Word · Frequency #6954
ponder
沉思，考虑
reflect deeply on a subject
- 1.
To wonder, think of deeply.
深思,沉思。
- 2.
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
仔细而全面地考虑(某事)。
深思,沉思。；仔细而全面地考虑(某事)。；沉思；考虑
In use
She pondered the question for a long time before answering.
I often ponder the meaning of life during long walks.
He is pondering whether to accept the job offer.
ponder + about/over/on + noun/pronoun
He pondered over the problem for hours.
他沉思这个问题数小时。
ponder + wh-clause
She pondered why he had left so suddenly.
她思考他为何如此突然离开。
ponder + noun phrase (direct object)
多用于正式语境
The scholar pondered the meaning of the text.
这位学者思考着文本的含义。
Verb forms
base ponder · third person ponders · -ing pondering · past pondered · past participle pondered
规则动词，注意现在分词双写 r 为 pondering。
Common mistakes
I need to ponder about this problem.I need to ponder over this problem.
动词 'ponder' 后接介词 'over' 或 'on' 表示沉思的对象，'about' 搭配虽偶见但欠地道，应使用更常见的 'ponder over'。
After much ponder, he made a decision.After much pondering, he made a decision.
'ponder' 是动词，不能直接用作名词，应使用其动名词形式 'pondering' 来表达‘沉思’这一概念。
Connections
Collocations
- ponder the question
- 思考问题
- She pondered the question for a long time before answering.她在回答之前长时间思考了这个问题。
- ponder over something
- 仔细考虑某事
- He spent the afternoon pondering over the proposal.他花了一下午仔细考虑这个提案。
- deeply ponder
- 深思
- The philosopher deeply pondered the nature of existence.这位哲学家深思存在的本质。
- ponder the meaning
- 思考含义
- They pondered the meaning of the ancient inscription.他们思考了古代铭文的含义。
- ponder on/upon
- 沉思，默想
- He sat alone, pondering on the events of the day.他独自坐着，沉思当天发生的事。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你坐在池塘(pond)边，一脸严肃地“沉思、考虑”(ponder)人生难题。池塘的“pond”加上“er”就是ponder，记作“池塘边的沉思者”。
Context & Register
语境：正式或文学场合较常见，也用于日常思考。通常指深入、仔细地思考，多用于书面表达。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词，常接宾语或后接介词on/over/about。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (stressed vowel /ɒ/ + /ndə/): wander, yonder, squander. Lookalikes with different sounds: pond (no /ə/ ending), pander (vowel /æ/).
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
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.