contemplate 音标拼音: [k'ɑntəmpl
, et]
vt . 注视,沉思,打算
vi . 冥思苦想
注视,沈思,打算冥思苦想
contemplate v 1 :
look at thoughtfully ;
observe deep in thought ; "
contemplate one '
s navel "
2 :
consider as a possibility ; "
I contemplated leaving school and taking a full -
time job "
3 :
think intently and at length ,
as for spiritual purposes ; "
He is meditating in his study " [
synonym : {
study }, {
meditate },
{
contemplate }]
4 :
reflect deeply on a subject ; "
I mulled over the events of the afternoon "; "
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years "; "
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate " [
synonym : {
chew over }, {
think over }, {
meditate }, {
ponder }, {
excogitate }, {
contemplate },
{
muse }, {
reflect }, {
mull }, {
mull over }, {
ruminate },
{
speculate }]
Contemplate \
Con "
tem *
plate \ (?;
277 ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Contemplated } (#
or #);
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Contemplating }.]
[
L .
contemplatus ,
p .
p .
of contemplari to contemplate ;
con -
templum a space for observation marked out by the augur .
See {
Temple }.]
1 .
To look at on all sides or in all its bearings ;
to view or consider with continued attention ;
to regard with deliberate care ;
to meditate on ;
to study .
[
1913 Webster ]
To love ,
at least contemplate and admire ,
What I see excellent .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate .
--
Byron .
[
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2 .
To consider or have in view ,
as contingent or probable ;
to look forward to ;
to purpose ;
to intend .
[
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There remain some particulars to complete the information contemplated by those resolutions . --
A .
Hamilton .
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If a treaty contains any stipulations which contemplate a state of future war . --
Kent .
Syn :
To view ;
behold ;
study ;
ponder ;
muse ;
meditate on ;
reflect on ;
consider ;
intend ;
design ;
plan ;
propose ;
purpose .
See {
Meditate }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Contemplate \
Con "
tem *
plate \,
v .
i .
To consider or think studiously ;
to ponder ;
to reflect ;
to muse ;
to meditate .
[
1913 Webster ]
So many hours must I contemplate . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
115 Moby Thesaurus words for "
contemplate ":
aim ,
anticipate ,
be abstracted ,
bear in mind ,
behold ,
bone ,
brood ,
brood over ,
chew over ,
chew the cud ,
con ,
consider ,
debate ,
deliberate ,
deliberate over ,
design ,
dig ,
digest ,
dread ,
drift ,
drill ,
elucubrate ,
entertain thoughts of ,
envisage ,
envision ,
examine ,
excogitate ,
expect ,
eye ,
face ,
foreglimpse ,
foresee ,
foretaste ,
give the eye ,
give the once -
over ,
go over ,
grind ,
harbor an idea ,
hard look ,
have in mind ,
have in view ,
have thoughts about ,
hold an idea ,
hold the thought ,
hope ,
image ,
imagine ,
inspect ,
intend ,
introspect ,
keep in mind ,
leer ,
leer at ,
look ahead ,
look at ,
look beyond ,
look forward to ,
look over ,
look upon ,
lucubrate ,
mean ,
meditate ,
mind ,
mull over ,
muse ,
muse on ,
muse over ,
observe ,
ogle ,
ogle at ,
perpend ,
peruse ,
plan ,
play around with ,
play with ,
plunge into ,
ponder ,
ponder over ,
pore ,
pore over ,
practice ,
predict ,
presume ,
read ,
reflect ,
regard ,
regard studiously ,
restudy ,
review ,
roam ,
ruminate ,
ruminate over ,
scan ,
scrutinize ,
see ,
see ahead ,
see beforehand ,
size up ,
speculate ,
study ,
survey ,
swot ,
take a long ,
take for granted ,
take stock of ,
think ,
think about ,
think of ,
think over ,
toy with ,
vet ,
view ,
visualize ,
wade through ,
weigh
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