说
- He mused aloud about the possibility of moving abroad.他自言自语地琢磨着移居国外的可能性。
- muse that
- 若有所思地说;思索道
- She mused that the old house must have many stories.她若有所思地说,那栋老房子一定有很多故事。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
- I muse on the work of thy hands.
- 我默想你手所做的工。(《圣经·诗篇》143:5)
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
muse 中含有 use,提醒你遇事先“用”脑深思熟虑,再行动:这就是沉思。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学性叙述、书面表达 作动词表示“沉思、冥想”或“若有所思地说”时,通常用于文学或较正式的书面语,日常口语中较少出现,可用 think 或 ponder 等词替代。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 muse /mjuːz/ 押韵的词包括 fuse /fjuːz/、bruise /bruːz/、choose /tʃuːz/、lose /luːz/、whose /huːz/,它们都以 /uːz/ 结尾(fuse 和 muse 还共享 -use 拼写)。注意 mouse /maʊs/ 拼写相似但读音不同,不要混淆。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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